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Egypt cabinet begins implementing president's Egypt Forum 2026 directives to improve living standards
October 28, 2026 at 11:36 AM · Updated 6m ago
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Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired Wednesday's cabinet meeting to launch implementation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's Egypt Forum 2026 directives on improving citizens' living conditions.
- The telecom regulator issued instructions to fixed-internet providers to double basic package capacity, effective November 1, 2026.
- Madbouly stated the government has begun implementing the teacher salary directive, after education and finance ministers held a joint press conference on the plan.
- Partnership agreements were signed to provide low-income housing units under the "Housing for All Egyptians" initiative.
- Madbouly announced that periodic follow-up meetings with ministries to monitor implementation will begin next week.
- The National Telecom Regulatory Authority specified that the basic 150-pound monthly internet bundle will double from 50 to 100 gigabytes without a price increase.
- Cabinet spokesperson Mohamed Adel said the government targets one million housing units over four years, with 80% of partnership projects allocated to affordable housing.
- Housing Minister Randa Al-Menashawy said preparations are underway to offer distinctive units to Egyptians abroad under the Beit Al-Watan program.
- The Cabinet approved a 30% discount on electricity consumption for six months for users of coded meters installed before 2024, costing about three billion pounds.
- The Cabinet extended by three months, to 12 January 2027, the deadline for tenants under Law 164/2025 to apply for alternative housing.
- The Cabinet granted golden licenses to two wind energy projects in Ras Shukeir and the Gulf of Suez.
- The Cabinet granted Shadwan Wind Energy a golden licence for its 900-megawatt Ras Shukeir wind project, targeted for completion by 31 March 2028.
- The cabinet tasked the Egyptian General Authority for Surveying with reconsidering social assistance for residents of buildings conflicting with the Greater Cairo Ring Road development.













