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, [...]
You Have No Office in Egypt. The Data Protection Law Still Requires a Local Representative There (Art. 4)
By Karim El Sayed The cleanest assumption an international company can make about Egypt is also the most expensive one to get wrong: we have no entity [...]
Your Microsoft 365 Is Already a Cross-Border Data Transfer Under Egyptian Law (Art. 14)
Most international companies operating in Egypt believe they have never transferred personal data abroad. They are wrong. And the mistake carries criminal liability. If your company stores [...]