Egyptian businessmen rattled by new regulations - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmed Fouad

Ahmed Fouad

Apr 24, 2015

The Egyptian Exchange bell is seen at the stock exchange in Cairo, March 12, 2015. After four years of political turmoil, Egypt is staking its economic revival on an investment summit in Sharm el-Sheikh it hopes will burnish its image and attract billions of dollars. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTR4T2G3 — The Egyptian Exchange bell is seen at the stock exchange in Cairo, March 12, 2015. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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