Head of the Export Council for Ready-made Garments Marie Louis, said in a statement Wednesday the sector’s exports rose by 55 percent in June to reach $199 million, compared to $128 million during the same month last year.

The sector’s exports have been performing well since the beginning of 2021, with an improvement in demand in international markets and the council’s efforts to raise awareness of market requirements and to organize a number of events aimed at increasing total exports.

She announced the participation of nine Egyptian factories in the “Magic Show” exhibition, held in Las Vegas in the United States of America on August 8-11 this year, the first actual session of the exhibition to be held since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, in coordination and cooperation with the GTEX MENATEX Egypt program of the International Trade Center ITC.