Cairo Governorate witnessed the opening of one of the reactivated one-day markets today, Friday, at the Nasr City Exhibition Grounds. Cairo boasts nine one-day markets. The opening was attended by Dr. Sherif Farouk, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade; Dr. Ibrahim Saber, Governor of Cairo; Dr. Alaa Nagi, CEO of the Holding Company for Food Industries; and Ahmed Kamal, Deputy Minister of Supply and the official spokesperson for the Ministry.
Dr. Farouk stressed that the initiative represents one of the important tools the ministry relies on to provide food and non-food commodities to citizens at reduced prices, noting that the commodities are offered at discounted prices compared to those in duty-free shops.
He added that recent days have witnessed the resumption of markets in several governorates, including Giza, Kafr El-Sheikh, Dakahlia, and Alexandria. He explained that this step complements other measures taken by the Ministry to increase the availability and supply of basic commodities, especially with the approaching intensive preparations for Eid al-Adha, and to meet citizens' needs for meat and basic commodities at reasonable prices.
The Minister also announced the launch of temporary outlets for selling live sheep, as well as fresh and frozen meat, starting May 20, as well as an increase in supply at the branches of the Holding Company for Food Industries' consumer complexes. This will help control markets and ensure the availability of goods in reasonable quantities and prices.
He stressed that the Ministry is continuing to expand the establishment of these markets in cooperation with various governorates, with the participation of the public and private sectors, to reach the largest possible number of citizens in various regions.