Chairman Halil Balık Attended the Türkiye–Egypt Business Forum
Within the scope of the forum, increasing the trade volume between the two countries, developing investment opportunities and joint cooperation possibilities in third countries were discussed.
The Türkiye–Egypt Business Forum, organised in cooperation with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones of Egypt (GAFI), was held in Cairo with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
Halil Balık, Chairman of the Board of the Bartın Chamber of Commerce and Industry, also took part in the forum, which aimed to strengthen economic and commercial relations between Türkiye and Egypt.
Within the scope of the forum, increasing the trade volume between the two countries, developing investment opportunities and joint cooperation possibilities in third countries were discussed. In a post on his social media account, M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, stated that the Türkiye–Egypt economic partnership is advancing on a stronger and more lasting footing, and drew attention to the importance of raising the trade volume between the two countries to the target of 15 billion dollars.
Bartın TSO President Halil Balık stated that the programme offered an important opportunity for strengthening commercial relations between Türkiye and Egypt and for increasing the presence of the Turkish business community in the region.