Chlieb je už drahou potravou v Egypte
Po zdražení poravinových komodít si mnohí Egypťania už nemôžu dovoliť kúpiť potrebné množstvo chleba.
Bread. For Egypt's middle classes it is breakfast, lunch and dinner. In Egyptian Arabic it is known as "aish" which means both bread and life.
For many Egyptians the flat, round bread is also becoming a symbol of the country's inequalities.
Rocketing global commodity prices and failing domestic supplies have made this staple food unaffordable for 20 percent of the country's 76 million inhabitants.
The Middle East's most populous country is not alone in these problems. The UN warned economic turmoil could hit many of the world's poorer countries as global inflation spirals -- but with 40 percent of the population living near the poverty line, the price rise has struck particularly hard.
Zdroj: cnn.com
18.04.2008
