{"id":1247,"date":"2023-09-14T17:37:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sahfy.net\/news\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2023-09-14T17:37:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:37:31","slug":"ebrd-strengthens-egypts-agribusiness-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sahfy.net\/news\/?p=1247&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"EBRD strengthens Egypt\u2019s agribusiness sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>EBRD provides US$ 20 million loan to edible oil manufacturer Afia International<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Investment to diversify, enhance and boost environmental sustainability of the value chain<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Financing will strengthen company\u2019s resilience to food security challenges<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The EBRD\u00a0<span lang=\"EN\">is supporting\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/egypt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/egypt.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1694791771884000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3eEUi89bqObwj40y4Kk9LS\"><span lang=\"EN\">Egypt<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN\">\u2019s agribusiness sector with a US$ 20 million loan to Afia International, one of the country\u2019s top manufacturers of edible vegetable oils and ghee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The EBRD financing will support the company\u2019s working capital requirements and the purchase of raw materials, including bulk crude vegetable oil. It will also help the company diversify its financing sources by providing approximately 15 per cent of what it needs annually.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 war on Ukraine has had a huge impact on global food security, as both Russia and Ukraine are large exporters of key commodities such as wheat and edible oils. It has pushed up global food prices, particularly in the southern and eastern Mediterranean, which relies heavily on food imports and commodities from these two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Through this new investment, the EBRD is helping Afia International diversify and enhance its local value chain by adding new local suppliers and improving its quality and operating standards, which will help it expand into new export markets.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the EBRD is helping Afia International raise its inclusion standards by promoting a gender-sensitive internship programme that will increase women\u2019s access to employment and training.<\/p>\n<p>Afia International is a fully owned subsidiary of Savola Foods, ultimately owned by Savola Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Jeddah and one of Saudi Arabia\u2019s leading agribusiness companies with a strong presence in the Middle East and North Africa region and T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2012 the EBRD has invested \u20ac10.4 billion in 167 projects in Egypt, with almost 57 per cent of its portfolio in private sector projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EBRD provides US$ 20 million loan to edible oil manufacturer Afia International Investment to diversify, enhance and boost environmental sustainability of the value chain Financing will strengthen company\u2019s resilience to food security challenges \u00a0 The EBRD\u00a0is supporting\u00a0Egypt\u2019s agribusiness sector with a US$ 20 million loan to Afia International, one of the country\u2019s top manufacturers of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[63,15],"tags":[1720,1718],"class_list":["post-1247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture-en","category-press-releases","tag-afia-international","tag-ebrd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6.1 - 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