School supplies soar in price just before Egypt’s academic year begins

The prices of supplies at some stationaries in downtown Cairo saw an average increase from between 30 percent to 50 percent, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm.

However, the head of the Office Supplies Division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce Ahmed Abu-Gabal denied that there was a significant increase in the prices of school supplies this year, explaining that it did not exceed over 10 percent compared to 2022.

The government announced the opening of the “Ahlan Madares” (Welcome Schools) exhibition series nationwide, having already opened in some governorates in late August.