From Egypt to the Gulf .. Carrefour in 3 countries did...

Here are the countries that have issued and which have not released data at the time of writing this report.

Egypt:

Carrefour in Egypt issued a statement confirming that “85% of our products are sourced from local producers,” pointing to the provision of 20 thousand direct and indirect job opportunities.

Saudi:

Carrefour Saudi Arabia, in a statement posted on its official Twitter page, said: “Carrefour provides more than 2,800 direct and indirect job opportunities, and we are proud that Saudi citizens represent 40% of the workforce.”

Kuwait:

Carrefour Kuwait published a statement confirming that 90% of its products are sourced from the region.

Sultanate of Oman:

Carrefour Oman said that it provides 6000 job opportunities and that Omani citizens represent 44% of the workforce and 80% of its products are sourced from the region.

The Gulf states in which Carrefour did not issue a statement were represented by: Bahrain, the Emirates and Qatar .

During the past few days, social networking sites have witnessed widespread campaigns calling for a boycott of French goods, against the background of statements by French officials headed by President Emmanuel Macron, which were considered “offensive” to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, after the killing of a French teacher by a young Muslim of Chechen origins.

Some countries in the Middle East region, some formally and others unofficially, joined the campaign to boycott French products and goods, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on people to “not approach French goods and refrain from buying them,” while a non-governmental supermarket chain announced In Kuwait, the boycott of French products in more than 50 of its outlets in the country.