The Transport Ministry has reportedly finished drafting legislation that would end the state’s monopoly on rail service and allow private sector participation in building, managing, and maintaining infrastructure, Al Ahram reports. The amendments target one clause of the law establishing and regulating the Egyptian National Railways, which enshrines its monopoly over railway services and projects. Minister Hisham Arafat began actively pushing for the bill earlier this month after being in the hot seat over the deadly train crash in Alexandria, saying that the state does not have enough resources to adequately upgrade its rail system. MPs had also announced their intention to introduce a similar bill in their upcoming session.

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