Egypt's Suez Canal Annual Revenue Drops to $7.2 Bln

FILED - 17 November 2019, Egypt, Ismailia: A container ship sails through the Suez Canal. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/dpa
FILED - 17 November 2019, Egypt, Ismailia: A container ship sails through the Suez Canal. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/dpa
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Egypt's Suez Canal Annual Revenue Drops to $7.2 Bln

FILED - 17 November 2019, Egypt, Ismailia: A container ship sails through the Suez Canal. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/dpa
FILED - 17 November 2019, Egypt, Ismailia: A container ship sails through the Suez Canal. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/dpa

Egypt's Suez Canal registered revenue of $7.2 billion in its 2023/2024 fiscal year, compared with $9.4 billion in the 2022/2023 year, canal authority head Osama Rabie said in a statement on Thursday.

Since November, Houthi attacks have exacted an economic toll on global trade by forcing ship owners to route vessels away from the Suez Canal shortcut and toward the longer, more expensive route around Africa.

Rabie said the number of ships using the canal fell to 20,148 in 2023-24 from 25,911 the year before.
The Suez Canal is a key source of foreign currency for Egypt, and authorities have been trying to boost its revenues in recent years, including via an expansion in 2015. 
 



Saudi EXIM Bank Signs MoU with Credit Oman to Boost Bilateral Exports

The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the TXF Global 2025 conference held in Copenhagen from June 10 to 12 - SPA
The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the TXF Global 2025 conference held in Copenhagen from June 10 to 12 - SPA
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Saudi EXIM Bank Signs MoU with Credit Oman to Boost Bilateral Exports

The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the TXF Global 2025 conference held in Copenhagen from June 10 to 12 - SPA
The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the TXF Global 2025 conference held in Copenhagen from June 10 to 12 - SPA

CEO of Saudi EXIM Bank, Eng. Saad bin Abdulaziz AlKhalb and CEO of Credit Oman, Khalil bin Ahmed Al Harthy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in supporting joint projects, facilitating exports, and exchanging expertise, thereby contributing to the empowerment of non-oil exports and strengthening economic and trade ties between the two countries.

This came on the sidelines of the TXF Global 2025 conference held in Copenhagen from June 10 to 12.

EXIM participated as a sponsor of the conference to enhance the bank’s role in global trade and establish strategic partnerships to support the growth and competitiveness of Saudi non-oil exports in international markets, according to SPA.

Engineer Al-Khalb also participated in a panel session during the conference alongside a distinguished group of leaders, decision-makers, and export credit experts to discuss ways to foster international trade cooperation. He affirmed that Saudi EXIM Bank is a reliable partner in the global trade ecosystem, noting that the bank’s establishment is part of the Kingdom’s broader economic transformation.

He pointed out that the bank has provided credit facilities amounting to USD 22 billion since its inception and emphasized that the bank’s A+ credit rating from Fitch Ratings will significantly impact its operations and those of its clients and partners both locally and globally. He added that the bank’s strategy is focused on building strategic pathways for local exporters.