Egypt

Although the summer of 2013 saw increased political risk and uncertainty in the country’s broader macroeconomic environment, the positive financial results of Egypt’s banking sector over 2012 and into 2013 attest to its overall resilience. A history of conservative regulation has enabled the sector to ride out the economic crisis and most in the industry expect it to successfully weather the...

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OBG introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Egypt, in partnership with Helmy, Hamza & Partners. This section includes a viewpoint from Mohamad B Talaat, Partner, Helmy, Hamza & Partners, on laying the legal groundwork for continued economic expansion.

In conjunction with Deloitte, OBG explores the taxation system, examining Egypt’s investor-friendly environment.

The Egyptian media scene continues to undergo rapid change in the two years since the start of the revolution. The media has become much more diverse, and a number of new outlets have opened across all genres. The largest media organisation in the country is the Egyptian Radio and Television Union, which has a staff of over 40,000 people and runs nine television channels and six regional...

After decades of improvements, Egypt has some of the region’s best public health indicators, and in some cases it delivers international-standard care. However, the precarious political and economic situation means that progress on reform has been patchy. With population pressures, new and old health care challenges – including rising non-communicable diseases rates and a high level of hepatitis...