Bahrain signs industrial partnership deal with Egypt, Jordan, UAE

STORY: Bahrain signs industrial partnership deal with Egypt, Jordan, UAE DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:16 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NEVEEN GAMEA, Egyptian Minister of Trade 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SULTAN AL JABER, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology in the UAE STORYLINE: Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly on Monday witnessed the signing ceremony for the accession of Bahrain as a fourth partner to the Integrated Industrial Partnership Initiative for sustainable economic development. The partnership was launched in the UAE in May, with the aim of enhancing the role of industrial sector. The member states now include the UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NEVEEN GAMEA, Egyptian Minister of Trade "Priority is for the industries that relate more to the food security and medicines. I mean by the food security industries, the manufacturing of fertilizers and the food industries that

Egypt's commodity exports set record in 2021: minister

STORY: Egypt's commodity exports set record in 2021: minister DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various exterior shots of Ministry of Trade and Industry based in Cairo 2. A shot of Egypt's Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea speaking 3. Several shots of ships loaded with goods passing through the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Egypt's Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea said on Sunday that the country's commodity exports have set a record in 2021, achieving $32.3 billion; a 27 percent increase compared to the previous year. This came during Gamea's review of the ministry's plan before the parliament, as she was reviewing the plan of facing the repercussions of the global economic crisis. Gamea said that the export rates have grown in 12 sectors. The minister also referred that the indications of the current year's Q1 (January - March) registered a noticeable rise in the commodity exports, asserting that the government is planning to make the value of

Egypt bans export of some basic food items for 3 months

STORY: Egypt bans export of some basic food items for 3 months DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ministry of Trade and Industry based in Cairo 2. various of Egypt's Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea 3. various of a supermarket 4. various of wheat STORYLINE: Egypt's Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea announced Thursday to ban the export of lentils, pasta, fava beans, flour and wheat for three months as of March 11. The minister referred that the trade exchange with each of Russia and Ukraine will submit to the current changes which may result from the Russian military operation. She said the current conflict has yet to affect Egypt thanks to its large stockpile of essential food items. The Russian operation in Ukraine that started about two weeks ago has caused a surge in the prices of commodities and petroleum products worldwide. Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer, receives around 80 percent of its wheat imports from R