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Egypt's GASC buys 47,500 T of milled white rice in purchase tender
Traders said GASC received a total of 11 offers, of which all the Chinese samples and one Vietnamese rice sample were accepted
Jordan makes no purchase in 120,000 tonne wheat tender - trade
A new tender is expected to be issued soon.
German bank KFW lends Tunisia $115mln to finance water projects
The loan will be repaid over 15 years at a rate of 2.2%, it said in a statement.
Lowest offer at Egypt's GASC tender at $241.26/T for 60,000 T Romanian wheat - trade
The offer was presented by ADM. Results are expected later on Wednesday.
Egypt wants World Bank, IMF to include informal sector in GDP
Egypt's central bank deputy governor did not discuss the response of the World Bank and IMF to the idea
Saudi King’s initiative to enhance security, investment for countries along Red Sea
The Red Sea entity is an initiative by King Salman in order to achieve stability in the region
Egypt's El Sewedy Electric to borrow $500mln from African Export-Import Bank
The money would be used to fund projects in Africa
Tunisia's trade deficit rises to record $5.86bln
The deficit is one of the main problems facing the government of Prime Minister Youssef Chahed as it grapples with an economic crisis.
UAE implements 100 humanitarian projects in Yemen during Year of Zayed
ERC launched a comprehensive plan to rebuild the Red Sea Coast valued at $29.15mln
Tunisia central bank holds key interest rate at 6.75%
Tunisia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6.75% on Tuesday, the bank said.
Insights
Egypt's poor bear brunt of crackdown on farmland building
New housing units are too expensive
Fitch affirms Morocco at 'BBB-'; outlook stable
Morocco's 'BBB-' rating is supported by a track-record of macroeconomic stability
Increase in SME funding to support Egyptian agricultural growth
Microfinance loans to companies in the agriculture sector increased by 72%