Egypt's government wants to increase production, says Min of Industry

Dr. Samir al-Sayad, Egypt's Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, said the Egyptian government is keen to take the necessary measures to restore production during the next stage.

The Minister said that the only way to achieve social justice in Egypt is to increase production, which will create more job opportunities.

Al-Sayad said the strategy of his ministry will be based on supporting the heavy industries as they provide a network of small and medium industries. He said there is a need to integrate big industries with the small and medium sized ones.

The Minister demanded the Union of Industries to prepare a vision for big industries, and to draft a vision about how to support Egypt's exports until 2015.

Al-Sayad said during a meeting with the Union of Industries that the union should be a partner with the Ministry. He added that together they could formulate visions and plans on how to develop Egypt's industry, increase exports, and resolve the problems faced by different sectors of industry.