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Egypt: A Third of Population Lives in Poverty

Associated Press

   CAIRO - One in three Egyptians is living in poverty, the official
   statistics agency reported Monday, following years of austerity
   measures aimed at reforming the economy.

   The report said 32.5% of Egyptians lived below the poverty line in
   2018, up from 27.8% in 2015 and 16.7% in 2000. It said 6.2% of
   Egyptians live in extreme poverty. It set the poverty line at around
   $1.45 per day and the extreme poverty line at less than a dollar a day.

   Egypt has been struggling to rebuild its economy following years of
   unrest since the 2011 uprising. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has
   repeatedly urged Egyptians to be patient with the economic reforms as
   authorities have waged a sweeping crackdown on dissent.

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