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- Egypt Expo & Convention Authority(EECA)>>>Activities

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(EECA) plays not only an important role in field of trade, business and services but also plays an important role in solving problems for Egyptian exporting companies.

One of the most important aim of (EECA) is to developing and activating Egyptian Exports in away that matches the national aim, which is fixed by the president of Egypt .

The aims of strategy:-

·    increasing the interaction between the Egyptian economy and the international markets which helps in protecting the national economy.

·     Varying the Export Sector in both goods which we Export and markets which we deal with.

·    Dealing with foreign market is a basic motive for technology development in the national economy.

·    Increasing cooperation with international Organizations for technical support and development in the field of Exhibitions organizing.

·    Preparing (EECA) for completing the international quality aspects in the field of Exhibition Services and organizing.

The Policy :-

(EECA) is doing great efforts to develop and promote the Egyptian exports through achieving the following promotional activities:

Preparing & organizing internal and external trade fairs & exhibitions.

Organizing specialized fairs & exhibitions as well as organizing trade and promotion weeks to meet the needs of international markets and matching with the technology of 21 century.

Inviting foreign purchasing delegation to visit our fairs and exhibitions.

The general Organization for Int’l Exhibitions & Fair “(EECA)” was established in 1956. It is an economic organization affiliated to Ministry of Foreign Trade & Industry; it is a member in several international organizations.

(EECA) undertakes the following tasks:-

1.     Holding International Exhibition & Trade Fairs in Egypt .

2.     Participating in international Exhibition abroad.

3.     Giving authorization for Egyptian companies to participate in foreign exhibitions abroad.

4.     Promoting for Egyptian Products and opening new markets in addition to attracting Arab and foreign investment.

5.     Transfer modern technology in fields of production and services.

6.     Effecting trade agreements at which Egypt participates.

7.     Entering promising markets through renting storage spaces in Free Zones.

8.     Issuing authorizations to hold Exhibitions in Egypt and abroad.

(EECA) lies on several traffic routes , It is only 15 minutes away from Cairo Int’l Airport ..

Total space of Exhibition Ground is 412,000 sq.m , covering display space is 57,000 sq.m., open display space is 50.000 sq.m .

(EECA) organizes 63 exhibitions annually in Egypt topped by Cairo Int’l Fair , Cairo Int’l Book Fair , Shopping & Tourism Festival, SecuTech Exhibition.

Total number of visitors is more than 10 millions annually.

(EECA)’s Membership in International Organizations:-

• The (EECA) is a founding member in several international organizations as:

1. l’Union des Foires Internationales (UFI) in Paris in 1972.
2. The Arab Union for International Exhibitions and Conferences (AUIEC) affiliated to the Arab League in 1995.
3. The International Association for Exhibitions of the Mediterranean Countries in Barcelona..Spain in 1996.

Important Events:-

A number of annual fairs and festivals are held at the (EECA), most importantly:
• Cairo International Fair
• Cairo International Book Fair
• International Exhibition for Horticultural products
• Tourism and Shopping Festival
• AUTOMAC
• the International Fair for Spinning and Weaving Machines.
• Cairo International Stone & Stone Technologies
• International Exhibition for small Enterprise in addition to many big specialized fairs that serve the production and service sectors.