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Egypt
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Politics
5/20/2023 1:38:19 PM
The National Dialogue has made significant progress in formulating comprehensive proposals that address the concerns and interests of all Egyptians, as well as various associations and unions, announced Diaa Rashwan, the general coordinator of the National Dialogue on Friday night.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/16/2023 9:39:00 PM
During Tuesday's session of the National Dialogue, the representatives of various political forces called for expanding the social protection umbrealla and enhancing protection programmes to support the needy amid soaring inflation due to the economic global crisis.
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Business
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Economy
4/23/2023 8:43:27 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ordered an almost 50 percent increase in appropriations for various subsidy and social protection programs in the budget for FY2023/2024 in order "to ease the burden on citizens during the global inflation wave."
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Business
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Economy
4/3/2023 3:01:51 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Finance has announced the details of the EGP 150 billion ($4.85 billion) social protection package that will increase salaries of public employees starting in April.
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Egypt
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Society
3/21/2023 3:34:34 PM
Egypt has closed 15 traditional prisons and replaced them with modern correctional and rehabilitation centres, according to Major General Tariq Marzouk, assistant minister for social protection.
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Business
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Economy
3/21/2023 2:56:12 PM
Egypt's parliament – the House of Representatives – approved Monday a bill amending the current FY2022/23 budget to earmark an additional EGP 165 billion to fund President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's new package of wage and pension hikes and social protection programmes.
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Business
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Economy
1/18/2023 10:50:00 PM
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the cost of wheat subsidies will reach EGP 95 billion by the end of the year, up from EGP 38 billion.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/31/2022 5:28:00 PM
Experts discuss with Safeya Mounir whether the social protection measures Egypt adopted this year to protect the vulnerable from the repercussions of global crises were enough.
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Business
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Economy
12/23/2022 4:09:00 PM
The World Bank announced on Friday $500 million in financing dedicated to expanding and strengthening Egypt’s flagship Takaful and Karama social safety net program.
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Business
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Economy
12/17/2022 8:23:56 PM
The new $3 billion loan to Egypt approved on Friday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be used to support the country’s programme to boost economic growth and investments and enhance its social protection network, the Cabinet said today.
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Egypt
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Society
8/26/2022 2:16:24 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has announced that the country's newly introduced social protection package to help Egyptians cope with the global repercussions of Russian-Ukraine war will go into effect in September.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
8/4/2022 9:51:00 AM
The government has launched a further set of measures to help vulnerable families face up to increasing economic challenges.
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Egypt
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Politics
8/3/2022 11:12:30 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ordered on Wednesday allocating an additional EGP 1 billion in government support to the National Alliance for Civil Development Work (NACDW), raising the total funding provided by the state to the alliance to EGP 10 billion.
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Business
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Economy
7/30/2022 2:17:35 PM
Tens of thousands of Egyptians who work as home delivery couriers – known in Arabic as tayareen, or pilots – face hard working conditions and enjoy minimal social protections.
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Business
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Economy
7/29/2022 7:31:16 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Thursday that Egypt is including social protection programs worth over EGP 490 billion -- roughly $26 billion - in the country's 2022/2023 budget that started in July.
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Egypt
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Society
7/28/2022 1:06:52 PM
Egypt’s National Alliance for Civil Development Work (NACDW) has allocated around EGP 2.4 billion to support 400,000 impoverished families on a monthly basis over one year amid the current global economic crisis, a statement by the alliance read on Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
7/10/2022 5:33:24 PM
Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said on Sunday that EGP 356 billion of the fiscal year (FY) 2022/23 budget has been allocated for social protection and subsidization, while another EGP 400 billion will go for improving conditions of public employees including wages and compensations.
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Egypt
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Politics
7/4/2022 8:02:27 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi instructed the Ministry of Finance on Monday to work on rationalising government spending and focusing on the enhancement of social protection programmes in the coming period.
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Business
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Economy
6/29/2022 11:55:38 AM
The World Bank’s (WB) Board of Executive Directors announced its approval on Wednesday of a $500-million-loan to back Egypt’s social protection net and food security in the face of the impacts of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
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World
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Region
6/2/2022 4:46:11 PM
Morocco confirmed Thursday its first case of the monkeypox virus, with the country’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection saying that the case was most likely imported from abroad.
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