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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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Business
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Economy
4/20/2022 5:52:34 PM
The anticipated loan programme for Egypt from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aims to support the country’s social protection system amid rising food and energy prices on the back of the Russian war in Ukraine, said IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/5/2022 10:03:16 PM
Allocations for social protection have increased in the new draft budget as well as measures to cushion the repercussions of global price hikes, reports Nahla Abul-Ezz
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Business
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Economy
3/21/2022 6:22:20 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Finance approved on Monday a package of financial and social protection procedures, worth EGP 130 billion, to address the ongoing global economic challenges and their repercussions.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/30/2021 11:11:00 AM
Egypt has successfully completed two development stages since the 30 June Revolution in 2013 and is now poised to accelerate work on stage three.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/22/2021 1:11:00 PM
This year’s Egypt Human Development Report points out areas where work is needed, while recognising efforts made towards meeting commitments in the 2014 constitution and the UN SDGs
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Egypt
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Society
9/14/2021 10:02:10 PM
Zakaria reviewed the issues tackled by the report, including investment in people, economic reform, social protection, woman employment, and governance
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Egypt
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7/8/2021 1:28:01 PM
The government has earmarked large financial allocations to strengthen social protection services provided for women, enhancing measures for protecting them against violence, El-Sisi said
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
6/24/2021 3:11:00 PM
Egypt’s 2021-22 budget prioritises spending on education, healthcare, social protection, and public investment, reports Al-Ahram Weekly
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Business
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Economy
4/27/2021 6:03:39 PM
The strategy is expected to support Egypt's budget targeted primary surpluses and to create room for priority spending on health, education and social protection, according to Maait.
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World
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Region
3/29/2021 10:05:51 AM
HRW said that after taking initiatives on women's rights, including on education and social protection, Qatar was now falling behind Gulf neighbours, after Saudi Arabia in 2019 allowed adult women to travel without permission
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
12/28/2020 7:51:36 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly tracks the development of Egypt’s state-subsidy and social-protection programmes over the past decade to ensure that support is delivered to those who need it most
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