More inflation…more pain inflicted on the people of Egypt

After a downward trend in previous months, Egypt's inflation rates rose again in August and September. The rise was  driven by the government's continued implementation of the IMF program's measures, most notably the hike in energy and electricity prices.

This report was prepared by Mohamed Ramadan, researcher at the Economic and Social Justice Unit of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), and edited by Wael Gamal, director of the unit.

I. Introduction