Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt is currently adopting a programme to develop local industry in a bid to increase the added value of the country’s products, assistant to the ministry of trade and industry said.

During a period of six months, the programme provided about 248 investment opportunities with a market value of $20 billion, Ahmed Taha revealed in a statement on Wednesday.

Moreover, the North African nation’s government is currently implementing 13 industrial clusters as part of its comprehensive industrial development plan, Taha added.