18 percent increase in Egyptian exports to Arab states

The most recent report for the Egyptian central body for general mobilization and statistics showed an increase in the volume of Egypt's foreign trade with the Arab states of 18.6% during the first half of the current year.

The value of the commercial exchange reached LE 2.3 billion, up from LE 1.9 billion in the same period last year.

Egypt's trade with the Arab states reached 7.2 percent of total foreign trade, which is worth LE 31.6 billion.

Libya headed the list of Arab states receiving Egyptian exports at a value of LE 155 million, followed by the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, the Palestinian self rule areas, Djibouti, Qatar, Amman and Bahrain.