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Interviews & Viewpoints | Hussein Choucri, Chairman and Managing Director, HC Securities & Investment: Interview from The Report: Egypt 2018
Articles & Analysis | Egypt's capital markets become increasingly attractive for investors from The Report: Egypt 2018
Despite the economic challenges facing the country, 2017 has been positive for the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), with the main index expanding by approximately 17% over the course of the year. This growth came on the back of a strong 2016, in which the EGX was one of the best-performing markets in the world in local currency terms. After the years...
Articles & Analysis | Egypt's privatisation programme will benefit the public and attract foreign investment from The Report: Egypt 2018
The late 1980s and early 1990s marked a time of economic change as Egypt began moving towards more market-oriented policies and streamlining its public sector through large-scale privatisation and restructuring, with at one point more than 300 state assets slated for divestment. However, a perceived mishandling of the process meant that by the...
Articles & Analysis | Microfinance in Egypt improves access to funding for smaller firms from The Report: Egypt 2018
Financial inclusion has become a more prominent component of government strategy over recent years, as authorities work to meet the demands for social justice which have arisen from Egypt’s recent political transition. Elsewhere on the continent, microfinance regulation has also played a large role in raising financial inclusion across...
Articles & Analysis | Egyptian officials look to levy capital market activity for income generation from The Report: Egypt 2018
The introduction of capital gains tax on equities has been one of the more challenging areas of Egypt’s wide-ranging tax reforms. Introduced in July 2014 and implemented in March of the following year, the 10% levy was subsequently postponed for two years as a result of objections from traders and brokers – a decision which lead to criticism...
