Today, Sunday 5 October, EIPR publishes its new report in the "Eye on Debt" series, which analyses the Fourth Review of Egypt’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme.
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Any attempt to undermine the social security net at present is nothing short of a crime
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) released today an analytical paper entitled "2024/2025: A Budget for Interest on Debt... Austerity for us, profits for creditors".
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Real spending on all items is on the wane, except for loan cost
This year's Labour Day marks a very difficult year for all wage earners in Egypt. The public debt crisis, the exchange rate crunch that resulted in significant devaluations of the local currency against the US dollar, the successive inflation shocks, the rises in commodity prices, and the economic policies sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have all dealt successive painful blows to wages and living standards of the majority of wage dependants in Egypt.
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights commentary
By Mohamed Ramadan, Economic and Social Justice Unit researcher



