Egypt, South Korea Business Forum Starts in Cairo

The Egyptian-South Korean Business Forum kicked off here on Thursday.

The forum discusses ways of boosting bilateral economic cooperation and exploring investment opportunities in the infrastructure and energy projects in addition to the Suez Canal.

Organized by the Egyptian Businessmen Association and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the forum is held under the auspices of Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Qabil and South Korean Trade Minister Joo Hyung-hwan.


A high-profile South Korean delegation comprising representatives of Hana Bank, the South Korean Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Seoul International Women's Association is participating in the forum, he asserted.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye had attended on March 3 the signing ceremony of nine agreements on joint cooperation in several fields including higher education, justice, industry, trade, railways and upgrading ports.