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.
Files: Economic Rights
5 Oct 2025
Introduction
After a delay of about five months, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the fourth review of the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for Egypt, which Egypt signed in late 2022.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) rejects the cabinet-drafted amendments to the education law, which were referred to parliament just days before the end of the current parliamentary term, without serious societal dialogue or c
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their full solidarity with the Lawyers Syndicate’s decision to stage a general strike on 7 and 8 July and to boycott all court and prosecution proceedings, in protest against the decision by th
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58% of new loans are allocated to servicing existing debt, and interest is equivalent to 87% of tax revenue
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Salaries for senior government officials set to increase by 66%, compared to a 17% raise for healthcare workers and 4% for teachers
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) released an analytical paper titled "The 2025-2026 Budget: Egypt in the Grip of Debts", providing an analysis of the public budget of the fiscal year that began in early July.
