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Egypt plans single cash transfer system for combating poverty

Egypt plans to launch a new social protection system to help the poor, which would include merging a social security safety-net plan with the program known as Takaful and Karama.

An employee counts money at a bank in Cairo September 4, 2014.  REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: BUSINESS) - GM1EA941TDY01
An employee counts money at a bank, Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 4, 2014. — REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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