Messe Frankfurt selects Egypt as industrial hub to Middle East, Africa
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 7/8/2002

Gerhard Gladitsch, the executive director of Frankfurt fairs, arrived in Cairo on Friday to hold talks with officials concerning a promotion presentation for the activities of Frankfurt fairs in Germany and worldwide.

In a post arrival statement, Gladitsch highlighted Frankfurters international events, which are held in Germany as well as 48 events, held outside Germany, and organised by Frankfurt fairs in cooperation of their twelve subsidiaries and 50 official representatives world wide.

The German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce as the official representative of the Frankfurt fairs (Messe Frankfurt Gmbh) invited to this event all Messe Frankfurt's top exhibitors and VIPs from NGO's and governmental institutions involved in trade and fairs activities in Egypt which aim to enhance export promotion activities of egyptian companies and of a number of leading firms, which have expressed an interest in Frankfurt's fairs.

Egypt is considered among the politically well-established and developed countries, and as a large emerging market with vast opportunities to access global, Arab and African markets, Gladitsch said.

Messe Frankfurt has chosen Egypt as the hub to the Middle East and established their first event in Cairo under the name of "Automechanika Africa" which specializes in auto spares, workshop tools and service station equipment, and which is held every two years in Egypt, he added.

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