Inter-Arab merchandise trade exceeds $250 billion

The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) revealed that Arab merchandise and service trade edged up by 4.5% to exceed $3.6 trillion in 2024 as a result of a rise in exports by 1.78 to $1.9 trillion, and a hike in imports by 7.88 to over $1.7 trillion.

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In a press release on the occasion of the issuance of its second quarterly newsletter for 2025, the Corporation indicated that Arab merchandise trade grew by more than 5% to $2.8 trillion, driven by a 0.38 increase in commodity exports to $1.5 trillion, and an IIé rise in imports to over SI.3 trillion. Consequently, the surplus in the trade