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Last Night’s Talk Shows: El Sisi tours Kafr El Sheikh University’s AI college
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s tour yesterday of Kafr El Sheikh University and its AI college — the first university…
Tax anything that moves
A raft of new tax hikes, duties and development fees(pdf) proposed by the Madbouly government got the greenlight from the…
Is your kid missing a lot of school? There’s a fine for that.
Parents could soon face financial penalties if their children fail to attend school under legislative amendments greenlit by the cabinet…
Lawmakers could spike VAT hikes on inflation concerns
Inflation could put the brakes on VAT hikes: Lawmakers could spike proposals for a round of targeted VAT hikes amid…
Plenty of fintech news
Other things we’re keeping an eye on this morning: Software company Red Hat is looking to set up shop in…
Fintech regs get preliminary House approval
A draft law that would regulate the fintech space received a preliminary nod from the House of Representatives during its…
President ratifies law handing prime ministers expanded powers during pandemics
The PM now has emergency pandemic powers: A law handing the prime minister extraordinary powers to respond to pandemics and…
House approves multi-bn USD bank loan
House says ‘yea’ to more Khaleeji money: A multi-bn USD bank loan agreed between the government and a syndicate of…
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