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Egypt and Visa Explore Building a TradeTech Sandbox, Aiming to Make Cairo a Regional Innovation Hub

During a recent meeting, Egypt and Visa discussed exciting plans to transform Cairo into a regional hub for digital innovation. They also explored collaborating on Egypt's very first TradeTech Sandbox, a regulatory lab for foreign trade.

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Egypt and Visa Explore Building a TradeTech Sandbox, Aiming to Make Cairo a Regional Innovation Hub

During his official visit to Washington D.C. for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Mohamed Farid Saleh, Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, held a comprehensive meeting with a high-level delegation from global payment giant Visa. The delegation was led by Robert Thompson, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs, and included Kaitlin McDonnell, Vice President and Head of International Affairs. Their discussions focused on boosting investments in Egypt and expanding cooperation in digital innovation.

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