The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has signed $800 million loan agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to support the energy sector, noted a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR).
Based in Saudi Arabia as the host country, ITFC is an autonomous entity within the Islamic Development Bank Group established with the purpose of advancing trade to improve the economic condition and livelihood of people across the Islamic world.
Following the signing, Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources underscored the depth of the Egyptian Saudi cooperation the energy sector, highlighting Suez–Mediterranean Pipeline(SUMED) project as a successful model of Arab integration and cooperation.