Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION Food price inflation rates, according to the World Bank, show Lebanon at 239 percent, Turkey at 76 percent, Egypt at 74 percent, Ghana at 49 percent, and Iran at 39 percent. Egypt’s consumption of food staples, like bread and rice, is expected to increase by 3 to 5 percent in 2024 while buying of non-staple items will drop due to high cost. The annual cost of living increase in Egypt – 35.7 percent in 2022/23 – is expected to drop to 25.9 in 2023/24 – according to the World Bank and assuming better foreign exchange supply. Egypt’s currency – the Egyptian pound – is expected to drop in “official” value a...
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