Hassan Al-Khatib: Doubling foreign investments and exports is my most important priority

Engineer Hassan Al-Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, revealed that the priorities of the next stage, in light of local and international changes, is to significantly increase foreign and local investment, by focusing on improving the investment environment and making the investment environment competitive and taking into account competitiveness in the region while attracting foreign and local investment significantly, covering Existing gaps.

The minister indicated in his statements after taking the oath of office that the second file is the file of foreign trade and increasing, or even doubling, exports, solving the problems of exporters, increasing the exporter base and opening new markets while attracting industrial companies to export from Egypt for the sake of employment and providing job opportunities.

Hassan Al-Khatib indicated that the ministerial group will sit together to discuss mechanisms for improving the investment environment in Egypt, and confronting challenges with the aim of attracting and doubling foreign investment numbers, pointing out that export numbers have been low in the recent period compared to the capabilities, and there are opportunities to double the numbers by improving the environment and solving the problems of exporters, and thus by What is important is that the entire government works on these two files.

He explained to me the importance of activating the one-stop-shop and facilitating the investor’s mission, pointing out, “My role is to serve companies and investors, and facilitate their mission because companies provide job opportunities and increase exports.”