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Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid wants to expand a plan that grants legal status to street vendors in some of Cairo\u2019s neighborhoods to the whole city, reports Ahram Online<\/a>. The fundamental idea is that land would be provided to vendors to ply their wares, while also providing them with facilities and security services in exchange for a monthly fee. The idea is already being implemented in parts of Nozha, Ain Shams and East Nasr City. The move is part of a wider effort to curb the informal economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid wants to expand a plan that grants legal status to street vendors in some of Cairo\u2019s neighborhoods to the whole city, reports Ahram Online. 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