price increases
Unprecedented increase in prices of food items in Egypt
Egypt
March 21, 2023
Unprecedented increase in prices of food items in Egypt
Shops across Egypt have witnessed an increase in the prices of pasta and rice, in conjunction with production costs and…
Fuel prices of all kinds increase in Egypt, transport tariff up
Egypt
July 13, 2022
Fuel prices of all kinds increase in Egypt, transport tariff up
The Egyptian Petroleum Products Automatic Pricing Committee recommended at its meeting held at the end of June to amend prices…
Egypt increases prices of popular cigarettes
Egypt
March 1, 2022
Egypt increases prices of popular cigarettes
The Egyptian state-owned Eastern Company for Tobacco has increased prices for 10 types of cigarettes starting Tuesday, in accordance with…
Egypt’s Gold prices up by LE13 per gram, 21 carats at LE705
Business
August 24, 2019
Egypt’s Gold prices up by LE13 per gram, 21 carats at LE705
Gold prices have risen in the local market on Saturday by about LE13, boosted by rising global markets. The price…
Govt approves 15% pensions increase to contain soaring prices
Egypt
May 30, 2017
Govt approves 15% pensions increase to contain soaring prices
Egypt’s Cabinet approved on Monday an additional package of LE43 billion for social security, which included an LE20 billion increase…
Government to issue ‘drug monitoring’ system to combat pharmaceutical fraud
Egypt
April 18, 2017
Government to issue ‘drug monitoring’ system to combat pharmaceutical fraud
The Ministry of Health has decided to issue a "drug monitoring" system which aims to control the pharmaceutical market, eliminate…
Raising medicine prices will not solve shortage problem: Doctors Syndicate
Business
December 19, 2016
Raising medicine prices will not solve shortage problem: Doctors Syndicate
Egypt's Doctors Syndicate said that the Ministry of Health violated all previous commitments by agreeing to increase the price of…
Pharmaceutical products prices to increase by up to 50%
Egypt
December 19, 2016
Pharmaceutical products prices to increase by up to 50%
Sources with the Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry said that domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies have agreed with the Ministry of…
Egypt sharply increases customs duties as it seeks to curb imports
Egypt
December 4, 2016
Egypt sharply increases customs duties as it seeks to curb imports
Egypt has sharply raised customs duties on more than 300 goods, to 60 percent for many items, to encourage domestic…
Up to 45% increase in EgyptAir tickets next week
Egypt
November 9, 2016
Up to 45% increase in EgyptAir tickets next week
EgyptAir is set to announce within hours or on Sunday, an increase of 35 to 45 percent to the price…