private sector
International Finance Corporation to fund Egypt’s private sector with $2 bn by 2019
Business
July 22, 2018
International Finance Corporation to fund Egypt’s private sector with $2 bn by 2019
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is committed to financially support Egypt’s private sector with a $2 billion fund by…
Cabinet unanimously approves amendments to National Railway Authority Law
Egypt
September 21, 2017
Cabinet unanimously approves amendments to National Railway Authority Law
Egypt’s Cabinet unanimously approved on Wednesday a bill amending certain provisions of Law No. 152 of 1980 establishing the National…
Manpower minister target, LE2,000 minimum wage for private sector workers
Egypt
August 14, 2017
Manpower minister target, LE2,000 minimum wage for private sector workers
The Ministry Manpower and Immigration seeks to apply a minimum wage rate of LE2,000 for private sector workers, Manpower Minister,…
Education Minister scraps traditional thanaweya amma for new GPA system
Egypt
August 2, 2017
Education Minister scraps traditional thanaweya amma for new GPA system
Egypt’s Education Minister Tarek Shawky announced on Tuesday that the traditional Thanaweya Amma high school system will be replaced by…
State employees resume work, start holiday tomorrow
Egypt
June 28, 2017
State employees resume work, start holiday tomorrow
The state administrative apparatus, banks and the stock exchange resumed work on Wednesday, after the end of the Eid al-Fitr…
Military Production minister calls on private sector to boost cooperation with ministry
Egypt
January 31, 2017
Military Production minister calls on private sector to boost cooperation with ministry
Minister of Military Production Mohamed al-Assar called on the private sector, the business community and investors to communicate with the…
Rebirth of Public Business Ministry: development or privatization?
Business
March 24, 2016
Rebirth of Public Business Ministry: development or privatization?
Two months after Egypt’s presidency announced that shares in “successful” state-owned banks and companies were to be offered on the…
Trade unions warn against backtracking on annual bonus
Egypt
October 14, 2015
Trade unions warn against backtracking on annual bonus
Several trade unions and labor leaders are warning about increased discontent among public sector employees after the Finance Ministry decided…
PM to launch 3rd intel PPP projects conference next Monday
Business
October 12, 2015
PM to launch 3rd intel PPP projects conference next Monday
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail will launch, on Monday, October 19, the third international conference hosted by the Finance Ministry’s private-public…
New law allows private sector to import, sell gas
Egypt
August 15, 2015
New law allows private sector to import, sell gas
Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail said on Friday that a new law is being prepared to liberalize the gas market by…