Egypt's garment trade has grown significantly and now exceeds EGP 300 billion per year

Egypt’s garment trade has grown significantly and now exceeds EGP 300 billion per year. According to Mohamed Abdel Salem, Chairperson of the Federation of Egyptian Industries’ Ready-Made Garments Chamber, this is due to a decrease in imports caused by Decree No. 42, which obliged importers to register with the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC). Furthermore, the Ready-Made Garment Chamber and Gahez Digital Marketing recently announced a collaborative agreement.

These characteristics, according to Salem, encouraged local enterprises in developing their products and producing high-quality clothing to suit market demands. The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) is one of the country’s main employers’ organisations, representing over 60,000 industrial businesses, with over 90% of them belonging to the private sector, which employs over 7 million people and accounting for 20% of the country’s GDP.