Egypt Edition 
MENA+ Edition 
UAE Edition 
Saudi Edition 
AI + Innovation (MENA) 
Infrastructure 
Egypt’s House approves contents of new Social Security and Pensions Act
LEGISLATION WATCH- The House of Representatives’ general assembly approved yesterday the new Social Security and Pensions Act, which would see…
Inflation, bread subsidies, diplomacy with Africa get airtime on Egypt’s airwaves
Yesterday’s release of lower-than-expected inflation figures was among the highlights on the airwaves last night, which were otherwise relatively bland.…
Government postpones amendments on universal healthcare tithe
LEGISLATION WATCH- Gov’t postpones amendments on healthcare tithe to next parliamentary session: The government has postponed talks over setting a…
Cleopatra denies knowledge of Actis’ impending Creed Healthcare takeover
M&A WATCH- Cleopatra Hospitals Group (CHG) has said that it has no knowledge of an impending management takeover of the…
Draft Pensions Act sets social security rates for Egypt’s public and private sector employees
LEGISLATION WATCH- Employees will see 21% of their salaries go towards their pensions under the draft Social Security and Pensions…
Egypt’s FinMin studies increased tax rates for cigarettes
EXCLUSIVE- Cigarette prices may rise soon thanks to a potential tax increase: The Finance Ministry is studying a proposal to…
Government raises fuel prices, phasing out remaining fuel subsidies
Government raises fuel prices, phasing out remaining fuel subsidies: The government raised fuel prices by between 16% and 30% over…
What we’re tracking on 8 July 2019
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen — it’s a busy start to what’s likely to be a busy week. We have…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.