Egypt
February 21, 2000
The American software giant, Microsoft, has agreed to sell its products to all Egyptian public institutions at massive discounts as well as to train p
February 17, 2000
The Egyptian government and potential investors are expected to continue discussions next week concerning satellite channel projects. Al Alam al You
February 13, 2000
Judiciary A basic understanding of Egyptian law requires some knowledge of the origin and basis of Egyptian jurisprudence. Egyptian legislation can be traced to three major sources: Napoleonic Code,
Investment Law On May 11, 1997, Egypt's new Investment Incentives and Guarantees Law (Law No. 8 of 1997), which repeals and replaces Investment Law No. 230 of 1989, was legislated. The new law aims
Banking and Currency Foreign Currency Control In February 1991, Egypt removed most foreign exchange controls, allowing rates to reflect market forces. Soon thereafter, Egypt fully unified its two-ti
Companies Law Investors interested in establishing businesses in Egypt are subject to four laws: Corporate Law No. 159 of 1981; Investment Law No. 8 of 1997; New Communities Law No. 59 of 1979; and t
Judiciary A basic understanding of Egyptian law requires some knowledge of the origin and basis of Egyptian jurisprudence. Egyptian legislation can be traced to three major sources: Napoleonic Code,
Privatization The Egyptian government made a formal commitment to privatization in the early 1990s and announced a plan for the divestiture of 125 public enterprises over the following five years. T
During the fiscal year 1998-99, Egypt met its goal of maintaining a deficit of around 1 percent of GDP. The current deficit, for the year ending June 30, 2000, was budgeted at 1 percent of GDP, but mi
General Data Profile Population 68 million (1999) Religions 92% Muslim; 8% Other Government Presidential/ Parliamentarian Republic Langu
February 10, 2000
Egypt's privatization program, led by President Mubarak, has earned the Egyptian economy a spot among the IMF's top-four emerging world markets. As
January 30, 2000
So far so good for most of the Arab national teams playing in the African Football Nations Cup, which include teams from Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and T
Seeking to quash rumors that foreign and Arab investors refrained from putting money into the Egyptian stock exchange last year, the chairman of the e
January 19, 2000
Children had the opportunity two days ago to learn through interactive media - television and a public forum - about Prince Abdul-Qader, one of the le
January 18, 2000
Egyptian actress Hoda Sultan is searching for 13 missing films that starred her brother actor, Mohammed Fauzy. Tahrir Al-Messa newspaper reports that