Tunisia PM urges more Egyptian participation in projects

CAIRO - 11 November 2017: Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed called on Saturday for promoting Egypt's participation in his country's projects.

Addressing a forum as part of the joint business committee's 16th session, Chahed said there is great potential for cooperation.

Meetings between investors from both countries have spotted new domains for economic cooperation, he said, adding that further talks are required to know problems and find solutions to them.

Egypt's Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said Cairo works on putting into effect agreements signed with Tunisia.

She cited measures currently adopted by the government to reform the economy, including a new investment law.