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Egypt government begins implementing Egypt 2026 Forum recommendations, minimum wage set to reach EGP 15,000 by 2030
October 26, 2026 at 05:57 PM
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Egypt's government has begun implementing the Egypt 2026 Forum's recommendations, including gradually raising state workers' minimum wage to EGP 15,000 by fiscal year 2029/2030.
- Counselor Mohamed Adel, the government's official spokesperson, announced that executive and legislative measures to apply the forum's recommendations have begun.
- Adel said the minimum wage for government sector workers will rise gradually to EGP 15,000 by the 2029/2030 fiscal year.
- Adel stated the budget's fiscal space will expand to about EGP 4.8 trillion from EGP 2.3 trillion, with at least five companies exceeding $1 billion in market value to be created by 2030.
- Hisham Fouad, head of the General Union of Public Utilities Workers, said recommendations included completing the "Decent Life" initiative and launching an early childhood cancer screening initiative.
- The Official Gazette published Prime Minister's Decision No. 3165 of 2026, empowering the National Wages Council to set a national minimum wage reviewed at least annually.



