Egypt targets $30 billion in non-petroleum exports by 2020: minister
Egypt seeks to increase volume of its non-petroleum exports to around $30 billion by 2020, Minister of Trade and…
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Switzerland commits $1.5 million Swiss francs for Egypt GTEX programme
Switzerland on Sunday signed an agreement to provide financial and technical support for Egypt’s Global Textiles…
EU mulls new €10 mln trade programme to Egypt
The European Union is in talks on a new trade programme agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Trade, a senior…
Egyptian-Senegalese business council to be formed – minister
Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar issued a decree on Tuesday forming the Egyptian side for the…
Egypt’s Trade Minister partakes COMESA summit in Nairobi
Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar, on behalf of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, led Egypt's…
Africa’s historic free trade deal takes off by month-end: minister
A landmark free trade deal, which aims to bring together all African Union states altogether, will come into force…
Egypt establishing Al Amiria Printing’s HQ in new capital – minister
Egypt is in process to establish a new headquarter of the Egyptian General Organisation for Government Printing…
Chinese Handa planning ready-made garment factory in Egypt – minister
Chinese ready-made garments and textile firm, Handa Enterprise is studying establishing a new factory in Egypt,…
Egypt to open its largest dates factory in H2 – minister
Egypt is set to inaugurate the biggest dates factory in New Valley governorate, 733km (455.9 miles) of Cairo,…
Nassar extends fees on Egypt’s crust leather exports for a year
Egypt's Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar extended fees on crust leather exports for one year to start May 2.
Greek firms plan to invest €70 million in Egypt – minister
A number of Greek firms expressed interest to invest €70 million ($78.7 million) in Egypt’s agriculture and textile…
Egypt’s QIZ exports to U.S. rise 16.8% in 2018 – minister
Egyptian Trade Minister Amr Nassar on Tuesday announced that his country’s exports to the United States under the…
U.S Johnson & Johnson seeks to expand in Egypt: Nassar
U.S Johnson & Johnson seeks to expand its activities in Egypt using it as a logistic and trade hub for the…
Egypt, Finland in talks over economic cooperation
Egypt and Finland seek to enhance the future of economic cooperation and the means of boosting trade exchange and…
Egypt’s Nassar inaugurates Unionaire Group production lines with EGP300mln
Egypt's Trade Minister, Amr Nassar inaugurates newest Unionaire Group production lines in the field of…
Chinese firms mull 15 factories in Egypt’s Al-Robeky Leather City
A bunch of Chinese firms study establishing 15 factories in the third phase of Al-Robeky Leather City, 54km (33.5…
British investments in Egypt hit $5.4 bln – minister
The volume of British investments in Egypt reached $5.4 billion, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Amr…
Egypt to finalise 13 industrial complexes in 2019 – minister
13 industrial complexes with 4,300 units will be completely established in 12 Egyptian governorates within 2019,…
Egypt eyes 2% up in trade exchange with Africa: minister
Egypt seeks to increase its trade exchange with Africa to 1.5-2 percent, said Trade and Industry Minister Amr…
Amr Nassar, LG Electronics’ head discuss firm’s future plans in Egypt
Egypt's Trade Minister Amr Nassar met with the chairman of LG Electronics in Egypt Don Kwak on Saturday to discuss…
Egypt’s exports rises to $25 bln in 2018: minister
Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar has said the country's exports witnessed large growth during the…
Kia Sorento opens its first assembly line in Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar spoke On Sunday at the inauguration ceremony of Kia Sorento’s…
Japanese firm to build cosmetics, pharmaceutical complex in Egypt
Egypt's Trade Minister Amr Nassar met on Saturday with Yusuke Saraya, president of Japan's Saraya firm, to discuss…
Egypt’s Trade Minister, Afreximbank head prepare for 1st Intra-African Trade Fair
Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar discussed on Saturday with members of a delegation from the…
Business Forum on Water, Energy, Waste, and Mobility to open Sunday in Cairo
The Business Forum on Water, Energy, Waste, and Mobility will open in Cairo on Sunday under the theme of “Italy and…
Egypt, Saudi Arabia to strengthen economic ties: minister
Egypt and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to establish joint projects between their private sectors to strengthen…
Russian firm to organise key industrial fair in Cairo next year – minister
A Russian firm will organise the Global Industrial and Technology Exhibition and Forum (Arabia 2019) in Cairo on…
Egypt’s imports from Russia rise 64.3% in 2017
Egypt’s imports from Russia increased 64.3 percent to $6.21 billion in 2017 from $3.78 billion in 2016, said…
Egypt, Japan in talks for world’s largest cosmetics complex
Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar has discussed with Yusuke Saraya the President of Japan's leading…
Egypt to host international SME forum next June
Egypt said it will host an international forum for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in June 2019, with 52…
EU-Egypt partnership agreement to be applied next year
Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar reiterated the government's commitment to fully apply the partnership…
Egypt’s trade with Kuwait hits $1.74 bln in 2017
Trade Exchange between Egypt and Kuwait reached $1.74 billion in 2017, including $363 million for non-petroleum…
SC Zone team reviews Suez Canal investment opportunities at CIIE
A delegation from the investment sector of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SC ZONE) spelled out available investment…
Egypt’s Trade Minister hails economic relations with Sweden
Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar asserted on Sunday the importance of turning the economic and…
Egypt’s trade with France hits $1.459 bln in August
Trade exchange between Egypt and France reached around $1.459 billion at the end of last August, said Egyptian…
Egypt’s govt. launches new strategy to boost local industry
The Ministry of Trade and Industry released its Local Industry Development Strategy (LIDS) earlier this month, a…
Egypt’s non-oil exports rise 10% in eight months
Egyptian non-oil exports rose ten percent to $16.54 billion during the first eight months of this year from $14.99…
Egypt’s trade balance deficit rises 44% in June
Egyptian trade balance deficit rose by 44 percent in June to $3.62 billion from $2.51 billion last year.
Afreximbank earmarks $2 billion for Egypt
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has earmarked $2 billion for Egypt, its president Benedict Oramah said…
Egypt-EU trade hits $13.4 bln in six months
Bilateral trade between Egypt and the European Union recorded $13.4 billion during the first six months of 2018,…