Non-oil exports up 12% y-o-y in 2017

Egypt’s non-oil exports rose 12% y-o-y to USD 20.5 bn in 2017, according to a report from the Trade and Industry Ministry’s General Organization for Export and Import Control picked up by Youm7. Chemicals and fertilizer exports saw the biggest gain during the past 12 months, growing 32% to USD 4.4 bn, followed by exports of ready made clothes (growing 13%) and engineering and electronics exports (up 11%).