Egypt has started bilateral talks with individual European countries in an effort to foster economic ties following the initialing of the Egyptian EU economic agreement.
In that respect, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Youssef Bourtos Ghali has signed a bilateral economic plan with Italy for the current year.
The plan includes an increase in Italian aid for small businesses in Egypt as well as an increase in Egyptian exports to Italy. — ( Prime Securities S.A.E. )
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