Cairo Governorate to legalize street vendors

Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid wants to expand a plan that grants legal status to street vendors in some of Cairo’s neighborhoods to the whole city, reports Ahram Online. The fundamental idea is that land would be provided to vendors to ply their wares, while also providing them with facilities and security services in exchange for a monthly fee. The idea is already being implemented in parts of Nozha, Ain Shams and East Nasr City. The move is part of a wider effort to curb the informal economy.