Presidential decree approves grant deal with Canada on EGYCAN
CAIRO - 17 April 2025: The official gazette published on Thursday presidential decree no. 567 of 2024 approving a 9.9 million-Canadian-dollar grant deal with Canada on the Egypt Green Skills for the Climate-smart Agribusiness Network Program (EGYCAN).
The parliament approved the draft decree during its session on January 12, 2025.
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