Cairo: Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS) Minister Plenipotentiary for Commercial Affairs Abdel Aziz El-Sherif participated on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in the Egyptian-Greek Business and Investment Forum held in Cairo, where he highlighted Egypt's competitive advantage as a regional hub for trade and investment.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the forum was organized by the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) as part of a high-level visit by a delegation of Greek businessmen and investors to Cairo from December 1 to 4, 2025, led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece for Economic and Development Affairs Haris Theoharis.

The delegation includes 22 Greek companies representing a variety of promising economic sectors, alongside representatives from the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Greece (responsible for promoting Greek investment and exports), and the Greek Exporters Association (SEVE). This visit is unprecedented in terms of official and sectoral participation and covers companies operating in new and renewable energy, food industries, healthcare and cosmetics, mining, packaging, transportation and logistics, as well as other priority industrial and investment sectors for both countries.

In his address at the forum, El-Sherif emphasized the strength of the Egyptian-Greek partnership, which was elevated to a strategic partnership in 2025, noting that bilateral trade has risen to pound 2 billion.

He also highlighted the significant developments in the Suez Canal Economic Zone and the role of the ECS in attracting international investments in green hydrogen, petrochemicals, automotive components, and textiles.

El-Sherif stressed that the Suez Canal will remain a key hub for global trade and that the GREGY electricity interconnection project represents a qualitative leap in Egyptian-Greek cooperation and supports European energy security.

He called on Greek companies to strengthen their presence in the Egyptian market and take advantage of Egypt's strategic location as a gateway to African and Middle Eastern markets.