In an article titled “Egypt, Italian trade ministers meet on bilateral trade ties, which ran in Daily News Egypt on March 17, 2009, the figures reflect the first 11 months of 2008, not 2007. Business between Egypt and Italy reaching ? 4.78 billion for the first 11 months of 2008. Egypt exported ?2.15 billion worth of goods to Italy between January and November 20008 while imports reached ?2.63 billion