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During the annual meetings of Arab financial institutions in Egypt's new administrative capital, Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, held bilateral discussions with the Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning as well as the Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development
The loan is as part of a larger syndicated trade finance facility worth $200 million, in collaboration with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC).
Al-Ghais stated during EGYPS 2023 that the oil demand is projected to increase to reach 10 million barrels per day during the coming period.
Egypt is closely following up on the repercussions of OPEC+ recent decision and the responses to it.
The Secretary-General of OPEC Mohammad Barkindo praised Egypt’s achievements in energy field over the years.
The agreement was signed on June 22, 2020 and mainly targets youth and women.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) latest monthly report showed that the 2021 global oil demand growth forecast got revised down to 5.79 million barrels per day (bpd) from 5.9 million bpd in the previous report.
The participants discussed cutting down oil output at the world level to restore stability of the international oil market.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are expected to meet on Thursday — a delay from Monday — in an attempt to agree on production cuts.
Futures in London fell around 4 percent to near $26 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose after the April contract expired Friday.
The 7th meeting of Ministers of OPEC and non-OPEC countries kicked off on Friday, under the co-chairmanship of Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Oil prices edged higher on rising expectations of deeper output cuts when OPEC and its allies meet this week.
Crude oil prices fell on Friday as concerns over the outlook for global economic growth outweighed elevated tensions in the Middle East that could disrupt supply routes and send prices higher.
OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts this week at least until the end of 2019 as Iran joined top producers Saudi Arabia.
Oil prices rose over $2 a barrel on Monday as OPEC and its allies looked on track to extend supply cuts until at least the end of 2019 at their meeting in Vienna this week.
Tepid growth in demand for oil along with ample supplies from non-OPEC countries will complicate efforts.
But gains were checked by concerns that a prolonged trade war between Washington and Beijing could lead to a global economic slowdown.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 60 cents at $63.00 per barrel.
Speaking in Riyadh, al-Falih said he was guided by oil market fundamentals, not prices, and global oil inventories continued to rise.
Despite the move, spare capacity from other suppliers such as Saudi Arabia might be able to ensure oil markets cope with a cut in Iranian exports.
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