Egypt is now the biggest exporter of oranges to the EU

Egypt has edged out South Africa to become the biggest exporter of oranges to the EU, according to a report (pdf) from the Spanish agriculture ministry. Egypt exported almost 310k tonnes of oranges to the EU between September 2020 and July of this year, up 22% from the previous year, while South African exports declined 16% to 290k tonnes. South Africa has been the biggest overseas provider of oranges to the EU for at least the past six years.

Saudi IT company Brmaja plans to establish a technology hub in Egypt including an operations center, a data center, an outsourcing center and a research and training center, CEO Hatem Bakheet told Al Mal (watch, runtime: 43:50).