The impact of developing logistic performance on the development of Egyptian total and agricultural exports

Abstract

The interest and development of logistics services have become the focus of attention of most economies in the world over the past decades. This is what called for Egypt's need to pay attention with the level of its logistical performance and relying on it as an effective solution towards the development of exports within it. Therefore, the study takes its importance by identifying the extent of the reflection of the development of logistical performance on the development of total and agricultural exports through the application to the COMESA agreement using the gravity model. The results showed that the most important factors affecting the total of Egyptian exports to the COMESA countries. It is represented in the gross domestic product of the importing country, the commercial openness to Egypt, the participation in the land borders, the per capita GDP of importing countries, in addition to the adverse effect of the geographical distance. The performance index of logistics services increases in Egypt with an increase in the GDP of Egypt.