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

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Law on Disposal of State Prope

On July 22, 2017, the law on the Rules and Procedures for the Disposal of State Property (the “Law”)

New Law for the Golden Triangl

A law was recently passed turning the land falling within the region termed the “Golden Triangle” – which is the stretch of land running betwe

New Gas Law Gives Bigger Role

On 1 August 2017, a new law reorganizing the natural gas sector was issued (the “Law”).[1] The L

EFSA Amends Listing & Delistin

The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (“EFSA”) has recently issued a decision amending the Listing and Delisting Rules of Secu

Executive Regulations for the

About three months following the issuance of the new Law for the Facilitation of Industrial Licenses, the Ministry of Trade and Industry is

New Law Regulating Advertiseme

On 22 August 2017, Law No. 206 of 2017 was issued in Issue No. 33 (bis) of the Official Gazette. The Law regulates advertisements for medical

Additional Powers for EFSA Ove

On 21 August 2017, the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (“EFSA”) issued rules containing new measures which EFSA could take i

Regulation of the Sale of Stak

On 6 September 2017, the Prime Minister issued a decree regulating the sale of public bank and insurance company stakes in private sector comp

Formation of the Industrial Li

On 17 September 2017, the Minister of Trade and Industry issued a decision forming the Licensing Requirements Committee that is provided for u

A Program for Offering Some St

In a further expression of the government's policy to sell part of its companies in private markets, the Prime Minister issued a decree on 13

Formation of the Ministerial C

On 25 September 2017, the Prime Minister issued Decree No. 2094 of 2017 forming the Ministerial Committee for the Resolution of Investment Dis

House of Representatives Conve

On 26 September 2017, President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi issued Presidential Decree No. 470 of 2017, calling on the House of Representatives to c