{"id":645402,"date":"2017-07-19T03:43:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T03:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/19\/french-embassy-pressures-egyptian-government\/"},"modified":"2017-07-19T03:43:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T03:43:53","slug":"french-embassy-pressures-egyptian-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/07\/19\/french-embassy-pressures-egyptian-government\/","title":{"rendered":"French Embassy pressures Egyptian government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>French market research firm<\/strong> <strong>Ipsos is getting an assist from the French embassy in Cairo to try and clear up the order of closure <\/strong>issued by the Manpower Ministry on Monday, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diplomatie.gouv.fr\/en\/country-files\/egypt\/events\/article\/egypt-q-a-excerpts-from-the-daily-press-briefing-17-07-17\">a note from France\u2019s Foreign Affairs and International Development Ministry<\/a>. The company had come under scrutiny by the Manpower Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/07\/17\/state-authorities-shutting-down-ipsos-egypt\/\">for alleged workplace safety violations<\/a>. Both governments seem to be striking a conciliatory tone about the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French market research firm Ipsos is getting an assist from the French embassy in Cairo to try and clear up the order of closure issued by the Manpower Ministry on Monday, according to a note from France\u2019s Foreign Affairs and International Development Ministry. 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