Thursday, January 27, 2011

EGYPT BUSINESSMEN VISITS TEI 2010

With total number 44 person of Egyptian businessmen has visited Indonesia accompanied by the Ambassador of Indonesia for Cairo and his staff in conjunction Trade Expo Indonesia 2010 order to see and search for Indonesian products which have potential market in Egypt. Some products of interest has been purchased such as office furniture, wooden furniture (indoor & outdoor), wooden door, plywood (HDF & MDF), car batteries, plastic ware, stationery, children's clothing and baby supplies, soap, shampoo, coffee beans and Handicrafts.



Whole program of business visit has arranged by the Indonesian Embassy in cooperation with travel agent to arrange transportation travel services, pick-up, hotel & accommodation, and translators for entrepreneurs activities during in Indonesia until all of delegation members return to their country.

As results of business visit program, there are some products that were not available in the fairground of TEI 2010, as anticipated the embassy in Cairo has been communicated with several companies exporters Indonesia, Medan, Jepara and Bali in case to set business meeting. In this action delegation has getting transaction from business contacts between businessmen of Egypt and Indonesia recorded amount U$ 8,279,500 (eight million two hundred seventy-nine thousand five hundred U.S. Dollars) the product which has purchased are office furniture, wooden door, teak & mahogany furniture, banana leaf furniture, car batteries, soap, plastic ware and Handicrafts, and most transactions are obtained from furniture and wooden door.

Source: Atdag RI Cairo & www.nafed.go.id