# Egypt and ITFC review food and energy trade financing > Egypt’s planning and economic development ministry reported on 15 October that Minister Ahmed Rostom met ITFC chief Adeeb Al-Aama in Bangkok to review existing cooperation. The discussion covered the US$1.5 billion annual work program signed in May 2026 to support food and energy needs. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Economy - Country: Egypt - Published: 2026-10-16T14:01:26+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-16T14:01:26+00:00 - Source review period: 2026-10-16 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026.md) *The source does not state the event date; the period shown is the source review period.* The ministry said the relationship, begun in 2008, includes five framework agreements worth approximately $26.4 billion. Talks also covered a proposed 2026–2027 country program and trade-capacity projects. These are values of existing agreements and programs, not fresh October disbursements, and are not added together as a new financing total. ## Data ### ITFC: existing program and frameworks 15 October ministry review Methodology: Amounts are stated values of signed program and frameworks, not payments. Program signed May 2026; framework total uses announcement date only. Program and frameworks may overlap and are not summed. | label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Value of 2026 work program signed in May | 1500000000 | USD | 2026-05 | target | | | Reported value of five framework agreements | 26400000000 | USD | 2026-10-15 | target | approximate | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026/data/source-record?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-itfc-food-energy-trade-finance-review-october-2026/data/source-record?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Egypt Ministry of Planning and Economic Development]() (Source checked: 2026-10-16; Published: 2026-10-15) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)