{
  "id": 12351900,
  "title": "CAPMAS: Egyptian exports to South Korea rise 11.2% in first half of 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/capmas-egyptian-exports-to-south-korea-rise-11-2-in-first-half-of-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:52:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/capmas-egyptian-exports-to-south-korea-rise-11-2-in-first-half-of-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to data released by Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), the value of Egyptian exports to South Korea increased by 11.2% during the first half of 2026, reaching $44.6 million. This is a significant rise from $40.1 million during the same period in 2025. Conversely, Egyptian imports from South Korea decreased by 9.9% to $595.7 million in the first half of 2026, down from $661.1 million in 2025. The overall bilateral trade between Egypt and South Korea amounted to $640.3 million in the first half of 2026, a decrease of 8.7% from $701.2 million in the same period in 2025. CAPMAS attributes this trade decline to reduced Egyptian imports from South Korea. Meanwhile, South Korean investments in Egypt saw a dramatic surge to $736.3 million during the first half of fiscal year 2025/2026, up from $77.2 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year, marking an astonishing 853.8% increase. Despite this surge in investments, remittances from South Koreans working in Egypt experienced a slight decline, decreasing by 0.6% to $4.82 million in the first half of 2026, compared with $4.84 million in the previous year.",
  "summary": "Data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, that the value of Egyptian exports to South Korea rose to $44.6 million during the first half of 2026, compared with $40.1 million during the same period in 2025, marking an 11.2 percent increase. Egyptian imports from … The post CAPMAS: Egyptian exports to South Korea rise…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}