Egypt to launch ‘Price Radar’ app in July to limit monopoly of prices and goods

The Egyptian government, led by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, announced that development of the “Price Radar” mobile phone application has been completed, in preparation for its launch in July.

The application allows the user to specify the location, store, and price of the item, attach a picture of the price, specify the geographical location from which the purchase was made, and search up the prices of goods in the area as shared by other users.

The announcement of the application came while Madbouly chaired a meeting on Thursday to follow up on the the Supreme Committee for Regulating Markets and Commodity Prices.

According to the Cabinet: “Coordination is currently underway between the Information and Decision Support Center and the Consumer Protection Agency to develop another mobile application, which will facilitate receiving complaints and reports from citizens, as well as all of the agency’s services to the public.”