Cabinet denies decline in Egypt's non-petroleum exports

CAIRO - 1 November 2019: The cabinet information center on Friday denied reports claiming that Egypt's non-petroleum exports to the world countries have declined.

In a statement, the center said that it contacted the Ministry of Trade and Industry which categorically denied the reports.

The Trade ministry pointed out that Egypt's non-petroleum exports have been significantly increasing by three percent during the first nine months of 2019, recording 19.201 billion dollars compared with about 18.708 billion in the same period of 2018