Markets and trade
 

Detail

Area
Egypt
Commodity Group
Grains
Commodity
Wheat
Date
06/05/2020
Policy Category
Consumption and marketing
Policy Instrument
Government market intervention
Description
Approved a USD 100 million financing agreement between the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and the General Authority For Supply Commodities (GASC) for the purchase of essential commodities, including 240 000 tonnes of wheat, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.