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Press release…
Akhisar Bridge at the Türkiye-Egypt Forum…
Sadık Özkasap, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Manisa Commodity Exchange, Alper Alhat, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Akhisar Commodity Exchange and Sami Karaoğlan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Akhisar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attended the Türkiye-Egypt Chamber and Commodity Exchange Cooperation Forum held in Cairo prior to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official visit to Egypt, and signed cooperation agreements.
At the forum, Sadık Özkasap, Alper Alhat and Sami Karaoğlan shared Akhisar’s agricultural production capacity, potential for value-added products (especially olives and olive oil), and industrial infrastructure with Egyptian businesspeople. Representatives from the Egyptian business community extended an open invitation to Akhisar to assess investment and trade opportunities firsthand.
Invitation from Egypt…
Alper Alhat, Chairman of the Akhisar Commodity Exchange, stated that they were at the table as Akhisar during this period when economic relations between Türkiye and Egypt regained momentum.
“The Egyptian market is a strategic market that stands out due to its population, production capacity and regional trade position. We directly explained our production capacity in agriculture, food and industry to our counterparts. We believe that these contacts will not only benefit today but will also strengthen Akhisar’s process of opening up to international markets,” Alhat said.
“In the first phase, our investor members were invited to Egypt. During these visits, we will assess concrete investment and trade opportunities on the ground,” he added…
