An Egyptian seller waits for customers at his dates shop ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan
Egypt planning deals and price measures
Prime Minister Madbouly says the government is planning on big deals to ensure liquidity, working with merchants to control prices, and prioritizing foreign currency access for importers of staple commodities after letting the currency depreciate sharply.
Thursday 07/03/2024
An Egyptian seller waits for customers at his dates shop ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan
DUBAI - Egypt's government is planning on big deals to ensure liquidity, working with merchants to control prices, and prioritizing foreign currency access for importers of staple commodities after letting the currency depreciate sharply, the prime minister said on Thursday.
The interior ministry has also been ordered to use an "iron fist" with black market currency traders, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said at a press conference.