imports
Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Middle East
October 24, 2018
Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Hunched and shriveled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and…
Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time
Food
October 24, 2018
Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time
Sugar: it’s so quintessentially Cuban that even a young, machete-wielding Fidel Castro used to hack away at the cane…
Egypt’s foreign reserves cover 9 months of imports: Minister
Business
October 17, 2018
Egypt’s foreign reserves cover 9 months of imports: Minister
Egyptian Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Hala al-Saeed announced on Wednesday that Egypt’s foreign currency reserves now…
Egypt exports increase by 14% in the first half of 2018
Business
August 4, 2018
Egypt exports increase by 14% in the first half of 2018
Egypt’s trade exchange rate increased by 15.5 percent in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period…
‘Chinese eggs’ rumors hit Egypt’s Parliament
Food
July 17, 2018
‘Chinese eggs’ rumors hit Egypt’s Parliament
Fears of dangerous “Chinese eggs” currently spreading across Egyptian markets have reached the House of Representatives, spurring presumptive action.…
Egyptian authorities seize 45,000 tonnes of spoiled Russian wheat: newspaper
Egypt
July 2, 2018
Egyptian authorities seize 45,000 tonnes of spoiled Russian wheat: newspaper
Egyptian authorities have seized 45,000 tonnes of spoiled Russian wheat near the northern city of Alexandria, state daily newspaper…
Egypt local wheat harvest ends with sharply lower figure
Egypt
June 28, 2018
Egypt local wheat harvest ends with sharply lower figure
* Egypt ends wheat harvest at 3.15 mln tonnes * Government had targeted 3.5-4 mln tonnes * Previous harvest…
Egypt’s exports to South Africa increased by 69% in 2017: minister
Business
April 16, 2018
Egypt’s exports to South Africa increased by 69% in 2017: minister
Egyptian commodity exports to South Africa in 2017 increased by 69 percent, reaching about US$99 million, compared to US$58.5 million…
Egypt becomes largest importer of Russian goods: RT
Business
February 22, 2018
Egypt becomes largest importer of Russian goods: RT
Statistics from the Russian Export Center revealed that Egypt has surpassed China as the largest purchaser of Russian products, importing…
Egypt 2017 trade deficit falls 26% year on year: Trade Ministry
Egypt
January 2, 2018
Egypt 2017 trade deficit falls 26% year on year: Trade Ministry
Egypt’s 2017 trade deficit fell 26 percent year on year by $12 billion, the trade ministry said on Monday. Imports…