CCIS Initiates Major Serbia–Egypt Women’s Business Forum at EXPO 2027

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (CCIS) has launched an initiative to organize a major Serbia–Egypt Women’s Business Forum within the framework of the international exhibition EXPO 2027 in Belgrade, it was announced today during a meeting between Mihailo Vesović, Vice President of CCIS, and Ahmed Salama Soliman, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Serbia.

The meeting highlighted the importance of providing additional support for strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries, particularly in light of the Free Trade Agreement between Serbia and Egypt and the opportunities offered by Serbia Export Company — the operational platform of CCIS for implementing concrete trade and investment projects, with a priority focus on African markets and the development of joint initiatives with local partners.

“Over the past years, we have worked intensively on strengthening trade cooperation with Egypt, which resulted in the adoption of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries and numerous joint projects. We now want to further concretize this cooperation and establish stronger ties between the business communities of the two countries. EXPO 2027 and Serbia Export Company provide an excellent opportunity for this, as the company serves as a bridge between Serbian and African businesses,” Vesović pointed out.

Vesović added that businesswomen in Egypt represent a strong and increasingly influential business community, making a significant contribution to the development of entrepreneurship, investment, and international economic cooperation. He emphasized that a major gathering in Belgrade with their Serbian counterparts could lead to the launch of important joint projects.

Ahmed Salama Soliman, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Serbia, stressed the need to further support cooperation between Egyptian and Serbian companies. He noted that one of the next steps should be organizing a meeting of business representatives from both sides, opening a CCIS representative office in Cairo, and supporting business networking through the Women’s Business Forum of Egyptian and Serbian businesswomen within EXPO 2027.

Data show that since the Free Trade Agreement between Serbia and Egypt entered into force in 2025, bilateral trade has increased by 51 percent. Both sides see strong potential for enhanced cooperation in the pharmaceutical industry, agriculture and food industry, metal and chemical industries, energy sector and industrial equipment, as well as ICT.

Photo: Boban Ristić / CCIS