{"id":625326,"date":"2018-08-01T03:57:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T03:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/01\/israel-backs-expanding-qiz-products\/"},"modified":"2018-08-01T03:57:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T03:57:39","slug":"israel-backs-expanding-qiz-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/01\/israel-backs-expanding-qiz-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel backs expanding QIZ products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Israel backs expanding QIZ products:<\/strong> Israeli trade officials expressed their support for including leather-made goods, shoes, and food products as part of the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) agreement between Egypt, the US, and Israel, sources told Amwal Al Ghad. The statements came at a meeting last week in Cairo with US and Egyptian trade officials. Most of Egypt\u2019s exports through the QIZ agreement are textiles and ready-made clothes. 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