Subsidized Bread
In implementation to the IFM recommendation after Egypt has taken several batches of the IMF loan, the government plans to change the subsidized bread system from in-kind support to in cash.
The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade denied the rumors, affirming that authorities continue to sell subsidized bread for 5 piasters per loaf for eligible citizens.
The Cabinet media center dismissed reports that the government decided to increase the price of subsidized bread as of November.
A progress report on investigations into Friday’s terrorist attack in Minya.
