Trade
Passenger, cargo transport with Saudi Arabia unaffected by Gizawy standoff
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Passenger, cargo transport with Saudi Arabia unaffected by Gizawy standoff
Transport Minister Galal al-Saeed has said that the passenger and cargo traffic between Egypt and Saudi Arabia has not been…
After record 2011 revenue, canal authorities plan development projects
Egypt
April 30, 2012
After record 2011 revenue, canal authorities plan development projects
Suez Canal revenues are projected to increase in 2012, after the canal brought in a record amount of US$5.2 billion…
Textile exporters stop working with Israeli industrial zone counterparts
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Textile exporters stop working with Israeli industrial zone counterparts
Egyptian public sector textile companies working under the Qualifying Industrial Zones agreement have stopped working with their Israeli part suppliers…
50% increase in Egypt-Saudi trade volume in 2012
Business
April 28, 2012
50% increase in Egypt-Saudi trade volume in 2012
The amount of trade between Egypt and Saudi Arabia increased during the first quarter of 2012 by 50 percent, compared…
Egypt signs new shipping agreement with Turkey
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Egypt signs new shipping agreement with Turkey
Egypt has signed a shipping protocol with Turkey that the transportation minister has called a large step in increasing maritime…
34% decrease in volume of trade between Egypt, US in January 2012
Business
April 20, 2012
34% decrease in volume of trade between Egypt, US in January 2012
Ezz Eddin Ashraf, Egyptian envoy to the United States, said that the volume of trade between Egypt and the US…
10,000 tons of wheat arrive in Alexandria from Ukraine
Business
April 10, 2012
10,000 tons of wheat arrive in Alexandria from Ukraine
Around 10,000 tons of wheat arrived in Alexandria Tuesday from Ukraine aboard a Tanzanian ship. Major General Al-Sayed Hamed Hedaya,…
Industry minister meets with EU ambassador over economic ties
Business
April 4, 2012
Industry minister meets with EU ambassador over economic ties
The ndustry and foreign trade minister on Wednesday highlighted the necessity of turning European Union-proposed initiatives into projects that positively…
Giant Danish ship crosses Suez Canal, along with 46 other vessels
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Giant Danish ship crosses Suez Canal, along with 46 other vessels
Forty-seven vessels carrying a total of nearly 2.4 million tons crossed the Suez Canal on Tuesday, the Suez Canal Authority…
Egypt’s rice export ban only benefits smugglers
Business
March 19, 2012
Egypt’s rice export ban only benefits smugglers
Smugglers in the Middle East are enjoying an unlikely moneyspinner — illegal medium grain rice. Shoppers across the Gulf,…