Egypt's trade deficit widened by 29% year on year (YoY) to $6.4 billion in August 2026, compared to $4.9 billion in the same month of 2025, according to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on November 4.

Egypt imported approximately $3.514 billion worth of iron ores, concentrates, and iron and steel raw materials during the first seven months of 2026.

The Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) to strengthen cooperation and improve the competitiveness of Egyptian exports in international markets.

Egypt’s trade deficit widened by 36.2% year-on-year (YoY) to $6.4 billion in August 2026, compared to $4.7 billion in the same month of 2025, according to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

Egypt's total foreign trade volume rose to $89.034 billion during the first half (H1) of 2026 from $74.990 billion in H1 2025

Egyptian exports rose by around 7.1% year on year (YoY) to $28 billion in the first half (H1) of 2026, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

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.

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.

Egypt’s natural gas imports increased by 36% year-on-year (YoY) during the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, reaching approximately 6 billion cubic meters, compared to 4.4 billion cubic meters in the same period of 2025.

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 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).

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid issued a decree imposing safeguard measures on imports of certain steel products for three years, effective April 1st, 2026

Egypt imported passenger cars and their parts worth of $3.9 billion in 2025, marking an annual rise of 11.4%, according to the monthly report issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

The Trade Remedies Sector of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade held a hearing session to investigate preventive measures against imports of cold-rolled, galvanized, and colored steel sheets.

The Egyptian exports reached approximately $3.835 billion in October 2025, up 1% year-on-year (YoY) from $3.788 billion

In a move to protect domestic producers and recalibrate market dynamics, Egypt’s government has imposed a temporary ban on refined sugar imports, signaling a pivotal moment for the country’s agribusiness sector. This decision comes amid a surge in local sugar production that has flooded the market and pushed prices downward.

Trade exchange between Egypt and the UAE was valued at $5.4 billion during the January-July 2025 period, significantly up by 71% from the same period of 2024, data by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed.

The Trade Remedies Sector at the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade held a public hearing for all stakeholders to investigate safeguard measures on hot-rolled steel flat imports.

Egypt’s trade deficit recorded $4.4 billion in June 2025, marking a 23.4% year-on-year (YoY) increase from $3.56 billion.

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