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Maglis El Dawla completes its review of SMEs, customs acts
LEGISLATION WATCH- Maglis El Dawla completes review of SMEs, customs acts: The Council of State (Maglis El Dawla) has completed…
Govt, CBE and Capmas working on unified definition of the informal economy
The ministries of planning, industry and investment, along with the CBE and Capmas will create a unified definition for the…
Egypt gov’t decides on tax reductions for SMEs
EXCLUSIVE- Preferential tax rates in the SMEs Act will give small businesses incentives to go legit, a government official with…
Egypt earmarks incentives worth EGP 1.5-2 bn annually for SMEs under new Act
LEGISLATION WATCH- The SMEs Act includes tax and non-tax incentives worth EGP 1.5-2 bn annually to support entrepreneurship and encourage…
Cabinet signs off on Egypt’s FY2019-20 state budget
CABINET WATCH- Council of Ministers signs off on FY2019-20 state budget: Cabinet approved yesterday the draft FY2019-20 state budget, Prime…
House signs off on USD 1 bn in SME financing from the World Bank — and it’s working on an SME bill that rivals cabinet’s
LEGISLATION WATCH- House signs off on USD 1 bn in SME financing from World Bank: The House of Representatives signed…
Egypt SMEs to pay 1% VAT under proposed SMEs Act, FinMin has new definition of small business
** #3 EXCLUSIVE- Businesses with annual top lines of less than 500k would pay 1% VAT under proposed SMEs Act:…
What we’re tracking this week and beyond
The first annual Middle East Conference on Business Angel Investment will take place on Thursday, 1 November in El Gouna,…
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