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Egyptian Food Inflation

Bread is a critical basic food in Egypt and Russia has been a prime supplier. But Russian wheat prices have been rising, and now two shiploads of the commodity are delayed departing for Egypt. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has a tight grip over the military and the government, but war on the border with Gaza and rising food prices make for a delicate situation.  The government subsidies the price of wheat, rice, and sugar for a large portion of the population. The decline in the value of the Egyptian pound and rising world agricultural commodity prices makes the subsidies more expensive. In FY 2023/24, Egypt’s food subsidies as a share of the national budget will rise 42 percent. The national debt is rising, though it is foreca...

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Infrastructure investment due diligence

On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.

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