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<\/a> Trouble at GAFI? <\/strong>General Authority for Investment and Free Zones Managing Director Mona Zobaa announced she has stepped down in a statement on Monday picked up by Al Mal<\/a>. Zobaa, who was appointed only in August<\/a> of last year, was tight-lipped about the reasons she stepped down. It is unclear at present who might succeed her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trouble at GAFI? General Authority for Investment and Free Zones Managing Director Mona Zobaa announced she has stepped down in a statement on Monday picked up by Al Mal. Zobaa, who was appointed only in August of last year, was tight-lipped about the reasons she stepped down. 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