Egypt's exports of jewelry, precious stones exceeds $2B in 2019

CAIRO - 3 February 2020 Egypt's exports of jewelry and precious stones increased by 19% to record $2.036 billion in 2019, compared to $1.715 billion in 2018.

In its monthly report released on Sunday, the Export Council for Building Materials (ECBM) said the UAE topped the list of importing countries by $1.378 billion in 2019.

It underlined that Egypt's exports to Canada upped by 180 percent to register $629 million in 2019, against 225 million dollars in the previous year.

Egypt's exports of jewelry and precious stones to Lebanon receded by 98 percent in 2019 to register nearly 1 million, compared to 68 million dollars in 2018, the report said.