In Egypt, A Straight Line From Inflation To Lower Birth Rates

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In Egypt, A Straight Line From Inflation To Lower Birth Rates

CAIRO — Five-year-old Farah will live alone without siblings. Her father, Karim Jaber, a legal accountant in his 30s, and his wife have decided to stop having children. “I cannot provide a decent life for more than one child,” he told Al-Manassa.Jaber's decision did not come out of nowhere; He had told his wife early in their marriage life that he didn’t want to have children. But his wife convinced him to just have one child so they could avoid…