inflation
Sisi’s satisfaction rating among Egyptians falls to 68%: Baseera poll
Egypt
October 22, 2016
Sisi’s satisfaction rating among Egyptians falls to 68%: Baseera poll
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's satisfaction rate among Egyptian voters dropped to 68 percent in October, compared with 82 percent in…
Egypt forms committee to set profit margins for sale of basic goods
Business
October 20, 2016
Egypt forms committee to set profit margins for sale of basic goods
Egypt's government has formed a cabinet-level committee that will determine how much profit can be made from the sale of…
Muslim Brotherhood members detained for planning protests on Nov. 11
Egypt
October 17, 2016
Muslim Brotherhood members detained for planning protests on Nov. 11
Prosecutors have ordered the detention of seven suspects pending investigation on charges of inciting protests on November 11.The order was…
Alexandria taxi driver self-immolates in apparent protest at cost of living
Egypt
October 16, 2016
Alexandria taxi driver self-immolates in apparent protest at cost of living
A man set himself on fire in th Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria on Saturday in an alleged protest at…
Egypt’s annual inflation drops to 14.6% in September: CAPMAS
Business
October 10, 2016
Egypt’s annual inflation drops to 14.6% in September: CAPMAS
Egypt's annual inflation rate dropped to 14.6 percent in September down from 16.4 percent in August, the state statistics agency…
IMF predicts consumer prices index at 18.2% in 2017
Business
October 5, 2016
IMF predicts consumer prices index at 18.2% in 2017
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a rise in the Egypt's consumer price index (CPI) to 18.2 percent during…
Egypt inflation rate at 14.8% in July: CAPMAS
Business
August 10, 2016
Egypt inflation rate at 14.8% in July: CAPMAS
The government statistics agency has announced an official inflation rate of 14.8 percent in July, showing now increase on the…
Pension increase canceled out by consumer inflation
Egypt
June 13, 2016
Pension increase canceled out by consumer inflation
On May 9, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved a 10 percent increase on all state pensions, a move that benefits…
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation jumps to 12.3 pct in May
Business
June 9, 2016
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation jumps to 12.3 pct in May
Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation jumped to 12.3 percent in May from 10.3 percent in April, the official statistics…
PM instructs Cabinet task force to tackle food prices ahead of Ramadan
Egypt
June 3, 2016
PM instructs Cabinet task force to tackle food prices ahead of Ramadan
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has instructed the Cabinet's task force committee to address the recent hikes in the prices of…