<h1>Head urges engineering export council to harness manufacturing and services, boost innovation, and deepen global value chain integration</h1> The head of state urged an engineering export promotion council to leverage national manufacturing and service capabilities to convert global trade challenges into opportunities, noting a rise in engineering exports from about USD 70 billion to over USD 115 billion in the past decade despite international trade headwinds. The address emphasized the council's role as an intermediary between domestic producers and global markets, called for deeper integration into global value chains, stronger incentives and ecosystems for innovation, and for stakeholders to take determined action to position the country as a competitive global innovation hub.