Egypt and SA exchange ideas on express freight

THE SHEER pace of modern business is forcing companies to embrace express freight as a daily tool rather than an emergency procedure. This is especially pronounced in the growth stage of bilateral trade where buyers and sellers need to exchange samples and prototypes urgently to assess quality.
That's the view of Ahmed Taha El-Sadany, financial controller of Egypt Express who is currently visiting South Africa with IT manager Emad Khalaf.
As the licensee of FedEx Express in Egypt, the visitors are exchanging ideas on operational and marketing developments with their Southern African FedEx counterparts.
During 2000 South Africa exported R130-million to Egypt, with chemicals, machinery, base metals and foodstuffs accounting for almost 80% by value. By July this year the figures had already reached R85-million, posting an impressive 12% growth.