VOL. XLII

No. 28

12-July-1999

EGYPT

Egypt Signs Trade And Investment Agreement With US In EffortTo Boost Flagging Exports

Egypt has signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreementwith the US that is expected to herald a marked increase in exports to the USmarket. Egypts Minister of Economy, Mr. Yusuf Butrus Ghali, told the Egyptiannews agency MENA that the agreement, signed on 1 July, focused on activatingthe private sector by promoting US investments in Egypt, which currently amountto...