Egypt’s Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade decided to ban the import of refined sugar for commercial purposes for three months, according to its publication in the Official Gazette.

Egypt's Assay and Weights Administration (AWA) has accredited Egypt’s first X-raylaboratory for gold testing and analysis under the directives of Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk, as per a statement.

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) approved over $7.5 billion in trade financing for Egypt’s supply sector since the beginning of the cooperation.

Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk affirmed the full availability of all basic commodities in the local market, with a strategic stock sufficient for more than six month.

The first shipment of Egypt’s 430,000-metric-ton purchase of Russian wheat started loading on Saturday, December 6th.

The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, in coordination with the Ministry of Electricity, has reactivated the ration cards for citizens enrolled with the electricity practice system as of November 1st.

Egypt's strategic reserve of wheat is currently sufficient for six months.

The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has signed a contract for the purchase of 76,200 tons of vegetable oil, as per a statement.

Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhy has issued a ministerial decree regulating the trading of precious metals and gemstones.