Egyptian Export Councils
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Export Councils (ECs) were established in 1997, when the Minister of Supply and Trade issued the ministerial decree no. 521 to create 12 councils (then they were called Commodity Councils). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The commodity councils were created to act as coordination entities representing the stakeholders in each sector, and are composed of the major players in each sector - manufacturers and exporters. Since their establishment in 1997, the number of these councils increased from 12 to 17. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning of 2005, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) appointed a core group of 10 to 12 leading manufacturers per sector and exporters in addition to MTI representatives to lead and support these sectors. Export Councils are in charge of achieving the Ministry's set export targets. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export Councils are currently under the umbrella of MTI acting as a communication channel with the representatives of the sectors having the stated objective of developing the industries’ exports; linking production and export policy and increasing the competitiveness of Egyptian exports in international markets. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export Council Board Members identify and discuss
problems and needs facing the sector, whether domestically or internationally.
Then each board would make the necessary recommendations and submit
them to the Minister Trade and Industry. Further, some Export Councils has formulated specialized subcommittees, each in charge of improving the sectors' competitiveness through addressing: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Technical issues 2. Marketing issues 3. Advocacy issues 4. Financial issues 5. Design issues 6. Human Resources issues |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The required information for getting financial incentives from the export development fund, (Market study requirement).
Foreign Trade Training Centre "FTTC"
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export councils | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|