It was a mixed bag on the airwaves last night, with no single story stealing the dominating the coverage.

Egyptian Tax Authority advisor Ragab Mahrous called in to Ala Masouleety to tell Ahmed Moussa of the uptick in resolved tax cases since new legislation came into effect — totalling some 55k disputes (watch, runtime: 1:36). Mahrous also rang in to discuss the topic with Al Hayah Al Youm‘s Lobna Assal, telling the presenter that around 1 mn tax files have been opened to bring players in the informal economy under the tax umbrella (watch, runtime: 7:18). The state is committed to building “a strong, genuine partnership with the business community,” including both resident and non-resident taxpayers, Mahrous explained.

We also heard over the weekend that Inertia Egypt is studying the acquisition of land plots in Saudi Arabia from state and private entities, during a sit-down between CEO Ahmed El Adawy and Cairo Weekend’s Zeina Soufan (watch, runtime: 2:51). Inertia is targeting between 500k and 1 mn sqm for a new integrated development in north and northeast Riyadh, El Adawy said. The head of the company added that Inertia has signed partnerships with financial institutions to launch real estate funds following the land purchases.

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