#headline inflation
In a statement made on January 14 by Samir Sabry, the Rapporteur of the Investment Committee at the National Dialogue, Egypt’s government is expected to increase the minimum wage for government employees and pensions within the next two months. Currently, the minimum wage for the public sector stands at EGP 4,000 (USD 129) while pensions amount to EGP 1,300 (USD 42). This proposed adjustment would mark the third minimum wage increase in less than a year. Sabry explained that the…
