Trade exchange bet. Egypt, Uganda reaches $110M in 2020

Trade exchange between Egypt and Uganda amounted to about $ 110 million in 2020, the Egyptian Commercial Representation Authority announced Thursday.

The authority added in a statement that the value of Egyptian exports amounted to $ 101 million, while the value of imports amounted to about $ 9 million.

It pointed out that exports of food products to the Ugandan market during 2020 amounted to about $ 18.1 million, compared to about $ 15.6 million in 2019, achieving an increase of 16 percent.

Within the framework of the Ministry of Trade and Industry's efforts to boost Egyptian exports to African markets, the Egyptian Commercial Office in Uganda organized a visit for a delegation from the Food Industries Export Council to the capital, Kampala, to follow up on the arrangements for holding the first Egyptian exhibition specialized in the field of food products, to be held during the first week of June 2021, in coordination with Uganda Chamber of Commerce and Industry.