Egypt Legal Update
The Reorganization of Export Councils
"Egypt Legal Update"
The Ministry of Trade and Industry issued last week two decisions pertaining to Export Councils. The first decision organizes the legal and administrative structure of Export Councils in general while the second decision recomposes the board of directors of a number of key Councils. This
Jun-2022
Repeal of Maximum Income at So
Since the issuance of the law introducing a maximum income for public sector employees and the entities denoted therein,
Law on Giving Preference to Eg
In line with the Government’s policy aimed at stimulating the economy, Presidential Decree No. 5 of 2015 was issued on the 17th of January ena
New Legislation Regulating Mic
The past few months have seen several important legal developments related to micro-finance in Egypt. Following the passage of the long-awaite
New Amendments to the Stock Ex
The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority ("EFSA") issued, in the middle of January 2015, Decision No. 1
The New Mineral Resources Law
In December 2014, the new Mineral Resources Law, one of the most important economic laws to be introduced in recent years, was issued by a Pre
Stimulation of Renewable Energ
The development of the alternative energy industry in Egypt, and investment therein, has become a priority for the Egyptian government. Egypt
Payment of Corporate Income Ta
A recent change to Income Tax Law No. 91 of 2005[1] was enacted by Presidential Dec
Registering Foreign Entities a
The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority ("EFSA") recently issued a decision amending existing regulations concerning the registr
Amending the Agricultural Co-o
On 21 December, 2014, a law was issued by Presidential Decree introducing key amendments to the 1980 Agricultural Co-ops Law which had not see
Pricing of Medicine and Nutrit
Medicine and nutritional supplements have a significant social importance as well as a vital economic role representing a key area of investme
New Law Regulating Micro-Finan
For many years there have been efforts to pass a law regulating microfinance activity and putting in place the necessary regulatory framework,
World Bank Loan for the Financ
On the 30 October 2014, a Presidential Decree was issued officially ratifying a loan agreement made by the World Bank’s International Bank for