Saudi Arabia, Ghana Strengthen Collaboration in Agriculture, Food Security

Alfadley's tour of Africa included visits to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Ghana - SPA
Alfadley's tour of Africa included visits to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Ghana - SPA
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Saudi Arabia, Ghana Strengthen Collaboration in Agriculture, Food Security

Alfadley's tour of Africa included visits to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Ghana - SPA
Alfadley's tour of Africa included visits to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Ghana - SPA

Saudi Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Alfadley and Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana Dr. Bryan Acheampong reached an agreement during Alfadley's tour of Africa, strengthening relations and increasing investment opportunities in agriculture, food security, fisheries, and livestock.
The two officials agreed to work together to ease the process of investing in their countries, to serve the common interest, and expand the scope of economic partnership, SPA reported.
Alfadley's tour of Africa included visits to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Ghana, and is part of efforts to implement the outcomes of the recent Saudi-African Summit.
The tour aims to strengthen ties and collaboration between Saudi Arabia and African states.



Egypt's GDP Growth at 4.3% in Second Quarter vs 2.3% a Year Earlier

Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo's El Matareya district peer from their balconies to celebrate a mass break-fast, "Iftar" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP)
Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo's El Matareya district peer from their balconies to celebrate a mass break-fast, "Iftar" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP)
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Egypt's GDP Growth at 4.3% in Second Quarter vs 2.3% a Year Earlier

Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo's El Matareya district peer from their balconies to celebrate a mass break-fast, "Iftar" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP)
Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo's El Matareya district peer from their balconies to celebrate a mass break-fast, "Iftar" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP)

Egypt's GDP growth rate increased to 4.3% in the second quarter of its 2024/25 year compared with 2.3% in the same period a year earlier, the planning ministry said on Wednesday.

GDP grew along with total investments, though public investments were below 40% of the total. Several sectors supported growth, including non-oil manufacturing activity, which was up by 17.74%, and tourism activity, which surged 18%. The fiscal year began on July 1.

Some sectors contracted in the second quarter of fiscal 2024/25, including the Suez Canal, where activity fell by 70%.

Extraction activity growth fell 9.2%, on the back of oil extraction activity, which slipped 7.6% and gas by 19.6%.