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Rep offices need to open full operations within three years under new decree: <\/b>The General Authority for Freezones and Investments (GAFI) has recently issued a decree requiring foreign parent companies to open in Egypt within three years of opening representative offices here, according to law firm Riad & Riad newsletter<\/a>. Foreign companies have the right to establish representative offices to conduct market research or feasibility studies in Egypt before taking part in commercial activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rep offices need to open full operations within three years under new decree: The General Authority for Freezones and Investments (GAFI) has recently issued a decree requiring foreign parent companies to open in Egypt within three years of opening representative offices here, according to law firm Riad & Riad newsletter. 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