El Alamein Forum Aims to Push Intra-African Trade Above 18%, Economist Says

The Egypt-Africa Business Forum in El Alamein aims to boost trade among African countries beyond 18%, according to economist Dr. Mohamed El-Shawadfi.

El-Shawadfi said the forum, organized by the Egyptian state over the preceding 48 hours, would have an impact in the coming period.

His assessment focused on the event’s goal of strengthening trade within Africa, placing commercial ties among the continent’s countries at the center of its ambitions.

The remarks presented the 18% threshold as a level the forum seeks to exceed, rather than an outcome already achieved. El-Shawadfi did not specify a timetable for reaching that goal in the brief statement.