A senior official at the Ministry of Finance said Saudi Arabia would offer a new aid package to Egypt worth US$5 billion. "Negotiations over this package have lasted for nearly one month. It includes grants, a deposit in the Central Bank of Egypt and oil products," the Anadolu news agency quoted the official. The official reportedly told the Anadolu news agency that the package also includes a non-refundable grant of $1 billion, adding that additional details will be announced soon. "The government tends to use this new aid package to stimulate the economy and revive suspended economic sectors, especially the construction, tourism and investments sectors, in order to reduce unemployment rates and to reduce the deficit of the state budget," the official said. Saudi Arabia announced last July it would provide an aid package worth $5 billion to Egypt, among other aid packages from UAE and Kuwait totaling $12 billion. Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm
