May 1, 2023 · Egypt's supply ministry raised the prices of most of the subsidised goods sold to more than half the population from Monday, a document seen ...

May 1, 2023 · Plans to raise the price of subsidised bread, which has been unchanged for decades, were postponed after fallout from the war in Ukraine.

Mar 22, 2022 · The price of bread in Egypt is surging, as the country takes 80% of its wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine. Experts say this could lead ...

Feb 1, 2022 · Egypt hit by rise in global wheat prices · Subsidy programme long seen as inefficient · Subsidised bread price unchanged for decades.

Oct 5, 2023 · Bread subsidies are already expensive. They cost $2.9bn in the past fiscal year, 2.6% of the budget. Only half of the grain Egypt uses is grown ...

Feb 16, 2022 · The government is currently setting up a system for raising the prices of subsidised bread, Madbouly said at a press conference on Wednesday, ...

Sep 19, 2022 · In Egypt, the food subsidy system covers most of the poor, vulnerable, and middle-income groups, and while targeting has improved, still ...