Source: British Embassy Cairo |

United Kingdom (UK) Export Finance and Hassan Allam Holding sign agreement to enhance cooperation across Africa

The agreement will strengthen cooperation between the two institutions, to secure investment in the UK and encourage further trade between the UK and Africa

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the United Kingdom’s export credit agency, and Hassan Allam Holding, one of the largest engineering, construction, investment and development companies in Egypt and the MENA region, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase cooperation in a number of projects across Africa. The agreement signed at the…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

Coronavirus: UK donates COVID-19 vaccines to Egypt

The UK has delivered 299,700 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Egypt as part of its efforts to ensure the most vulnerable are vaccinated

The package donated by the UK was shipped via COVAX, with the support of UNICEF and WHO, and arrived in Cairo yesterday (16 August). This is part of the first tranche of the 100 million vaccines that the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged the UK would share by June…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

UK companies explore energy opportunities in the Egyptian market

Egypt is the largest non-OPEC oil producer in Africa, as well as the continent’s second largest natural gas producer

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT), in partnership with the Scottish Development International (SDI) organised the first virtual energy event to explore business opportunities for UK-Scottish companies in Egypt’s transition to net zero, as part of UK’s endeavour to support Egypt in its energy reform program. Egypt is the…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

UK businesses explore retail & e-commerce opportunities in Egypt

British retail and e-commerce companies learn about the Egyptian market, how to overcome market access barriers and how to connect to Egyptian partners

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) and Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC) organised their first retail webinar to explore retail and e-commerce opportunities for British companies in the Egyptian market. More than 50 attendees joined the webinar, among them Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the UK Trade Envoy to Egypt,…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

Coronavirus - Egypt: British Embassy holds virtual healthcare webinar on COVID-19

British company PrimerDesign Ltd, a subsidiary of Novacyt SA, has delivered another batch of 100,000 PCR tests to Egypt to support its response to COVID-19

The British Embassy in Egypt, through the work of the UK Department for International Trade hosted a virtual meeting for 30 leading British and Egyptian healthcare companies to discuss their ongoing efforts to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar brought together key decision makers from the Egyptian and UK…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

Coronavirus - Egypt: UK company delivers over 40,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits to Egypt

Leading UK company, Primer Design Ltd, a subsidiary of Novacyt SA has exported over 40,000 PCR test kits to Egypt to support its response to COVID-19

The UK and Egyptian government have been working hard to address the immediate medical needs of both countries by keeping essential trade flowing. In April, Egypt fulfilled an export agreement with the UK, sending shipments of medical gowns to support the UK. British Ambassador to Egypt, Sir Geoffrey Adams said:…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

Coronavirus - Egypt: The UK and Egypt establish basis for cooperation during COVID-19

The British Ambassador and Minister of International Cooperation agree key elements of the UK’s engagement with Egypt in the shared fight against the Coronavirus

The British Ambassador to Egypt, Sir Geoffrey Adams, has agreed with Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al-Mashat the key elements of the UK’s engagement with Egypt in the two countries’ shared fight against the Coronavirus. In a letter addressed to Minister Al-Mashat, the British Ambassador set out the UK’s…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

United Kingdom (UK) – Egypt announce joint economic partnership

During the UK-Africa Investment Summit, the UK and Egypt announce agree to enhance economic cooperation

Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom Alok Sharma and Minister of International Cooperation for the Arab Republic of Egypt Dr. Rania Al-Mashat have agreed in a joint statement to enhance economic cooperation. Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom Alok Sharma said: The…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

British Embassy, AstraZeneca support young Egyptians to create innovative medical solutions

The British Embassy and British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca are sponsor eleven Egyptians to visit the AstraZeneca research & development labs in the UK

The British Embassy in Cairo and leading British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca are sponsoring eleven Egyptians to travel to the UK to visit the research and development labs of AstraZeneca in Cambridge. The partnership between the British Embassy and AstraZeneca is designed to encourage young Egyptian graduates in the faculties of…

Source: British Embassy Cairo |

British Embassy and British Council celebrate refugee footballers

The football tournament promoted values of diversity, inclusion and equality

In true AFCON fashion, the British Council partnered with the British Embassy to run a football festival for 45 Egyptian and refugee football enthusiasts. Coach Hellen Orende, a Kenyan coach certified from the Premier League, was invited to deliver a Premier Skills football activity that addresses violence against women and…