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Egypt Suez Canal revenue up 9.7 pct yr-yr in June - state info portal

Monday 21-07-2014 10:23 AM
Egypt Suez Canal revenue up 9.7 pct yr-yr in June - state info portal

A ship passes through the Suez Canal near Port Said, 170 km (106 miles) northeast of Cairo, March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal was $443.9 million in June compared with $404.6 million in the same month a year ago, the State Information Portal said on Monday.

May revenues stood at $471.1 million.

The waterway, the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia, is one of Egypt's main sources of foreign currency.

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