Egypt aims to boost industrial sector share in GDP to 20% this year

By Amwal Al Ghad English On Aug 7, 2018

Egypt’s Minister of Planning Hala al-Saeed

Egypt aims to boost its industrial sector’s share in gross domestic product (GDP) to 20 percent during the financial year 2018-2019, Minister of Planning Hala al-Saeed said on Tuesday.

The industrial sector currently accounts for around 15 percent of GDP in 2016.

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