The high-profile cooperation between the business community and the foreign ministry seems promising. A few business deals were made during the visit, but right now most businessmen who took part in the tour are busy writing reports about their initial impressions, expectations and concerns. The reports will be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which would follow up the issues raised in these reports with the concerned official bodies in these countries. Copies of the reports will be made available to other businessmen who were not on the tour. Cairo is set on expanding its volume of trade with Africa.
Egyptian businessmen are unanimous that the potential for increased trade is considerable.
Last April, Moussa headed another delegation of businessmen to a number of east African states. Moreover, the Banque du Caire, in cooperation with a group of independent investors set up a bank in Kenya. Sources at the Foreign Ministry expect more investment to follow. The minister of foreign affairs is planning to take a few businessmen to West Africa in the near future and North Africa is also on the agenda. Facilitating this economic cooperation are the good ties between Egypt and its African neighbors.