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
The Investment Authority Inaug
Investment and commercial dispute settlement remains one of the most serious obstacles to improving the investment climate in Egypt. The slow
Economic Courts Set-up in Eigh
Since the issuance of the Economic Courts Law in May of this year, Egypt Legal Update has taken a keen interest in the subject due to
New Decree for SMEs Tax Assess
Introduction On the first week of July 2009, a Decree was issued by the Minister of Finance - Number 414 of 2009 - regarding the Rule
The New Property Tax Law
The new Property Tax Law was issued on June 23rd, 2008 and published the same day as law number 196 of 2008. A great deal of confusion has acc
EFSA Extends Supervision Over
Background In 2008 an Auditors’ Oversight Board (“Board”) was established as an independent oversight arm of the Capital Market Autho
Banking Law: New Central Bank
On December 16th, 2008 The Central Bank of Egypt issued a new regulation (Number 2408 of 2008 published in the Egyptian Gazette on December 28
Stock Exchange Listing Rules S
In the last week of September, the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (“EFSA”), issued a major amendment to the Egyptian Stock Exchange
Port-Said to Remain a Free Cit
Port-Said is the only city in Egypt deemed to be a Free City – in the sense that no customs duties are imposed on goods entered into it - in i
Executive Regulations for Buil
The Issuance of the New Regulations In the middle of last year (May 2008), Parliament issued the new Building Law Nu
Company Establishment Procedur
In the last week of June, an amendment was introduced in the Law Governing the Legal Profession Number 17 of 1983 (Amendment Issued as Law Num
Labor Law: Radical Change in L
Egypt’s current Labor Law was issued in 2003 as Law Number 12. Although it encompassed at the time significant departures from the previous le
Investment Agreement with Liby
Investment treaties rarely attract attention. This is due to the fact that too many of them have been entered all over the world, and that mos