Egypt signs contracts worth $ 12 million with Iraq

by **Ponee** Sun Nov 20, 2016 10:04 am

Announced that the Egyptian Ministry of Trade, said on Saturday the signing of the Egyptian companies to participate session 43 to the Baghdad International Fair, export contracts for Iraq worth $ 12 million, indicating that the value of the Egyptian exporting goods to Iraq during the past year 2015 amounting to $ 470 million.

He said Egyptian Trade Minister, Tariq Cain, in comments cited by tomorrow's money site Amwal al Ghad Egyptian economic news, and followed up (range Press), said that "the Egyptian Commercial Office in Baghdad signed export contracts with Iraq worth $ 12 million for the 65 Egyptian companies participated session 43 Baghdad international Fair, "adding that" the international exhibitions opens up new horizons for Egyptian exports to markets around the world, including Iraq. "

The Web site quoted the director of the Egyptian Commercial Office in Baghdad, Ahmed Antar, saying that "the Egyptian pavilion at the Baghdad International Fair was the biggest since built on an area of 468 square meters," noting that "wing annexation of various Egyptian products, especially skin, antiques and gifts from Khan Market products Khalili famous in Egypt as well as food products, furniture and household items. "

Antar said, that "the participation of Egypt through its trade office in Baghdad effectively targeted the Baghdad International Fair demonstrate strengthen and deepen the Egyptian-Iraqi relations in all fields."

He confirmed the Egyptian Ministry of Trade, that "the Egyptian exports to Iraq value over the last year in 2014 and reached $ 782 million, while total up to $ 470 million during the year past 2015," pointing out that it "included various goods ranging from engineering and electronic equipment and materials chemical as well as agricultural crops, fertilizers and pharmaceutical products. "

The 43rd session of the Baghdad International Fair, held for the duration of the second to the 11th of November the current 2016, with the participation of 12 countries and more than 400 economic destination company

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