VOL. XXXIII

NO. 32

14 MAY 1990

Egypt

Egypt Raises Prices of Oil Products On 6 May

Egypt announced increases of about 40% in the prices of a number of oilproducts (see relevant item in the B Section). The price of gasoline 90-octanewas raised from 40 to 55 piasters (about 15 to 21 cents) a liter, and that ofgasoline 80-octane from 35 to 50 piasters (about 13 to 19 cents) a liter.Gas/diesel oil and kerosene prices were hiked by three piasters each to 10piasters (about 4 cents) a liter, and the price...