Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's national employers' union (UNPM) and the Egyptian embassy in Nouakchott have agreed to hold a Mauritanian-Egyptian business forum on the sidelines of an expected visit to Mauritania by Egypt's industry minister, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI).
The agreement came on Thursday, 12 November 2026, during a meeting at the union's offices in Nouakchott between the UNPM president and Egypt's ambassador to Mauritania, focused on strengthening economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and developing partnerships between economic players.
According to the agency, the Egyptian industry minister will in the coming period lead a delegation including representatives of various economic sectors as well as Egyptian business people and investors. No date was given for the visit.
The forum is intended, the agency said, to strengthen contacts between the two countries' business communities, present available investment opportunities and explore new areas of economic cooperation and partnership.
The talks covered the outlook for Mauritanian-Egyptian cooperation, particularly in investment, industry and trade, with both sides stressing the importance of broadening partnerships between business people and companies to boost trade and create new investment opportunities.
The meeting was attended by the first counsellor of the Egyptian embassy in Nouakchott and the UNPM's deputy secretary general and acting secretary general.
