{
  "id": 304264,
  "title": "Investment Minister: We aim to increase Egyptian exports to India, attract more Indian investments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/investment-minister-we-aim-to-increase-egyptian-exports-to-india",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-08T09:42:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/investment-minister-we-aim-to-increase-egyptian-exports-to-india-attract-more-indian-investments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Egyptian Investment Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh emphasized on August 7, 2026, his country's intent to boost exports to India and invite more Indian investments. During a meeting with India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal at the 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur, they discussed strategies to strengthen economic, trade, and investment relations between the two nations. Saleh highlighted Egypt's desire to maintain coordination within the BRICS framework and emphasized enhancing trade facilitation, investment promotion, and technology transfer to expand economic partnership. He encouraged the establishment of new productive partnerships and leveraged Egypt's strategic location to support Indian investments in Egypt. The minister invited Goyal to visit Egypt soon with a business delegation to organize a forum showcasing investment opportunities and joint projects. The two sides also discussed setting up an Indian industrial zone within the Suez Canal Economic Zone to attract further investments. Trade between Egypt and India reached approximately $4.18 billion in 2025, with a $2.84 billion trade deficit favoring India. The minister stressed the potential to increase Egyptian exports and boost joint investments, aiming to foster economic, trade, and investment growth between Egypt and India, and create new opportunities for the private sector.",
  "summary": "Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid Saleh affirmed on Friday, August 7, 2026, that Egypt and India are linked by growing strategic relations, noting efforts to upgrade these ties into productive and investment partnerships, increase Egyptian exports to the Indian market, and attract more Indian investments to Egypt. These remarks came during the … The post Investment Minister:…",
  "key_points": [
    "Egyptian Investment Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh aims to boost exports to India.",
    "Meeting with India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal discussed strengthening economic ties.",
    "Plans include Indian industrial zone in Suez Canal Economic Zone."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/304264.png",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}