PH Exporters Conclude Outbound Business Matching Mission in Egypt

Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Sulpicio M. Confiado welcomes the participants to the B2B in Cairo. (Cairo PE photo)

CAIRO 16 December 2019 — Following the successful Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Department of Trade and Industry, in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy in Cairo, continued the OBMM to Cairo on 17 to 20 November 2019.

DMC Enterprises, HWL Inc., Marikina Food Corporation, San Miguel Pure Foods Company Inc., and Unilab Inc., explored opportunities with Egypt with store visits in Carrefour, Ragab Sons, HyperOne, Spinneys and Lulu Hypermarket, whose managers conveyed support and interest in the Philippine products.

Earlier, on 17 November 2019, the OBMM team met with Egyptian National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) Chairman Dr. Hussein Mansour and Acting Undersecretary Dr. Eman Helmy where processes and requirements for registering food products for importing into Egypt were discussed. They also discussed ways to create mutual understanding of both countries’ food safety regulations in order to boost economic exchange.

A business matching session at the Conrad Hotel in Cairo was held on 18 November 2019, where the OBMM participants met with Ethiopian food, cosmetics, and medicine importers and exporters. Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Sulpicio M. Confiado highlighted the trade opportunities between the Philippines and Egypt.

General Manager of Foreign Affairs and International Organizations of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) Hossam Baharia welcomed the Philippine delegation and conveyed his support to advance trade activities between the two countries.

The OBMM team shared ideas on removing barriers of trade between the Philippines and Egypt in the meeting with the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry – Egyptian Commercial Service on 20 November 2019.

The Philippines may benefit from Egypt’s large and young consumer market and its strategic location in the center of Middle East, Africa, and Europe by tapping into the Egyptian market. END

Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) Delegation at the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry. (Cairo PE photo)

Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) Delegation meeting with HyperOne managers. (Cairo PE photo)

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