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What we’re tracking on 10 August 2020
Happy Monday morning, friends. The big stories in a slow “peak summer” week here in Egypt: Interest rates, foundering talks…
What we’re tracking on 9 August 2020
Good morning, friends, and welcome to another late-summer workweek. It’s the last full week before some of our readers send…
Egypt House committee nods to changes to protect assault victim identities
LEGISLATION WATCH- Amendments to protect assault victims’ identity gets committee-level nod in parliament: The House Legislative Committee greenlit yesterday amendments…
What we’re tracking on 5 August 2020
The story of the morning isn’t here in Egypt, but next door in Lebanon, where Beirut is reeling from a…
El Sisi ratifies amendments barring retired army officers from standing for election without permission
LEGISLATION WATCH- El Sisi ratifies amendments barring retired army officers from standing for election without permission: President Abdel Fattah El…
Egypt in the News on 28 July 2020
The jailing of five female social media influencers is dominating the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press this morning:…
FRA completes first draft of law to regulate fintech industry
LEGISLATION WATCH- The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has finished the first draft of a law that will govern the fintech…
Real estate developers oppose VAT on non-residential properties
LEGISLATION WATCH- Real estate developers oppose VAT on non-residential properties: Real estate developers have pushed back on proposed legislative amendments…
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