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social spending • 13 min read
Business as usual: Egypt continues to cut social spending in 1st corona budget
Beesan Kassab | "Now is absolutely not the right time to cut beneficiaries out of food subsidies”
4 May 2020
Coronavirus • 14 min read
Popular markets without people
Nada Arafat | Heba, a mother of five boys, also works as a produce vendor in the village market in Gharbiya.
5 April 2020
business • 10 min read
Have the IMF’s promises to Egyptians come true?
Beesan Kassab | The IMF did not only promise growth, it also promised inclusive, job-rich growth.
14 August 2019
2018/19 budget • 14 min read
On the Egyptian pound, living standards and real estate: An economy forecast for 2019
Mohamed Gad | Economists Ahmed Shams Eddin and Wael Gamal discuss Egypt’s macroeconomic projections for 2019
2 January 2019
social spending • 10 min read
As Egyptians brace for further increases in living costs, government announces social spending package
Waad Ahmed | Ahead of anticipated austerity measures, Parliament has approved a new social spending package
5 June 2018
social spending • 23 min read
Escaping the poverty cycle? 3 years of Takaful and Karama
Waad Ahmed | Inflation, limited payout increases and an impeded rollout have marked government subsidy programs
4 April 2018
social spending • 10 min read
How can government maintain target budget deficit and fund new social spending increase?  
Osman El Sharnoubi | To fund increased social spending, the state will turn to measures that will increase the strain on Egyptians
25 June 2017
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