Egypt’s non-oil exports up 2% in Q1
Egyptian non-petroleum exports increased by 2 percent during the first quarter of 2020, according to General Organization For Export & Import Control chairman, Ismail Gaber.
The value of experts reached $6.728 billion in comparison to $6.580 billion during the same period in 2019, he added
However, imports went down by 24 percent in the first quarter of 2020 recording $13.814 billion in comparison to $18.233 billion during the same period in the past year.
The largest sectors that came on top of the list of Egyptian exports during the first quarter of this year included the construction materials sector with a value of $1.527 billion dollars and the chemicals and fertilizers sector with a value of $1.252 billion.
