The Egyptian government has decided to raise the minimum wage in the private sector to 3,500 Egyptian pounds ($113) per month from January 1, according to a decision published in the Official Gazette.
The government last raised the minimum wage on July 1 when it set it at 3,000 pounds.
Egypt's headline inflation rate has risen sharply over the past two years, reaching a record 38 percent in September before falling to 35.6 percent in November.
Source (Al-Arabiya.net Website, Edited)
