TMI Blog5th Session of India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee and 5th India-Egypt Joint Business Council Meeting 25-26 July 2022 Cairo. Visiting Indian Delegation calls on Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry. 5th Sessions of Joint Trade Committee (JTC) and Joint Business Council (JBC) successfully held after a gap of 3 and 6 years respectively.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 5th Session of India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee and 5th India-Egypt Joint Business Council Meeting 25-26 July 2022 Cairo. Visiting Indian Delegation calls on Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry. 5th Sessions of Joint Trade Committee (JTC) and Joint Business Council (JBC) successfully held after a gap of 3 and 6 years respectively. - News and Press Release Dated:- 28-7-2022 - News - 5th Ses ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sion of India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee and 5th India-Egypt Joint Business Council Meeting 25-26 July 2022 Cairo. Visiting Indian Delegation calls on Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry. 5th Sessions of Joint Trade Committee (JTC) and Joint Business Council (JBC) successfully held after a gap of 3 and 6 years respectively. Bilateral trade target of US$ 12 billion set ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... to be achieved within 5 years. Resolution of NTBs particularly on agricultural products to be expedited. A five-member delegation from India led by Dr. Srikar K Reddy, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India, accompanied by His Excellency Mr. Ajit Gupte, Ambassador of India to Egypt, called on Her Excellency Mrs. Nevine Gamea, Minister of Trade ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... and Industry, Arab Republic of Egypt, in Cairo on 26 July 2022. The agreed minutes of the 5th Session of the India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee (JTC), held on 25 July 2022, were signed between the two sides in the presence of the Hon ble Minister. The JTC was co-chaired by Mr. Yahya El Wathik Bellah, First Under Secretary and Head of Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS); and Dr. Srikar K Redd ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India. His Excellency Mr. Ajit Gupte, Ambassador of India to Egypt, and officials from concerned Government agencies of India and Egypt also participated in the JTC. The 5th India-Egypt JTC took place in the backdrop of robust growth in trade and investment ties between India and Egypt. Bilateral trade reached a histo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ric record high of USD 7.26 bn in FY 2021-22 which is an increase of 75% over FY 2020-21. Egypt is also one of the largest investment destinations for India in the region with existing Indian investment of USD 3.15 bn. Indian companies continue to execute several projects in Egypt. Both sides undertook a detailed review of recent developments in trade and investment ties and noted that the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... relationship, while already excellent, has huge potential to be scaled up even further. To this effect, both sides identified several areas of focus for enhancing both bilateral trade as well as mutually beneficial investments. These include food, agro and marine products, energy particularly renewable energy including green hydrogen and green ammonia, health and pharmaceuticals, chemicals and pe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... trochemicals, MSMEs, engineering goods, manufacturing, IT and IT enabled services, tourism, and so on. Both sides also reviewed the progress of ongoing discussions for Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in the field of standards, IT, and transport, and agreed to conclude them expeditiously. Affirming mutual keenness in diversifying and expanding trade and investment linkages, both sides set an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... annual bilateral trade target of US$ 12 billion to be achieved within 5 years. To accelerate trade, both sides agreed to expeditiously address all issues impeding bilateral trade; facilitate trade promotion between the two countries; and identify bilateral focal points to further strengthen bilateral institutional cooperation. Both sides made progress in the discussion on resolution of non-tariff ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... barriers with the Egyptian side agreeing to expedite scheduling of the visit of its technical delegations to India to address NTB issues related to export of some of the Indian agricultural products to Egypt. Also, with reference to cooperation in pharmaceuticals sector, Egyptian side agreed to initiate technical discussions with concerned agency in India to take forward the proposal of inclusion ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of India in the list of reference countries accepted by Egyptian authorities for import of pharmaceutical products. On 26th July 2022, 5th meeting of Joint Business Council (JBC) was jointly organized by FICCI and Egyptian Commercial Services. A large business delegation from India is currently visiting Egypt to participate in the JBC and to hold B2B interactions with their Egyptian counterpar ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ts. Presence of large business delegation comprising of representatives of prominent business houses from both, India and Egypt, and leading business personalities belonging to the sectors of interest attested to the strong interest and enthusiasm among businesses of both countries to enhance economic and trade relations. The deliberations of the 5th Sessions of India-Egypt JTC and JBC were cor ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dial and forward-looking, reflecting the traditionally friendly and special relations between the two countries. The meetings of the JTC and JBC were timely and productive, reflecting a common desire of the business communities of both sides to renew and strengthen trade and investment ties in the post-pandemic era and take them to new heights. *** AD/KP - News - Press release - PIB T ..... 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