Egypt media licensing can matter even when a company operates its website and servers outside Egypt. A foreign business should assess the rules before serving the Egyptian market. For international businesses, the first decision is how the service is classified: a foreign website providing media or commercial advertising services may face a different route from [...]
An SCZone factory's project licence, land allocation and incentive decision answer different questions. A manufacturing licence does not by itself prove the right to use an additional plot, add warehousing for third parties or retain a conditional incentive after changing the project timetable. This guide explains how Law No. 83 of 2002 on Special Economic [...]
A factory can have personal protective equipment and still fail its safety obligations. Egyptian Labour Law No. 14 of 2025 requires the company to identify hazards, control them, train workers, test emergency arrangements, inspect every shift and retain evidence. Reporting a serious incident is a separate duty from preparing the periodic accident statistics. This guide [...]
A production incident can require immediate protection of people and equipment. It does not automatically authorise a manager to dismiss the employee concerned. For companies operating in Egypt, the first decision is whether the case involves an ordinary disciplinary sanction, temporary suspension, disciplinary dismissal or another legally distinct termination route. This article explains the principal [...]
A foreign engineer’s arrival date is not necessarily the date on which the engineer may lawfully start commissioning a production line. The company needs to identify the work, the employing entity, the applicable permit or exemption, and the immigration permission before committing to mobilisation. This guide addresses HR, legal, finance and plant management under Labour [...]
Director loans and conflicts of interest in Egypt require separate checks. A proposed cash loan to a board member raises a statutory prohibition. A director’s interest in a contract presented to the board raises disclosure, recording and voting duties. Treating both as a matter of informal shareholder consent can leave the company without the required [...]
Company losses in Egypt can require a formal corporate decision before management has settled on a recovery strategy. For an international group, the first question is which Egyptian entity is reporting the loss. Companies Law No. 159 of 1981 uses different tests for joint-stock companies and limited liability companies. That distinction matters when finance sends [...]
Annual corporate compliance in Egypt requires coordination between the local board, finance team, auditor and company secretary. A foreign parent’s reporting calendar can support that work, but the Egyptian entity must also meet its own meeting, disclosure and recordkeeping requirements. For a joint-stock company governed by Companies Law No. 159 of 1981, the practical starting [...]
Social insurance registration in Egypt should be part of a company’s operational launch plan. Incorporating the business, opening the employer’s insurance file and registering individual workers are connected tasks, but they have different triggers. For an international business establishing an Egyptian operation, management needs a record of each obligation, its deadline and the evidence that [...]
Social insurance compliance in Egypt continues after an employer receives its registration number. The company must keep employee and wage information accurate, calculate contributions on the appropriate legal basis, pay the amounts due and retain evidence. A monthly payment receipt is useful, but it cannot by itself establish that the underlying worker records and calculation [...]
