The General Federation of Chambers of Commerce, under the auspices of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the Prime Minister, and the patronage and attendance of the Ministers of Trade, Industry, Supply and Internal Trade, launched the international exhibition “Nebio” for the production, manufacture and export of gold works. An international conference was held over the course of three days to discuss and present the Egyptian strategy to transform into A regional and international center for the production of gold and gold jewelry, as attended by the Governor of Cairo, Major General Khaled Abdel Aal, Dr. Khaled Al-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Minister of Planning, Hala Al-Saeed and Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Nevin Jameh, with the participation of the pioneers in the manufacture and trade of gold and jewelry, and major companies specialized in this field.
Ibrahim Al-Arabi, head of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce, said that the exhibition, in its first version, will be launched from the 19th to the 21st of this month, with the participation of 30 major Egyptian companies in the fields of production and designing gold works to present the Egyptian production in its latest form on the international market, pointing out that the Egyptian products from Goldsmiths have witnessed a great development in terms of designs and quality to compete with international products in this field.
He explained that the launch of the first edition of the exhibition and conference is a new step on the path of partnership between the Egyptian government and the private sector to achieve real development of the national economy, as the Egyptian government has taken, over the past two years, a set of steps in partnership with the private sector to establish a strong base for the production of raw gold and bullion on Egyptian soil The most important of these was the establishment of the new city of gold as a pivotal step towards developing the goldware industry, in addition to the establishment of the first gold refinery on the land of Egypt to purify gold ore and adopt the international seal not only for the production of Egyptian mines, but to purify and adopt the ore that is produced in the Middle East and Africa as an alternative to market refineries All this in conjunction with the establishment of the first applied technology school specialized in the manufacture of jewelry and jewelry.
For his part, Eng. Hani Milad, Head of the General Division for Gold in the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce, said that the conference scheduled to be held on the sidelines of the exhibition will discuss many important issues related to the production of goldsmiths and the development of the internal and export trade system for Egyptian goldsmiths, in addition to discussing legislation stimulating the production of gold jewelry, allowing Egypt to transform into a center Regional goldsmiths trade and competition in global markets in one of the most important sectors of global trade.
He explained that the seminars to be held will discuss the latest developments in the industry and arts of designing gold jewelry and the development of the use of precious stones. Egyptian products in this field.
He pointed out that with the launch of the first edition of the exhibition, preparations are underway for the second edition, which will be launched next year to achieve a broader participation of Egyptian companies, as it will witness the participation of international exhibitors to allow foreign companies to display their products.
Al-Moselhi thanked President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi for his great support for the development of the gold and jewelry industry in Egypt and his directives to establish a city for gold in the new administrative capital.
Al-Moselhi also thanked Dr. Mustafa Madbouly for his generous sponsorship of the first conference and exhibition of gold and jewelry NEPO 2022
Which had a great impact on the support of the government and the concerned ministers for this prestigious industry.
Al-Moselhi honored a number of participants in the exhibition, as well as a number of leading figures in the gold industry, namely (Biber Biuki Bushra Ibrahim – Dr. Wasfi Amin Wassef Farouk Ibrahim Boutros, Engineer Rafiq Abbasi Mohamed Abdel Salam Ahmed).
Moselhi also thanked Dr. Zahi Hawass for his active participation in this important event. In his speech during the honoring ceremony, Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, affirmed the designer’s right to intellectual property.
Al-Moselhi added that the exhibition’s reception of the international designer Azza Fahmy is a great addition to the exhibition, and he honored her with a number of pioneers in the handicraft industry, pointing out that next year will be an international exhibition with great international participation.
For her part, the international designer Azza Fahmy, during her presentation of the manufacturing journey of jewelry during the Nabio Gold, Gold and Jewelery Exhibition, thanked Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, for setting up the exhibition and organizing it well. Innovative and renewed, Fahmy explained that her journey in designing the Pharaonic goldsmiths made her study for more than forty years, until now, in Pharaonic inscriptions and drawings.
It is worth noting that the exhibition included a group of leading companies in the manufacture of gold works, The exhibition included the latest releases and models, From Egyptian and international goldsmiths, Made by Egyptian hands. It provided strong opportunities to implement upcoming commercial contracts at competitive prices and real discounts with participating merchants during the exhibition period.
30 companies including gold, silver, jewelry and major factories participated in the exhibition so that the exhibition would be at the highest level worthy of Egypt.
During the conference, the Minister of Supply reviewed the latest developments regarding the establishment of the new city of gold. Which is a pivotal step towards developing the goldware industry, As well as the establishment of the first applied technology school specialized in the manufacture of jewelry and jewelry, And the project of stamping gold works by laser and coding.
The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade discussed, Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi, During the activities of the conference held on the sidelines of the exhibition, the establishment of the City of Gold, which is scheduled to be established in the New Administrative Capital, The laser marking system was also discussed, And to answer the questions about this new system, which does not cancel the old stamp, The application of which comes to keep pace with the technological progress in the stamping system, It also prevents imitating stamps.
They also discussed overcoming all obstacles facing producers in order to encourage the export of gold works abroad and to identify the challenges facing manufacturers.
He added that the second edition of the exhibition will be global, Where many representatives of the global gold trade will be hosted, To attend such a great event, the next conference will also witness the presence of distributors and traders beside manufacturers and exporters,
