Taxes undermine stock funds as a channel for savings -EIMA: The Egyptian Investment Management Association (EIMA) has sent a memo urging the Finance Ministry to exempt stock funds from taxes on dividends, reports the local press. EIMA is essentially arguing that taxes are making stock funds a much less attractive channel for saving, as opposed to tax-exempt bank deposits and funds that invest in fixed-income securities.
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