public sector
Lebanese president signs public sector pay rise and tax hike laws
Economy
August 21, 2017
Lebanese president signs public sector pay rise and tax hike laws
Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed off on public sector wage increases and related tax hikes on Monday, the national news…
889 foreigners worked in public sector in 2016: CAPMAS
Egypt
June 28, 2017
889 foreigners worked in public sector in 2016: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced the rise of the number of foreign workers in the…
5 suspects referred to court over bribery
Egypt
January 23, 2017
5 suspects referred to court over bribery
Public Prosecutor Nabil Sadek has referred the managing director for technical affairs at the Egyptian General Company for Tourism and…
Cabinet reveals plans to tap into unused public sector assets
Business
May 25, 2016
Cabinet reveals plans to tap into unused public sector assets
In an effort to tap into unused public sector assets, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting Tuesday over plans to…
Rebirth of Public Business Ministry: development or privatization?
Business
March 24, 2016
Rebirth of Public Business Ministry: development or privatization?
Two months after Egypt’s presidency announced that shares in “successful” state-owned banks and companies were to be offered on the…
Govt sale of public companies’ assets a possible backdoor to privatization
Business
December 29, 2015
Govt sale of public companies’ assets a possible backdoor to privatization
The government, through the Investment Ministry, is apparently going through a backdoor to privatization policies by expanding in selling lands…
Trade unions warn against backtracking on annual bonus
Egypt
October 14, 2015
Trade unions warn against backtracking on annual bonus
Several trade unions and labor leaders are warning about increased discontent among public sector employees after the Finance Ministry decided…
PM to launch 3rd intel PPP projects conference next Monday
Business
October 12, 2015
PM to launch 3rd intel PPP projects conference next Monday
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail will launch, on Monday, October 19, the third international conference hosted by the Finance Ministry’s private-public…
CAPMAS: Wages in government economic institutions and public companies increase by 13% in 2013/2014
Business
July 15, 2015
CAPMAS: Wages in government economic institutions and public companies increase by 13% in 2013/2014
The wages in the government economic institutions and public companies increased by 13 percent to reach LE18.4 billion (US$2.4 billion)…
Cabinet mulling FJP privatization plan
Business
April 2, 2013
Cabinet mulling FJP privatization plan
An unnamed official revealed the Cabinet is mulling a Freedom and Justice Party proposal to privatize portions of public companies…