Egyptian National Competitiveness Council (ENCC) Delegation visited MPM İstanbul Regional Directorate

A delegation representing Egyptian National Competitiveness Council (ENCC) and Egyptian Regulatory Reform and Development Activity (ERRADA) visited MPM İstanbul Regional Directorate on 18 November 2009.

The Egyptian Delegation consisted of Prof. Mona El Baradei (Executive Director), Amina Ghanen (Secretary General), Heba Zayed (Deputy-Executive Director for Research), Dina Kafafy (Deputy-Executive Director for Business Development) and Alf Monaghan (Team Leader). And the Turkish Delegation consisted of Vice Chairman of the Board Prof. Dr. Mehmet Eroğlu, Member of the Board Mustafa Deryal, Secretary General and Member of the Board Kerim Ünal, 16th World Productivity Congress Coordinator Rasim Yılmaz and İstanbul Regional Director Mustafa Mahir Kutay and Head of Public Relations Department Hayati Tek.

Turkish Delegation gave information about MPM’s activities and 16th World Productivity Congress to be conducted in Türkiye on 2-5 November 2010 and invited them to the Congress. Egyptian delegation was interested in Productivity Improvement Projects conducted since 1998 by MPM and they stated that they could take these kinds of projects as an example and apply them in their own country. In addition exchange of opinions for future collaboration possibilities were made. 

The Egyptian National Competitiveness Council (ENCC) was established in February 2004.  Led by a group of prominent businessmen and members of the academic community, the ENCC is Egypt’s first non-governmental organization to tackle the issue of national competitiveness. 

ENCC’s vision is to become an instrument of influence on government policies, business climate, and public attitudes to make the nation’s institutions more globally competitive. It seeks to develop solutions for specific issues that will increase the productivity of businesses and workers.