Staff Report CAIRO, May 25, 2018 - Egypt's exports from ready-made garments exports increased by 14 per cent during the Q1 of 2018 to $511 million dollars, compared with $447 million during the same period in 2017, according to a report recently released by the Ready-Made Garments Export Council. Exports of the sector to the US increased 14 per cent during the first quarter of 2018 to $247 million, against $216 million during the same period in 2017. With an increase of 20 per cent, Egypt's exports from ready-made garments to Europe hit $173 million, compared with $144 million in 2017. Egypt's garment exports to the African countries were up by 40 per cent during first quarter of 2018 to reach $940,000. On the other hand, garment exports to Arab countries declined by 11 per cent, recording $24 million, compared with $27 million in the Q1 of 2017. The top countries interested in the Egyptian garment are the US, Turkey, Spain, Britain, North Ireland, Germany, Italy, France, Saudi Arabia, Belgium and the Netherlands.