Article: EGYPT: LOWERING PRICES ON BASIC STAPLES FOR POOR FAMILIES.(Brief Article)

Al-Ahram newspaper reported on the plan of government food products holding companies to reduce prices on basic staples for low-income families. The paper quoted the President of the Holding Company, Eng. Adil a-Shahawi, who told the paper in late December 2001 that the company reduced the profits of its supermarkets by an average of 5% in order to direct them to ...

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