Egypt and Bulgaria inked a protocol to strengthen cooperation in 19 economic, technical, and development sectors during the meetings of the Egyptian-Bulgarian Joint Committee for Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation, held in the New Capital, as per a statement.

The volume of merchandize trade between Egypt and Bulgaria reached $529 million in 2023.

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy in the natural gas field.

Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir has met with the Bulgarian Ambassador to Cairo Deyan Katratchev to discuss potential economic and trade cooperation between Egypt and Bulgaria in the coming period.

The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has purchased 470,000 metric tons of wheat in an international tender, Reuters reported.

Egypt is considering importing nearly 500,000 ton of wheat from France and Bulgaria.