A high-level Japanese investment delegation is visiting Egypt as part of ongoing efforts to deepen economic and investment ties between the two countries and advance cooperation on infrastructure and sustainable development projects in Egypt and across Africa.
The visit is organised by the Egyptian Commercial Service in Tokyo, headed by Minister Plenipotentiary for Commercial Affairs Mohamed Abdel Gawad, in coordination with the Investment Promotion Affairs Department. It includes the convening of the Quality Infrastructure Dialogue (QID) on Tuesday, with senior-level participation from both sides.
The dialogue is led by Japan’s Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and attended by senior officials from Egyptian government entities, the Suez Canal Economic Zone, and key institutional stakeholders. Jointly organised with the Egyptian–Japanese Business Council, the event brings together leading Japanese and Egyptian companies active in infrastructure and urban development.
The Quality Infrastructure Dialogue represents a structured institutional pathway aimed at transferring Japanese investment, expertise, and quality standards to Egypt and Africa through joint projects in industrial zones, energy, transport, and water sectors.
More than 30 Japanese companies are participating, marking the largest Japanese investment mission of its kind to an African country. The turnout reflects Egypt’s growing strategic importance within Japan’s Africa expansion strategy and its position as a regional hub for infrastructure and sustainable development projects.
Both sides stressed that the dialogue goes beyond promotion and vision-sharing, serving as a practical platform to identify bankable and executable projects and translate them into tangible investments. Priority sectors include transport, ports and logistics, railways and metro systems, airports, water and desalination, urban development, smart cities, and new and renewable energy.
The event also features participation from the Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development (JOIN), a public–private investment fund supervised by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
JOIN showcased its investment mechanisms, including equity participation and risk-sharing instruments, and expressed strong interest in exploring opportunities in Egypt in cooperation with Egyptian government entities, the Sovereign Fund of Egypt, and the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
First Undersecretary of the Ministry and Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service Abdel Aziz El Sherif said the visit and the dialogue represent an integrated and sustainable development pathway to activate the Egypt–Japan strategic partnership. He noted that Egypt’s hosting of the dialogue followed extensive negotiations and institutional coordination aimed at presenting concrete partnership projects between Egyptian and Japanese private-sector companies, as well as public–private partnerships, and at strengthening Japan’s investment presence in Egypt as a gateway to Africa.
The dialogue also includes business networking sessions and bilateral meetings between Japanese and Egyptian companies, with agreement on establishing follow-up mechanisms to convert discussions into concrete investment projects in the next phase.
