Madbouly unveils Egypt Forum recommendations and national economic transition program

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly presented the Egypt Forum 2026 recommendations at the closing session, saying they have become presidential directives.

• Madbouly said the government completed the national economic transition program, to be presented for public dialogue within the next two months.
• He announced a target to raise the minimum wage from 8,000 to 15,000 Egyptian pounds by fiscal year 2029/2030.
• He announced a target to complete and operate 27 private and technological universities before the end of 2030.
• The recommendations included raising average compensation for health sector workers by at least 50 percent by the end of fiscal year 2029/2030.
• Madbouly said the next phase will complete the comprehensive health insurance system and the second and third phases of the Decent Life initiative.
• He said about 3.4 million citizens benefited from the medical interventions under the initiative to eliminate waiting lists.
• He announced an early-detection initiative for six types of childhood cancer at an estimated cost of about one billion Egyptian pounds.
• Egypt's communications ministry and telecom regulator directed fixed internet providers to double the basic 150-pound package's data allowance from 50 to 100 gigabytes.
• Madbouly confirmed the continuation of residential construction projects to meet citizens' housing needs and address rising demand for housing units.
• Madbouly announced studying the establishment of a national scholarship fund supervised by the presidency for distinguished Egyptians wishing to study abroad.
• President Sisi announced the Egypt Forum will be held annually, with a different sector discussed each month.
• Sisi put the childhood cancer early-detection initiative's cost at about 1.8 billion Egyptian pounds, above the earlier one-billion estimate.