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CAPMAS: 32.5 percent of Egyptians live below poverty line
Egypt
July 30, 2019
CAPMAS: 32.5 percent of Egyptians live below poverty line
Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Monday that the percentage of Egyptians living below the…
Half of residents in Upper Egypt below poverty line: minister
Egypt
March 14, 2018
Half of residents in Upper Egypt below poverty line: minister
Egyptian Minister of Local Development Abu Bakr al-Gendi said that the poverty rate in Egypt has reached 28 percent nationwide…
Govt: Poverty rate increased to 25.2 percent of population
Business
January 31, 2012
Govt: Poverty rate increased to 25.2 percent of population
Egypt's poverty increased to encompass 25.2 percent of the population in 2010-2011 as compared to 21.6 percent in 2008-2009, the…
Egypt’s economy slumps under weight of unrest
Business
November 26, 2011
Egypt’s economy slumps under weight of unrest
Drivers passing Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo curse the protesters. On radio shows, callers question whether the youth activists and…
Govt earmarks LE4.3 billion for neediest villages
Business
January 24, 2011
Govt earmarks LE4.3 billion for neediest villages
Investments worth LE4.3 billion have been allocated to complement the first phase of the 1000 Villages Poorest Initiative, the Egyptian…
Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor
Business
August 6, 2010
Ministry of Finance budget does not prioritize the nation’s poor
A recent Ministry of Finance report revealed positive GDP indicators for the financial year 2009/10, but critics maintain that these…