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What we’re tracking on 1 April 2019.
No April Fools here: It’s the first day of April, starting the clock on 1Q19 earnings season. The resident 11-year-old…
Egypt’s Supreme Media Council bans talk show for prejudice against men
The Supreme Media Council has banned “Damn Men,” a weekly talk show in which women celebrities “comment on their experiences…
Egyptian Accounting Standards brought in line with IFRS regs under new amendments
Egyptian accounting standards change: Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr issued on Thursday amendments to the Egyptian Accounting Standards…
Gov’t bases 2019-20 budget on stronger EGP
Gov’t sees EGP staying strong in 2019-2020 budget: The government is basing its 2019-20 budget on the average exchange rate…
El Sisi unveils public sector wage, pension increases
The minimum wage is going up for state employees — but apparently not for the private sector. The public sector…
Vodafone Egypt request additional data frequency bands from NTRA
Vodafone Egypt has sent a request to the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to make additional frequencies available to cope…
FRA agrees to membership requirements for planned sukuk supervisor
REGULATION WATCH- FRA agrees to membership requirements for planned sukuk supervisory committee: The Financial Regulatory Authority’s (FRA) board of directors…
Cabinet approves draft budget, gov’t to launch campaign to protect consumers
Cabinet approved yesterday a draft of the state’s FY2019-20 budget, putting GDP growth at 6% by June 2020 and the…
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