Transport minister mulls with British delegation possible investments

CAIRO - 24 September 2017: Transport Minister Hisham Arafat met on Sunday with a delegation of British companies in presence of British Ambassador in Cairo John Casson.

The meeting, added by Britain's trade envoy to Egypt Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, mulled joint investment opportunities in Egypt.

Arafat reviewed possible investments in the railway sector including plans to restructure the system to improve services in addition to chances in the maritime transport domain.

He pointed out to planned projects in the ports of Dameitta and Alexandria and another plan to link all Egyptian harbors with logistics zones.

The British firms reviewed during the meeting their expertise that can boost the transport sector in Egypt including the infrastructure of the railways and the metro network.

Casson stressed that the British companies are ready to transfer this experience to Egypt.