{"id":558891,"date":"2021-08-31T03:52:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T03:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/08\/31\/this-morning-two-ambassadors-in-egypt-worth-a-follow-a-new-unified-tax-portal-is-launching-in-cairo-this-month\/"},"modified":"2021-08-31T03:52:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T03:52:09","slug":"this-morning-two-ambassadors-in-egypt-worth-a-follow-a-new-unified-tax-portal-is-launching-in-cairo-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/08\/31\/this-morning-two-ambassadors-in-egypt-worth-a-follow-a-new-unified-tax-portal-is-launching-in-cairo-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS MORNING: Two ambassadors in Egypt worth a follow + a new unified tax portal is launching in Cairo this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, friends, and welcome to hump day \u2014 and the last day of August.<\/strong> It\u2019s a day on which gadget geeks have to be feeling a bit itchy\u2026 Apple has not yet scheduled the September event at which it is expected to unveil the iPhone 13 (nerds seem to think it will take place on or around 14 September) \u2014 and now there are warnings that shortages of capacitors could see delays in everything from new computer gear to mirrorless cameras this fall. Throw in the spiraling price of aluminum\u2026<\/p>\n

THE BIG STORY ABROAD- America\u2019s \u201clongest war\u201d is over after<\/strong> the last US plane took <\/strong>off from Kabul airport yesterday<\/strong>, completing the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan ahead of the 31 August deadline set by President Joe Biden. The US and its allies have evacuated as many as 122k people, including foreign nationals and Afghans deemed \u201cat risk,\u201d but have left behind thousands of Afghans who had aided Western countries, who could have qualified for evacuation, and who are in particular danger under Taliban rule. The US invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago this fall. The story is leading front pages everywhere in the foreign press from theFinancial Times<\/a> and Bloomberg<\/a> to Reuters<\/a>, the WSJ<\/a>, the Washington Post<\/a> and the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The news from Afghanistan has effectively pushed business off the front page <\/strong>of even the top global financial publications this morning. Other stories getting attention today include the latest beats in the global covid-19 story<\/a>, damage assessments after hurricane \u201cIda\u201d slammed into Louisiana<\/a> in the United States, and where oil is headed<\/a> on the eve of the OPEC+ meeting.<\/p>\n

<\/a> A new electronic unified tax portal for companies should launch this September<\/strong> to companies in a limited number of tax jurisdictions in Cairo, allowing them to pay both VAT and income tax through a single platform, head of the Tax Authority\u2019s Tax Jurisdictions division Sayed Sakr told Enterprise yesterday. The second phase of the launch should see the portal roll out to taxpayers in other areas, with the system expected to be operational nationwide by the end of June 2022.<\/p>\n

A delegation of Russian companies is visiting the Suez Canal Economic Zone<\/strong> to discuss potential investments in the newly enlarged Russian Industrial Zone<\/a> that will start taking shape by the beginning of next year. We have more in this morning\u2019s news well, below.<\/p>\n

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Norway\u2019s new ambassador to Egypt is happy to be here<\/strong>, with Hilde Klemetsdal tweeting<\/a> a photo of herself at the Pyramids the other day. Another ambassador worth a follow: Canada\u2019s <\/strong>Louis Dumas<\/a><\/strong>, who\u2019s lighting up Twitter as he discovers Maadi staples including bakery Ratios<\/a> and pizza joint What the Crust<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SMART POLICY(?), but good luck enforcing that here:<\/strong> China is limited kids to three hours of online gaming a week, with the Associated Press<\/a> reporting that Beijing will limit \u201cminors in China [to playing video] games between 8pm to 9pm on Fridays, weekends and on public holidays starting Sept. 1. That limits gaming to three hours a week for most weeks of the year\u201d<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t buy leaded petrol anywhere in the world this morning: <\/strong>The UN marked yesterday the \u201cofficial end\u201d of the use of leaded fuel worldwide after the last supplies in Algeria were finally depleted last month, consigning the toxic fuel to history, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) office said in a press release<\/a>. UNEP forecasts that the move \u2014 billed as a milestone for the global energy transition \u2014 will prevent more than 1.2 mn premature deaths every year and save the global economy USD 2.44 tn.<\/p>\n

The iPhone is set to become your go-to emergency tool: <\/strong>Apple plans to add satellite capabilities to future iphones that will allow users to send emergency texts even without cell coverage, a person with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg<\/a>. The company will also introduce a tool allowing users to report major emergencies to the authorities, though neither feature will be ready before next year, adding that they could be changed or scrapped before release.<\/p>\n

The news comes as iSheep such as ourselves are obsessing over how many (online <\/strong>only) events Apple will hold this fall \u2014 and when. <\/strong>The device maker is widely expected to launch the iPhone 13 alongside a redesigned Apple Watch and new AirPods, non-pro iPads and MacBook Pros at a series of events this fall, starting with a phone-focused event in September.<\/p>\n

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