Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid toured a number of projects and factories in the Ismailia Public Free Zone to review the progress of expansion works and infrastructure upgrades

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid held talks with a delegation from DP World to explore leveraging the logistics group's commercial capabilities to expand Egypt's access to international markets, particularly African markets.

Egypt's ready-made garment exports climbed 20% year-on-year (YoY) to $3.394 billion in 2025 from $2.846 billion in 2024, according to a statement by Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade.

Egypt's trade deficit recorded $4.8 billion in April 2026, up 20.2% year-on-year (YoY) from $4 billion, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) data.

Egypt's exports to international trade blocs of which it is a member rose 16.8% year on year (YoY) to $54.4 billion in 2025, from $46.6 billion in 2024.

Egypt is aiming to increase outsourcing service exports from around US$5.2 billion to US$6 billion by 2026 as part of broader efforts to strengthen its position as a regional and global hub for digital and business services.

Egypt’s marble and granite sector, long a fragmented collection of small-scale workshops, is now undergoing a transformative pivot. Production is being pushed into organized, high-efficiency industrial zones as part of a government strategy to position the industry as a key pillar of the national export economy. In this context, Egypt is banking on industrial clustering to propel its global competitiveness through the concentration of resources, infrastructure, and specialized labor in hubs such as Shaq Al-Taaban, Galala, and Aswan.

Egypt’s exports of urea fertilizers jumped by 7.4% year-on-year (YoY) to $9.4 billion in 2025, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi noted at the 32nd Annual International Fertilizer Conference and Exhibition.

Jade Textile Egypt, a unit of the Turkish ready-made garment manufacturer Jade Textile Group, is targeting exports worth $285 million by the end of 2026, with plans to increase them to $500 million by 2029 and 2030, CEO Selim Sankaya revealed.

The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) has signed a letter of intent with export technology platform EXBY to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access new international markets and increase their contribution to Egyptian exports.

Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk said Egypt's economy is stable and becoming increasingly attractive to investment, manufacturing, and exports.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has issued a decree appointing Hatem El Nawawy as executive head of the Export Development Authority, which operates under the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, for a one-year term.

The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and the Export Development Fund have signed a cooperation protocol to support and boost Egypt’s exports of technology services by including them in the country’s export development program.

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid Saleh has launched the foreign trade procedures portal in cooperation with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in a step aimed at enhancing transparency and supporting exports.

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Mohamed Farid met with Ryan McLaughlin, CEO of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR), to discuss exporting Egyptian real estate and attracting international developers to the local market.

Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid Saleh held talks with executives from Visa in Washington, D.C., to expand the company’s investments in Egypt and explore the establishment of the country’s first TradeTech Sandbox aimed at enhancing exports through artificial intelligence technologies.

Egypt’s trade deficit widened 15% year-on-year (YoY) in January 2026 to $4.8 billion, versus $4.2 billion in the same month a year earlier, according to data by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

The Egyptian government allowed the completion of customs procedures for transit shipments at ports without requiring prior registration on Advance Cargo Information (ACI), Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk announced.

The Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade denied reports claiming that the government decided to suspend Egyptian exports to Gulf countries, affirming that export movements are operating normally.

Al Ahly Group for Modern Agriculture, a subsidiary of Al Khair River for Development Agricultural Investment and Environmental Services, exported products valued at $1.25 million to an Arab country,