Greater legal controls could lead to better business opportunities in Egypt
Dr Abou Shoka discusses the hype prior to the introduction of Egypt's new investment laws (still anticipated at that time), and how effective they were expected to be in encouraging the return of foreign investors. His piece also touches on bribery and corruption issues in Egypt, and what the country has done / is doing to improve corporate governance.
Sisi's re-election campaign submitted 173,000 citizen endorsements to Egypt elections authority
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s campaign for re-election said it had presented 173,000 citizen endorsements for the president’s candidacy to the National Elections Authority, among other necessary documents to qualify him to run for a second…
Boosting and incentivising investments
Dr Abou Shoka examines Egypt's new investment laws and whether other initiatives, such as the country's National Anti-Corruption Strategy, go far enough in enticing foreign investors back into the countryEgypt’s long-awaited investment laws were passed…
Bahaa Eldin Abou Shoka
Mohamed Bahaa Eldin Abou Shoka is an Egyptian lawyer and politician. He is a professor of public law, and vice-chairman of the New Wafd Party.He is the founder of Abou-Shoka Advocates, a Cairo law practice, and has been a member of the Shura Council.In…
Egypt wooing FDI back with new investment laws
Egypt wooing FDI back with new investment laws