Appreciation for customs teams’ efforts to simplify procedures and facilitate services through electronic solutions

The Minister of Finance, Ahmed Kouchouk, expressed his pleasure at the Egyptian Customs Authority winning second place in the Innovative Government Initiative category at the Egypt Government Excellence Award for the Logistics Centers Initiative.

 

The Minister stated: “I am very pleased with the recognition of the Logistics Centers Initiative, which supports the ongoing effort to improve customs services and reduce clearance time.” He added: “My sincere appreciation goes to our colleagues at Customs for their dedicated efforts to simplify procedures and facilitate services for our partners through electronic solutions.”

 

The Minister affirmed the government’s continued commitment to intensifying efforts to develop the customs system and enhance service quality in a way that facilitates trade flows and strengthens the competitiveness of the Egyptian economy.

 

He emphasized that this will be achieved through building broader and deeper partnerships with the business community to attract increased domestic and foreign private sector investment inflows.

 

The Government Excellence Award was presented by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to Amal El Gabary, Director General of Customs Development and Reform Initiatives and Head of the Customs File Working Team responsible for the award nomination.