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EGP 2.4 bn expected increase in staples subsidies in 2018/2019 fiscal year
Gov’t spending on subsidies looks set to exceed budget targets: Subsidies for staple items are expected to exceed the FY2018-19…
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Finance Ministry mulling alternative solutions to overdue export subsidy funds
FinMin looks at alternative ways to disburse delayed export subsidies: The Finance Ministry is looking at different ways to pay…
Egypt looking to make Takaful and Karama handouts contingent on children’s school attendance
Smart government policy: Takaful and Karama handouts will be contingent on school attendance: The Social Solidarity Ministry will make families’…
Own a ‘modern’ car or have a big mobile phone bill? No subsidies for you.
Own a ‘modern’ car or have a big mobile phone bill? No subsidies for you. The government will use a…
Gov’t to launch debit card Meeza in 2Q2019
The government aims to launch its “Meeza” debit card in 2Q2019, beginning with subsidy payments, CIT Minister Amr Talaat told…
Egypt’s three state newspapers run with econ-focused stories on their front pages
The front pages of the country’s three state-run newspapers this morning feature stories relating to Egypt’s reform program and improving…
Egypt welfare recipients will receive payouts for a maximum of two children starting in January 2019
Smart policy: Giving incentives for birth control: China’s (flagging?) two-child policy could never fly in Egypt for cultural and religious…
Gov’t working on a single card for citizens to receive social welfare benefits and subsidies
CABINET WATCH- “Meeza” debit card to encompass all government services: The government is working to expand its new “Meeza” state…
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