In Egypt, economic heat of Russia's war in Ukraine is only getting worse
Average Egyptians told Al-Monitor that everything from the price of tomatoes to bread is taking a toll on daily life and household decisions as country's economy reels under the heavy toll of the war in Ukraine.
GIZA — With every passing day, the money in Hanan Hussein's purse becomes more and more dwarfed by the items in this crowded vegetable market in Embaba — a densely populated neighborhood in the Giza province of Greater Cairo.
Hussein, a mother of two in her early 50s, looks at the price tags of food items placed on the carts or on the wooden tables jockeying for limited space on both sides of the market and shrugs her head, knowing that the few pounds she has can only buy a few of the items on display.
"Tomatoes selling for 10 pounds a kilo, potatoes for 12, zucchini for 15 and rice for 19," she says to herself.
"What are these prices?" she asks herself as she moves toward the end of the market.
