Egypt expects Suez Canal tourism revenues to spike by end of fiscal year

Updated on: May 21, 2022, 20:11:30 IST

Reuters | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, CAIRO

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A shipping container of the China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) moves through the Suez Canal in Suez, Egypt  (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo)

Egypt expects Suez Canal tourism revenues to reach between $10 billion and $12 billion by fiscal year end, despite the Ukrainian crisis. Egypt's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

Egypt expects the Suez Canal's revenues to reach about $7 billion by the end of the current fiscal year, finance minister Mohamed Maait said on Saturday.

Tourism revenues are expected to reach between $10 billion and $12 billion by then, despite the Ukrainian crisis, he added. Egypt's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

The canal is the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia and one of the Egyptian government's main sources of foreign currency.

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