Statistics have shown a positive trend in trade relations between Bulgaria and Egypt with a 10-fold increase in Bulgarian exports marked in the period 2007 – 2017. The news was reported by Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev in Cairo, where a Bulgarian-Egyptian business forum opened, involving more than 100 companies from both countries. The first signed contract is for the establishment of a Bulgarian-Egyptian training center in the sphere of information and communication technologies, machine building and construction. The Egyptian Industrial Zone in Suez, in partnership with the Bulgarian company Dot Net Bulgaria, will invest around 2 million euros in creation of the center in Bulgaria. According to plans, over 400 specialists will receive training in the center annually.