{"id":"alamein-africa-business-forum-trade-investment-2026","canonicalSlug":"alamein-africa-business-forum-trade-investment-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/alamein-africa-business-forum-trade-investment-2026","language":"en","title":"Alamein Africa Business Forum opens with trade and investment focus","summary":"The inaugural forum opened October 3 with about 1,500 participants. Egypt–African Union trade totaled about $9.6 billion in 2025, compared with $9.9 billion in 2024, according to CAPMAS data cited by SIS.","body":["The inaugural Alamein Africa Business Forum opened in New Alamein on October 3, bringing business leaders and policymakers together to discuss trade, investment and partnerships between Egyptian and African companies. The State Information Service reported around 1,500 participants from government, business, finance and international institutions.","SIS cited CAPMAS data showing Egypt’s trade with African Union countries at about $9.6 billion in 2025, compared with $9.9 billion in 2024. Egyptian exports to those countries were about $7.6 billion, down from $7.8 billion."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Alamein Africa Business Forum opens with trade and investment focus\n\nThe inaugural forum opened October 3 with about 1,500 participants. Egypt–African Union trade totaled about $9.6 billion in 2025, compared with $9.9 billion in 2024, according to CAPMAS data cited by SIS.\n\nThe inaugural Alamein Africa Business Forum opened in New Alamein on October 3, bringing business leaders and policymakers together to discuss trade, investment and partnerships between Egyptian and African companies. The State Information Service reported around 1,500 participants from government, business, finance and international institutions.\n\nSIS cited CAPMAS data showing Egypt’s trade with African Union countries at about $9.6 billion in 2025, compared with $9.9 billion in 2024. Egyptian exports to those countries were about $7.6 billion, down from $7.8 billion.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-10-03","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-03","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"State Information Service — Alamein Africa Business Forum","url":"https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/alamein-africa-business-forum-opens-new-gateway-for-trade-investment/","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-10-03"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/alamein-africa-business-forum-trade-investment-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/alamein-africa-business-forum-trade-investment-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/alamein-africa-business-forum-trade-investment-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/alamein-africa-business-forum-trade-investment-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/alamein-africa-business-forum-trade-investment-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}