{"id":593671,"date":"2019-10-07T04:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/10\/07\/el-sisi-ratifies-retail-stores-bill\/"},"modified":"2019-10-07T04:00:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T04:00:22","slug":"el-sisi-ratifies-retail-stores-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/10\/07\/el-sisi-ratifies-retail-stores-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"El Sisi ratifies retail stores bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>LEGISLATION WATCH- El Sisi ratifies retail stores bill:<\/b> President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ratified the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/01\/15\/house-gives-in-principle-nod-to-retail-stores-bill\/\">retail stores bill<\/a> on Thursday, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sis.gov.eg\/Story\/141860\/Sisi-ratifies-bill-on-licensing-shops?lang=en-us\">according to the Official Gazette<\/a>. 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