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MOVES-<\/strong> Prime Minister Sherif Ismail appointed Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr as chairperson<\/a> of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI<\/a>). Nasr, meanwhile, announced that Mona Zobaa was appointed<\/a> as the full-time Managing Director of GAFI. Zobaa has been the acting head of GAFI since May. Ismail\u2019s decision also included appointing Mohamed Abdel Wahab<\/strong> as Zobaa\u2019s deputy. Incoming GAFI board members include Banque Misr head Mohamed El Etreby<\/strong> and Tarek Tawfik<\/strong>, who will represent the Federation of Egyptian Industries. The newly appointed board will hold office for three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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