EGYPT: Surge In Textile, Clothing Exports To US
Egyptian trade chiefs on Wednesday said the country's clothing and textile exports to the United States rose by 22 per cent year-on-year to $282 million in the first half of 2003. Delighted trade minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said garments made up $200m of that total with the sector's exports generating almost half of the nation's total US earnings.