Trade minister, Afrexim bank head discuss final preparations for IATF
Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar discussed on
Saturday with members of a delegation from the African Export-Import Bank
(Afreximbank), led by the bank’s head Benedict Orama, the final preparations
for the first Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), to be held in Cairo on December
11-17.
Nassar said the IATF 2018 is the first one of its kind
across Africa and it provides a platform for commodities, services as well as
information exchange about trade, investment and the market, the Ministry of
Trade and Industry said in a statement.
The fair also helps buyers, sellers and investors, while
providing opportunities for signing trade deals with the aim of boosting
intra-trade among African countries, the minister said.
Nassar revealed that 1,055 African companies, including 300
Egyptian ones, have confirmed their participation in the IATF, in addition to
34 countries that are set to take part in the event through national pavilions.
