General Yasser Abbas, Deputy Executive President of (GAFI), alongside the Permanent Mission in Geneva, participated in the 14th session of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission of the (UNCTAD), which was held in Geneva
General Yasser Abbas, Deputy Executive President of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), alongside the Permanent Mission in Geneva, participated in the 14th session of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which was held in Geneva, from April 29 to May 1, 2024.
The Commission focused on exchanging experiences and best practices in implementing business facilitation and investment policies to support sustainable development, and examining ways to use digital business facilitation and investment promotion tools to enhance digital government practices.
The Deputy Executive President of GAFI participated also, as a panelist in a session on Investment facilitation for sustainable development. He highlighted Egypt’s efforts to enhance an investment-attractive business environment that adheres to the principles of law, transparency and governance, in addition to Egypt’s efficient infrastructure, trained workforce, large consumer market and its numerous agreements and partnerships with regional and international economic blocs. He further discussed the steps taken by
GAFI to improve the business environment, simplify the procedures taken to operate free zones, and enhance the climate of investment.
In the meantime, the Permanent Mission continues to follow up on the recommendations issued by the commission, to make the best use of it, in order to enhance the business environment in Egypt and attract more foreign investments.
