The American Chamber of Commerce(AmCham) in Cairo has worked hard to sell Egypt as a regional trade hub for U.S. companies because of Egypt's trade agreements with the EU the Greater Arab Free Trade Area, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa The concern on the part of AMCHAM is that U.S. companies are losing market opportunities in the MENA(Middle East North Africa) region without a strong trade agreement with Egypt, which has the 15th largest population in the world. However, if U.S. companies locate