Egypt's trade balance deficit down 17% in 2020 - statement

CAIRO  - Egypt's trade balance deficit dropped 17% in 2020 to $38.3 billion, the trade ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Egyptian non-oil exports decreased 1% to $25.3 billion, while imports dropped 12% to $63.6 billion in the same period.

 

(Reporting by Ehab Farouk, Writing by Nafisa Eltahir; Editing by Alison Williams) ((Nafisa.Eltahir@thomsonreuters.com; +971 56 226 1754;))