The pair previously supplied more than 80% of Egypt’s imports. In a country where political discontent often follows spikes in food prices, the potential for bread shortages is among the most ...

CAIRO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Egypt ... bread to people not enrolled in its bread subsidy programme as it battles accelerating inflation, the supply minister said on Monday. People will be able to buy ...

After more than three decades, Egypt has increased the fixed price of subsidized bread from 0.05 Egyptian pounds ($0.0010) a loaf to 0.20 Egyptian pounds ($0.0042). With record levels of inflation ...

Egypt's government will start selling discounted bread to citizens not enrolled in its ration card programme, through designated prepaid cards, as of January 2024, an official announced on Tuesday.

Egypt is the world's largest wheat importer, and bread is a highly sensitive issue for the country. Nearly five years ago, angry demonstrations erupted across Egypt after the government cut ...

An Egyptian worker removes loaves of bread from the oven at a bakery in Cairo's southeastern Mokattam district, as the prices of basic goods in Egypt have ... will be able to buy 90g loaves ...