New rep at the Brics, G20 high tables: Assistant Foreign Minister for International and Regional Economic Affairs Ragy El Etreby has been appointed as President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s personal representative to Brics and G20, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

On El Etreby’s agenda: El Etreby has a clear presidential directive to urge Brics member states to trade in their local currencies in a bid to circumvent the rising costs of hard currency, the statement quotes El Etreby as saying. El Etreby is also set to call for cooperation on industry, agriculture, and services between the bloc’s nations. At the G20, the ambassador will focus on food and energy security, international debt governance, development finance, and reforming the multilateral financial, monetary, and trade system.

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