Parliament

Latest news and analysis about the Egyptian Parliament, covering both Egypt’s House of Representatives and the Senate from the Daily News Egypt.

Latest Parliament News

Economic committee continues discussions on financial leasing, factoring law

Some MPs have requested extending settlement period, as six months not enough

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Parliament seeks to meet ETA again in March to discuss development

Tax revenues rose to EGP 55.9bn in July-August 2017 from EGP 37.9bn…

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Parliamentary committee criticises Awqaf Authority over losses in past fiscal year

EGP 2.5bn not invested in factories to generate jobs, limiting ability to…

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Parliament calls on government to pay EGP 7bn of export subsidies arrears

Dues are for 18 months, securing them saves factories from shutting down:…

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Parliament to hold final vote on consumer protection bill in March: El-Gohary

Parliament’s economic committee agreed to grant the power of issuing the executive…

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Parliament’s tourism committee holds meetings with investors on unified tourism bill

Parliament's tourism and aviation committee will start to hold meetings with members…

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Public sector minister to share vision on state-owned firms IPOs before parliament

Differences between committee members on whether governmental deregulation in or out, says…

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Rice pricing tops EGP 12 per kg of average quality: MP

Ministry of Water specified surface areas, regions allocated for rice cultivation for…

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Parliament’s labour committee asks 6 ministries to provide health insurance for temporary workers: MP 

Meetings with 6 ministries to lay out strategy to provide insurance to…

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Post-election prime minister will be chosen based on economic awareness: MPs 

The total net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows during the first quarter…

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