{"id":622600,"date":"2018-10-08T04:03:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T04:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/10\/08\/public-enterprises-act-amendments-completed\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T04:03:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T04:03:43","slug":"public-enterprises-act-amendments-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/10\/08\/public-enterprises-act-amendments-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Enterprises Act amendments completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LEGISLATION WATCH- Public Enterprises Act amendments completed:<\/strong> The Public Enterprises Ministry has completed drafting the amendments to the Public Enterprises Act that could open the door for the government to list state holding companies, Minister Hisham Tawfik <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1329464\">tells Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>. He did not disclose details of the proposed amendments, which he said will soon be presented to the Madbouly Cabinet for approval. An early draft of the changes, <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/08\/07\/govt-to-allow-private-sector-to-own-just-under-50-of-a-public-sector-holding-companies\/\">which leaked to Al Mal<\/a> in August, revealed that the legislation would <strong>allow private-sector companies to own stakes of just under 50% in the ministry\u2019s holding companies<\/strong>. The amendments would also limit government seats on the boards of state holding companies to seven seats at most and could set a three-year term limit for the boards. 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