Cairo, Egypt - Jun 01, 2024: The price of a subsidized loaf of bread in Egypt has increased by 300%.

Egyptians buy bread in a popular market in the Sayyida Zeinab area in Cairo, after the price of subsidized bread jumped 300% to 20 piasters ($0.0042) from 5 piasters in Cairo, Egypt, June 1, 2024, according to a decision from the Egyptian Council of Ministers.