There was not much of note from the cabinet’s weekly meeting yesterday, which saw the approval of:

  • An ins. fund that would pay out EGP 100k to the families of medical professionals who sustain an injury that causes disability or die on the job. Compensation of EGP 20k-80k would be paid to those who had sustained a partial disability, while 100k would be paid in the event of total disability or death.
  • A draft presidential decision to establish a branch of Canada’s Ryerson University in Egypt, and amendments to the 2019 law regarding the establishment of Canadian universities in Egypt to allow them to offer MBA programs.
  • A partnership between the Education Ministry and Silo Egypt for Food Industries for the provision of school meals. This comes as part of a larger presidential mandate to improve child nutrition which is expected to cost a total of EGP 7.7 bn.
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