共话中国经济新机遇｜专访：希望更多中国企业投资埃及——访埃及投资和外贸部长哈桑·哈提卜

Core Viewpoint - Egypt is intensifying efforts to attract Chinese investment in key industrial and technological sectors to enhance local manufacturing and high-value industries, aiming to boost exports to regional and global markets [1][2]. Group 1: Investment Opportunities - The first China-Egypt Investment Forum attracted over 200 companies, providing a platform for direct communication and exploration of cooperation opportunities between Chinese and Egyptian enterprises [1]. - China has become one of Egypt's most important development partners, with numerous economic projects, including the construction of the new administrative capital's central business district and the Ramadan 10th City light rail [1]. - The China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone continues to attract businesses and projects, with many companies in the newly emerging West Qantara Industrial Zone originating from China [1]. Group 2: Investment Environment - Egypt is working to improve its investment environment by enhancing regulatory stability and transparency, digitizing and simplifying business processes, and increasing private sector participation [2]. - The country offers unique advantages for foreign investment, including its strategic geographical location at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, a young and low-cost labor force, and trade agreements facilitating access to European, American, and African markets [2]. - Egypt is particularly focused on attracting Chinese investment in labor-intensive industries, automotive and parts manufacturing, energy storage, engineering, new energy construction, and photovoltaic panel production [2]. Group 3: Future Cooperation - Egypt anticipates entering a new phase of cooperation with China, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026, aiming to benefit the peoples of both countries [3].