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The decision to turn Nuweiba into a freezone should be receiving presidential approval soon, Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said on Monday, according to Al Shorouk<\/a>. Investors have been calling for the zone for five years. The General Authority for Freezones and Investment had completed studies on the freezone back in early 2016<\/a>, when former finance minister Hany Dimian \u2014 who suffered from a crippling case freezone-phobia \u2014 was still in charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The decision to turn Nuweiba into a freezone should be receiving presidential approval soon, Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said on Monday, according to Al Shorouk. Investors have been calling for the zone for five years. 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