Egypt's Suez Canal targets 15% share of global energy trade by 2040 - statement

Shipping containers pass through the Suez Canal in Ismailia
Shipping containers pass through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

CAIRO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Egypt's Suez Canal aims to have a 15% share of global energy trade by 2040, up from 8% in 2019, the canal authority said on Wednesday.

The increase would come from "adopting flexible marketing policies", it said in a statement.

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