EGYPT:YOUR GATEWAY TO THE EMERGING AFRICAN MARKET

EGYPT is one of the most dynamic and active

African markets.

The country enjoys a privileged geographical position

making it a candidate for the role of hub for Africa and

the Middle East.

The 2016 GDP is expected to reach 4.3%*.

Egypt’s construction industry is expected to grow 8% in

real terms in 2016*.

12 PPPs (public private partnerships) - worth around 4

billion USD and covering projects across all sectors –

will be tendered in the next 15 months*.

*source: Ministry of Finance

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AFRICA is an emerging continental market consist-

ing of 54 countries and 1.1 billion people with regional

GDP growth projected to strengthen to 5.2% in 2016.

Significant investments are planned in infrastructure,

housing and tourism.

FROM EGYPT TO THE WORLD: NO TARIFF BARRIER!

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COMESA – Common Market for Eastern and Southern

Africa: Comesa creates a free trade area among the 19

member states - Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and ZimbabweAGADIR: Agadir agreement grants Egypt a free trade

access to Morocco, Jordan, and Tunisia in addition to

rules of origin advantage (Pan-European rules of origin)

Egypt – Turkey FTAGAFTA – Greater Arab Free Trade Area: ratified by 18

States of the Arab League - Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Bahrein, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen – reached full trade

liberalization of goods through the full exemption of

customs duties and charges

Over the years, Egypt has signed various multilateral and

bilateral trade agreements that give the country access to

the world's largest markets and present excellent

opportunity for its profitable investment and growing trade.

Egypt is a member in several agreements:

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SWAZILAND

MADAGASCAR

MAURITIUS

COMOROS

SEYCHELLES

ETHIOPIA

KENYA

SUDAN

UGANDA

TANZANIA

ZAMBIA

ZIMBABWE

NAMIBIA

ANGOLA

BURUNDIRWANDA

D. R. OF CONGO

EGYPT

ERITREA

DJIBOUTI

TUNISIA

MOROCCO

MALAWI

AGADIR TRADE AGREEMENT

COMESACOMMON MARKET AGREEMENT

Egypt – MERCOSUR (Latin American countries) FTA Agreement with The Eurasian Customs Union (Russia, Kazakhstan) for the pipeline

EU – Egypt Association Agreement: grants Egypt

preferential access to the EU market (500 million

customers)

Egypt - EFTA (European Free Trade Association) Agreement: grants Egypt free trade access to Iceland,

Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland in industrial and

processed agricultural products

59 agreements on double taxation and 71 bilateral investment treaties signed and in e�ect

TFTA - Tripartite Free Trade Area: thanks to this

agreement three existing trade blocs – the Southern

African Development Community (Sadc), the East

African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for

Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) – are to be

united to create the continent’s largest free-trade zone,

covering 26 countries (625 million customers and a

total GDP of 1.000 billion USD) in an area from Cape

Town to Cairo.

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MS MARMOMACC + SAMOTER AFRICA AND PROJEX AFRICAPREVIEW 2016SAME VENUE, NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MS Marmomacc + Samoter Africa – Stone + Design + Technology &

Construction Equipment Trade Fair (www.msafrica.net), now at its 3rd

edition, is the event that “merges” Marmomacc (www.marmomacc.com)

and Samoter (www.samoter.it), Veronafiere's best known brands in the

construction sector, and takes the excellence in the marble/natural

stone/building machinery field to the African markets.

Projex Africa – The Future Building & Construction Trade Fair

(www.projexafrica.com), at its 2nd edition, is the first event in Africa

dedicated to the construction industry with a special focus on green and

smart buildings, innovative materials and sustainable construction.

Egypt o�ers a lot of investment opportunities. The Government medium

term development strategy has targeted high potential sectors:

infrastructure, housing & utilities (1.15 million new housing units will be

built over 5 years), tourism, transport and logistics. Key objective is to

improve overall infrastructure and housing quality and to bring about the

transformation of Egypt’s economic base through reforms and projects

that boost productivity and encourage sustainable private sector-led

growth.

Egypt plans to promote about 60 big projects (public and private) in the

upcoming years, with the aim of luring fresh investments to boost its

limping economy.

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MS MARMOMACC + SAMOTER AFRICAAND PROJEX AFRICAFACTS AND FIGURES 2015

6.000sq.m. exhibit area

3.000+Professional operators

27Countries with O�cial International Delegations*;over 1000 B2B meetings with exhibitors

92Exhibitors from 12 Countries**

CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR PROGRAMCountry focus Ethiopia and Angola

* Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya,

Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestine, Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, UAE,

Uganda, Zambia

** Benin, China, DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, USA

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MS MARMOMACC + SAMOTER AFRICA IS THE SHOW FOR YOU:

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MS MARMOMACC + SAMOTER AFRICA

Marble, Natural Stone, Granite, Agglomerates –

blocks, slabs, tiles, …

Machinery and Technologies for Marble, Natural

Stone and Granite

Design

Services

Marmomacc Africa is the first African event

specifically dedicated to the natural stone industry

sector from raw material to quarrying, processing

machinery and technologies, semifinished and

finished products, through to applications of

stone in architecture and design.

It is the ideal platform to meet a qualified audience

of buyers: importers, dealers, distributors,

construction companies, quarrying professionals,

architects and interior designers from many African

and Middle Eastern countries.

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ALL THE BUYERS YOU WANT TO SEE ARE THERE…

Construction and Building Companies, Contractors

Engineers, Architects, Designers, Specifiers

Dealers and Distributors

Real Estate Companies, Property Companies

Technical O�ces and Authorities

Industry Professionals, Consultants and Services

Research Institutes and Universities

MS MARMOMACC + SAMOTER AFRICA IS THE SHOW FOR YOU:

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MS MARMOMACC + SAMOTER AFRICA

Earthmoving Construction Equipment

Road Building Machinery/Asphalt Equipment

Concrete Equipment

Quarrying Equipment

Vehicles

Samoter Africa is a specialized event dedicated to

machinery and equipment for the construction

field that brings together manufacturers from

several trade sectors: earthmoving, concrete,

drilling, crushing, road building, lifting-hoisting,

vehicles, components, ….

It is the key event for all the operators in the sector

that would like to meet African and Middle Eastern

counterparts.

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ALL THE BUYERS YOU WANT TO SEE ARE THERE…

Construction and Building Companies, Contractors

Engineers, Architects, Designers, Specifiers

Dealers and Distributors

Real Estate Companies, Property Companies

Technical O�ces and Authorities

Industry Professionals, Consultants and Services

Research Institutes and Universities

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PROJEX AFRICA

Projex Africa targets the complete life cycle of the

modern building industry. The focus is, in

particular, on innovation, green building, energy

e�ciency, renewable energy and sustainability.

It is the focal trade link in the construction sector

between the world and Africa. For all the operators

in the field of construction, the event is the ideal

showcase for today’s and tomorrow’s solutions. It

aims not only to satisfy the new and fast growing

needs of the booming continent, but also targets to

address the future challenges of the construction

industry.

Among other impressive big projects, Egypt plans

to build the New Cairo, the new administrative and

economic capital, sustainable and “smart”, which

will cover an area of over 700 km2 on the outskirts

of Cairo and will host 5 milion residents.

The new city – the name of which has not been

revealed – will include 660 health care facilities,

almost 2.000 schools and colleges, 1.250 mosques

and churches and a theme park four times the size

of Disneyland. The project will cost 45 billion USD

and will take seven years to be completed.

THE FUTURE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADE FAIR

PROJEX AFRICA IS THE SHOW FOR YOU:

Green & Smart Buildings

Building Structure

Building Materials and Components

Building Systems & Technologies

Indoor Fitting

Outdoor Fitting

IT- Professional and Consulting Services -

Institutions - Press

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ALL THE BUYERS YOU WANT TO SEE ARE THERE…

Planners, Engineers, Architects, Designers, Energy consultants

Investors (Housing Associations, Private/Government

Authority Developers, Real Estate Developers, Fund

Managers, Agents)

Retailers and Building Materials Suppliers

Research Institutes and Universities

MS MARMOMACC + SAMOTER AFRICA

PROJEX AFRICA

Indoor area Pre-fitted stand*

By 6 June 2016 € 135,00/sq.m. € 160,00/sq.m.

After 6 June 2016 € 180,00/sq.m. € 205,00/sq.m.

Outdoor Space Only (if available): € 75,00/sq.m.

Indoor area Pre-fitted stand*

By 6 June 2016 € 135,00/sq.m. € 160,00/sq.m.

After 6 June 2016 € 180,00/sq.m. € 205,00/sq.m.

Outdoor Space Only (if available): € 75,00/sq.m.

CONTACT US

International Exhibitors: vfi@veronafiere.it / Egyptian Exhibitors: exhibit@msafrica.net – exhibit@projexafrica.com

PRICE LISTRegistration Fee for Direct Exhibitor: € 150,00

Registration Fee for Co-Exhibitor/ Represented Company: € 300,00/for each company or brand

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*THE PRE-FITTED STAND INCLUDES:

partition walls with white panels (octanorm system -

2,50 m high)

1 table and 2 chairs

wall to wall carpet (grey color)

1 socket (220 volts/50 Hz)

3 spotlights (100 W each)

1 wastebasket

1 fascia panel with exhibitor’s name in English (40 cm

high/30 cm net high – dark background – text in white

capital letters max. 40 characters spaces included)

MS MARMOMACC + SAMOTER AFRICAAND PROJEX AFRICAHIGHLIGHTS 2016

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2exhibitions under one roof

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND SPECIAL COUNTRY FOCUS ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES

25%discount on early booking (by 6th June 2016)

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PROGRAM (IBP):selected buyers from Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, DRC, GCC, Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia

SERVICES AND FACILITIES

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BUYERS LOUNGE

CUSTOM MADE STANDS

OFFICIAL FREIGHT FORWARDER

COFFEE & RESTAURANT

HOTEL BOOKING

Easy to book services directly through our website:

msafrica.net / projexafrica.com

THE ORGANIZERSWHO WE ARE

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Veronafiere is the leading direct organizer of exhibitions in

Italy, second in terms of turnover and at the top in Europe,

thanks to more than 100 years of experience (since 1898) in

the sector and its strategic geographical position at the

heart of Europe's main inter-modal routes. Veronafiere's

mission is to be a natural hub for the international promotion

and for the excellence of Made in Italy by providing facilities

and high value-added services to its clients - visitors and

exhibitors alike.

Art Line is one of the biggest trade fair organizers in Egypt

with its reputable Automech Formula Trade Fair, organized

since more than 22 years.

ExpoLink is a non-governmental association promoting

Egyptian exports in various sectors with more than 600

participations in international specialized trade fairs

worldwide since more than 17 years.

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