Sisi reviews Egypt’s social protection, subsidy reforms
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reviewed proposed reforms to the country's social protection and subsidy…
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Egypt’s strategic commodity reserves sufficient, some near one year’s supply…
Egypt has sufficient strategic commodity reserves to meet domestic consumption needs for extended periods, with…
Egypt’s Nasser Social Bank, Egypt Post partner to expand financial services…
Egypt's Nasser Social Bank signed on Sunday a cooperation protocol with Egypt Post to expand access to banking and…
Egypt’s FRA expands expatriate insurance scheme with unfair dismissal cover from 1…
Egypt will expand its voluntary insurance scheme for citizens living abroad from 1 Aug. by adding coverage for…
Egypt to roll out 2026/2027 budget prioritising social sectors
Egypt is preparing to implement the state budget for fiscal year 2026/2027 after approval by the House of…
Egypt’s Sisi reviews social protection, childcare expansion plans
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday reviewed progress on plans to develop a unified social…
Egypt’s health insurance reaches 5.4m beneficiaries in April – UHIA
Egypt's Universal Health Insurance Authority (UHIA) reported on Wednesday that the total number of beneficiaries…
Egypt disburses EGP2.538b in worker assistance across 3,999 establishments
Egypt’s Emergency Workers’ Relief Fund disbursed 2.538 billion Egyptian pounds in assistance to workers across…
Sisi, Madbouly review economic priorities
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Sunday with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly to review a wide range…
Egypt starts disbursing EGP355.2mln Labour Day grant for irregular workers
Egypt’s has started disbursing 355.2 million Egyptian pounds as a Labour Day grant for irregular workers registered…
Egypt, WFP discuss subsidy reform, food security cooperation
Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk held talks on Thursday with a delegation from the World…
Egypt boosts social spending in 2026/27 budget, expands subsidy bill
Egypt’s draft fiscal year 2026/27 budget prioritises social protection and subsidies, with total allocations of…
Egypt’s Cabinet approves EGP 5.1 trillion budget focused on growth, social spending
Egypt’s Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly, approved a 5.1 trillion Egyptian pound state budget for…
Egypt disburses EGP18.5b for social support since Feb – ministry
Egypt’s Finance Ministry announced on Monday that 18.5 billion Egyptian pounds has been disbursed since the launch…
Egypt signs MoU with World Food Programme for food security, supply systems
Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Food Programme (WFP) to expand cooperation in…
Egypt, World Bank discuss boosting development cooperation
Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Ahmed Rostom, met on Sunday with a high-level World Bank delegation to discuss…
Egypt starts EGP 400 ration card grant on 17 Feb
Egypt will begin disbursing an additional 400 Egyptian pounds monthly grant to eligible ration card holders from…
Economic growth drives Egypt’s latest social aid package – PM
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said on Sunday that improvements in the country’s economy have created the…
Egypt’s FinMin outlines details of social protection measures ahead of Ramadan
Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk on Sunday provided details of the government’s social protection package…
Egypt raises minimum, maximum insurance wage starting Jan 2026
Egypt’s National Organisation for Social Insurance (NOSI) announced on Sunday an increase in the minimum and…
Egypt disburses over EGP 4b to 4.7m families under Takaful and Karama in Nov
The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced on Saturday that cash support under the Takaful and Karama programme…
Egypt’s Cabinet approves automatic enrolment process for low-income health insurance
Egypt’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft decision by Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly to activate an automatic…
Egypt, Lebanon sign 15 deals covering trade, transport, social development
Egypt and Lebanon signed 15 memoranda of understanding and cooperation protocols on Sunday across a broad range of…
Egypt’s Emergency Workers’ Relief Fund pays out EGP 2.4b to 441k workers since 2002
Egypt’s Workers’ Emergency Relief Fund has disbursed 2.379 billion Egyptian pounds to support 441,000 workers…
Egypt establishes Strategic Financial Framework for Economic Empowerment
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has issued a decree establishing a Strategic Financial Framework for…
Egypt, India explore cooperation on handicrafts, social protection – ministry
Egypt’s Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsy met with Indian Ambassador to Cairo Suresh K. Reddy to discuss…
Egypt signs protocol to expand transport, social support for retirees
Egypt’s ministry of industry and transport signed a cooperation protocol with the ministry of social solidarity on…
Egypt’s CAPMAS signs data-sharing protocol with civil alliance
Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) has signed a cooperation protocol with the…
Egypt disburses EGP 4b under Takaful and Karama in Sept
Egypt’s Takaful and Karama cash transfer programme has paid out more than 4 billion Egyptian pounds in September to…
Egypt’s FinMin presses for global partnerships on food security at G20 talks
Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk has urged stronger international cooperation to bolster food security,…
Egypt reviews preparations to host PHDC 2025 in November
Egypt will host the third Global Congress on Population, Health and Human Development (PHDC 2025) this November,…
Egypt to disburse August cash support to 4.7m families on Aug. 15
Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity announced on Thursday that cash support under Takaful and Karama programme…
Egypt raises insurance policy limit for expatriates
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) signed a cooperation protocol on…
Egypt PM: Supporting diaspora national priority
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly affirmed that supporting Egyptians abroad remains a top national priority,…
Egypt tapped for leading role in WB’s 1.5b health coverage push
The World Bank (WB) is inviting Egypt to play a central role in a new global initiative aimed at expanding basic…
FRA raises insurance coverage for Egyptian expats to EGP250k
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has raised the value of the personal accident insurance policy for…
Egypt engages Oxford initiative on human capital development
Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Rania Al Mashat, held a meeting…
Egypt’s FinMin calls for global finance reform
Egypt’s Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk has called for enhanced international cooperation and coordination to…
Egypt allocates Red Sea land to lower public debt
Egypt’s finance ministry plans to develop a prime land plot on the Red Sea, saying it is part of a broader strategy…
Egypt launches new Ezraa phase for small farmers
Egypt launched a new phase of the Ezraa (Plant) initiative to support small farmers and strengthen national food…