REUTERS NEXT-Egypt plans new trade policy to address import costs and regional deals

ABU DHABI (Reuters) -Egypt is formulating a new trade policy in preparation for upcoming regional agreements, Planning Minister Rania Al-Mashat said on Wednesday during a panel at the Reuters NEXT Gulf Summit in Abu Dhabi.

Al-Mashat said the cost and pricing of imports from various regions will also be addressed in the new policy framework.

Egypt is one of the world’s largest wheat importers.

(Reporting by Jana Choukeir and Nayera Abdallah; Writing by Tala Ramadan; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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