Egypt eyes raising personal income to $6,000/yr by 2020

Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt is planning to raise personal income to $6,000 per annum by 2020, the planning minister said.

The government is seeking to create more job opportunities to reduce the unemployment rate to 7.5% in the coming period, Hala El-Saeed highlighted during a conference in Sharm El-Sheikh.

The minister also said that the budget of the Ministry of Health and Population soared by 148% this year, pointing out that nearly EGP 155 billion were invested in the electricity sector in the past four years. 

Mubasher Contribution Time: 17-Oct-2018 07:40 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 17-Oct-2018 09:31 (GMT)