Egypt Withholding Tax on Cross Border Payments
Egypt withholding tax is a question to resolve before your company pays an overseas service provider, licensor or lender. Must the company withhold Egyptian income tax from [...]
Minister of Transport Decree No. 654 of 2023 — English Translation (LTRA)
Full English translation of Egypt's Minister of Transport Decree 654/2023 (LTRA) — land transport of goods and freight intermediation using information technology.
Commencement of Activity vs. Executive Status: Two GAFI Checks Every Investor in Egypt Should Understand
A foreign company can incorporate in Egypt, fund its capital in full, and still find its tax incentives stalled and its investors' residence permits on hold — [...]
Egypt Industrial Licensing Law (Law No. 15 of 2017): Full English Translation
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT LAW No. 15 OF 2017 Issuing the Law on Facilitating the Granting of Licenses for Industrial Establishments قانون بإصدار قانون تيسير منح تراخيص [...]
Industrial Licensing Executive Regulation (Decree 1082 of 2017): English Translation
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT EXECUTIVE REGULATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL LICENSING FACILITATION LAW Minister of Trade & Industry Decree No. 1082 of 2017 issued under Law No. 15 [...]
Industrial Compliance in Egypt: Three Risks That Can Close a Factory
For a foreign manufacturer, obtaining an industrial licence in Egypt is the beginning of compliance, not the end of it. Under Law No. 15 of 2017 — [...]
Industrial License in Egypt: The Two Systems Every Factory Must Know
Building a factory in Egypt is a major commitment — but pouring the foundations is not the same as being allowed to operate. A foreign manufacturer can [...]
Egypt Importers Register: Decree 271/2026 English Translation
UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION Decree of the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade No. 271 of 2026 Issuing the Executive Regulations of Law No. 121 of 1982 on [...]
Your Fingerprint Clock-In Machine Is Processing Sensitive Data Under Egyptian Law (Art. 12)
Walk into almost any office in Egypt and you pass the same device on the way in: a small scanner on the wall that reads a fingerprint, [...]