News Updates EGYPT COMMENTS The European Union last week announced that it could provide Egypt with $6.5 billion in loans, grants and credit lines. As expected, that amount is fully tied to the approval of the IMF's loan and can only be made once the IMF details are agreed and finalized. The EU also stated that talks on an EU-Egypt free trade agreement will move ahead quickly. The EU is Egypt's largest trade partner. Additionally, the government of Qatar will be investing up to $2.5 billion in Egyptian government bonds. There was no statement on the tenor of the bonds in which Qatar will invest.Experts have been saying that the recent devaluation of the Egyptian pound will do more harm than good for the country. Much of this is due to the...
Key Takeaways: Brazil confirmed a Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Santa Catarina on 18 October, raising concerns about potential disruptions to poultry exports despite the outbreak being confined to a single facility thus far. Mexico and Malaysia have imposed nationwi...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
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