CAIRO - 6 December 2021: Egypt’s exports to the Libyan market amounted to about $572 million in 2020, according to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Nevine Gamea. Gamea added Monday that the most important export items included cement, food products, machinery, electrical equipment, aluminum and its products, tanning materials and plastics. She pointed out that the Libyan market is one of the largest markets receiving Egyptian exports, ranking 11th globally and fourth in the Arab world. “Egypt and Libya are linked by fraternal and strategic bilateral relations based on a long history of understanding, consensus of visions and joint cooperation in various fields and at all levels,” the minister noted. This came during the minister's expanded meeting with the Libyan Minister of Industry Ahmed Abu Hessa and his accompanying delegation, which dealt with ways to enhance economic relations between the two countries in the sectors of industry, trade and investment.

Source: Libya Today December 06, 2021 19:12 UTC