"Ramadan this year is different from previous years because of prices, which have tripled, and not only doubled."
Egyptians buy traditional lanterns and food ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, amid a cost of living crisis.
Since the beginning of last year, the Egyptian pound has lost almost 50 percent of its value against all foreign currencies, especially the US dollar, the main trading and business currency in the country.
The far-reaching repercussions of the war in Ukraine and the repeated interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve have forced the Central Bank of Egypt to devalue the Egyptian pound three times and raise key interest rates several times so far.
Over the past few months, the outcry has been the loudest among poor and low-income Egyptians who have been struggling to get by as the price of food doubled and, in some cases, tripled.
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