First Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Marketplace, 26-28 January 2010
Under the auspices of the Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif, the “Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Marketplace” will be held at the end of January 2010 at the Fairmont Towers, Heliopolis. more
 
Plato Egypt started its sessions
The first meetings of two of the three Egyptian Plato Groups have taken place in the past month.
The Plato Group from Alexandria which is mentored by Unilever, met to learn about the balance score card system more
 
Slovenian Companies meet with Egyptian Counterparts


The Prime Minister of Slovenia H.E. Borut Pahor as well as H.E. Dr. Mohie El Din Minister of Investment were the guests of honor at the Slovenian-Egyptian Business Seminar held by The Confederation of Egyptian European Business Association (CEEBA).

The event took place Tuesday December 15th, 2009 with a Slovenian business delegation seeking Egyptian counterparts. more
 
 
On the occasion of the arrival of the new EU Ambassador and Head of EC Delegation in Cairo, H.E. Marc Franco, CEEBA is holding a business Luncheon to discuss the new phase of EU-Egypt Cooperation.
The new phase will discuss the full liberalisation of trade in agriculture, the start of new services by the European Commission, as well as a new National Indicative Programme (NIP), offering new chances to Egyptian businesses. The keynote address will be held by H.E. Marc Franco, the new Ambassador of the EU and Head of the EC Delegation in Cairo.
The Luncheon will be held on Thursday, October 22nd, 13:30 at the Cairo Mariott Hotel, Salon Eugenie in Zamalek.

For further information on participation fees and/ or bying a table, kindly see the attached invitation and reply form.
We kindly ask you to return the reply form via e-Mail to Magicx@ahk-mena.com or jenny.bednarek@ahk-mena.com or via fax to 333 68 786.

 
Medenergy
The Project Medenergy workshop and B2B meetings will be held at The Grand Hotel et des Palmes, Palermo, Italy from 4th to 6th November 2009. Project Medenergy is an EU co-financed project, under the Invest in Med programme, aimed at promoting and supporting activities of Euro-Med businesses operating in the renewable and alternative energy sector.

More information and registration at www.medenergy.org
 
MEDA Finance 09 - 1st Euro-Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition on Donor Funding, Banking and Novel Financial Instruments
The 1st Euro-Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition on Donor Funding, Banking and Novel Financial Instruments (MEDA Finance 09) was held on September 30th and October 1st in the Nile Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. more
 
European-Mediterranean B2B in Envirofood Tech
29th to 30th of October 2009 in Italy
Egyptian and European companies working in the fresh and processed food sector are cordially invited to participate in the business match-making that will be held end of October in Parma, Italy. more
 
EU grants 72 Mio. Euros for the project implementation of the Union for the Mediterranean
During the summit in Paris in July 2008, where the Union for the Mediterranean was officially launched, a list of projects was created to cover regional projects in six different sectors. The EU recently started supporting this Union by financing the projects with a grant of 72 Mio. Euros. more
 
Over US$ 22 billion Of lines of credit, grants & technical assistance 1st Euro-Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition for funding in Cairo, 1st of October 2009
Within the context of the Athens Business Summit "creating bridges across the Mediterranean", inaugurated by Eng. Rachid Mohamed Rachid, the Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, Dora Bakoyannis, the Greek Foreign Minister, the grant agreement of the "Meda Finance project" was signed between Dr. Alaa Ezz, Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations "CEEBA" secretary general, Adham Nadim, Industrial Modernization Center "IMC" executive director, and Bénédict de Saint-Laurent , European Commission "EC" Invest In Med programme director. more
 
Launch of the Governorate - Based National Master Plan for Water Supply and Wastewater in Egypt
Under the auspices of and addressed by H.E. Eng. Ahmed El-Maghraby, Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development of Egypt, and in the presence of H.E. Dr. Mohamed Nasr El Din, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, the Governorate-Based National Master Plan for Water Supply and Wastewater was launched on 6th July 2009. more
 
Establishment of Plato Egypt
With co-funding by the EC InMed Invest programme , CEEBA in cooperation with the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) and the Belgium Voka Chamber of Commerce led by the Federation of Belgium Chambers of Commerce & Industries have jointly started up Plato networks in Cairo and Alexandria.more
 
During the 3 days visit of H.E. Demetris Christofias, President of the Republic of Cyprus, to Egypt CEEBA was honored to host together with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Cyprus in cooperation with the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce the Cypriot – Egyptian Business Forum
On the occasion of the visit of H.E. Demetris Christofias, President of the Republic of Cyprus, CEEBA had the pleasure to host on the 7th of April 2009 together with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Tourism of Cyprus in cooperation with the Cyprus Chamber of commerce the Cypriot – Egyptian business forum: “An international Financial and Business Centre”. The Business Forum featured top speakers giving presentations on the bilateral cooperation & explaining different elements of each country’s trade policy. more
 
CEEBA Business Luncheon: The European Union & Egypt - Building Bridges across the Mediterranean
On 03.03.09 CEEBA on behalf of the EU Ambassador H.E. Klaus Ebermann had the pleasure to invite to a Business Luncheon discussing strategies and cooperation opportunities between the EU and Egypt in the field of Transport. The Luncheon was addressed by H.E. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European External relations Commissioner and H.E. Eng. Mohamed Loutfy Mansour, Minister of Transport, who signed an agreement about a grant of 80 Mio. € for the Egyptian transport sector.

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