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Capital Market Law No. 95 of 1992

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Egypt's principal statutory framework for capital-market activities, including securities issuance and offerings, investment funds, securitisation, bonds, marke…

Central Bank and Banking Sector Law

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Egypt's central banking and banking-sector law, published in the Official Gazette 15 September 2020 and effective 16 September 2020. Fully abolished the prior C…

Companies Law

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Egypt's baseline corporate-law framework, governing joint-stock companies, limited liability companies, single-person companies, partnerships-by-shares, mergers…

Competition Law

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Egypt's competition/antitrust law, enforced by the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA). Amended by Law 175/2022, introducing a pre-closing (ex-ante) merger-con…

Desert Land Law

Egypt · Law / Act

Amended

Egypt's principal desert-land ownership and allocation law. Historically restricted ownership to Egyptians or majority-Egyptian-owned companies; materially amen…

Income Tax Law

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Egypt's general income tax law, setting a 22.5% standard corporate rate with sector-specific rates for oil and gas exploration and production (40.55%) and for t…

Investment Law No. 72 of 2017

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Egypt's general investment law, establishing investor guarantees, incentive zones, and the Golden License single-approval regime for strategic projects. Adminis…

Law No. 153 of 2021 Amending Certain Provisions of the Law Regulating Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Projects, Services and Public Utilities promulgated by Law No. 67 of 2010

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Law No. 153 of 2021 materially amended Egypt's existing PPP framework under Law No. 67 of 2010. The reform was intended to streamline PPP project preparation, a…

Law No. 182 of 2018 Regulating Contracts Concluded by Public Entities

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Egypt's principal statutory framework governing contracts concluded by public entities, including the procurement of works, goods, services and consulting servi…

Law No. 196 of 2017 Issuing the Law for Gas Market Activities Regulation

Egypt · Law / Act

In Force

Egypt's gas-market liberalization law, opening gas trading, import, export and distribution licensing to private and foreign entities and ending EGAS's historic…