ANKARA: Egyptian and Turkish business forum has called on the two countries to boost economic. The relationship have been strained since a 2013 coup that unseated Egypt’s first freely elected president.
President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Rifat Hisarciklioglu says there are committed to increasing Turkish investment and exports to Egypt. According to Hisarciklioglu, the number of Turkish firms operating in Egypt has increased over the past 15 years, while overall Turkish investment in the country has grown to a current $5 billion. This has helped create 60,000 job opportunities for Egyptians. FEDCOC Chairman Ahmed al-Wakeel, Egypt will remain Turkey’s gateway to Africa.