Snip!t from collection of Alan Dix

<p><b><font size="+1">Damietta furniture exports hit $100 million<br></font></b> <i>Egypt, Economics, 5/26/2005 </i></p> <p>"Damietta governorate's furniture exports have continuously grown, now reaching US$100 million annually," announced Governor Mohamed Fathi el-Baradei.<br> <br> Speaking at a meeting with the board of directors of the Development Furniture Association in Damietta, el-Baradei stated that the manufacture modernizing program implemented in Damietta governorate has contributed significantly to increasing exports.<br> <br> The program has included training courses in France to educate workers in the most up-to-date production methods in the furniture industry.<br> <br> At the meeting, the Association's members called for increasing furniture exports and opening new world markets for Damietta furniture.<br> <br> The governor added that the Association is now organizing educational trips to Spain and France in order to learn more about modern manufacturing methods.</p>