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Egypt's street vendors face new restrictions

Egypt’s parliament is drafting a law regulating the work of street vendors, which would save street vendors from remaining under the mercy of local authorities.
An Egyptian vegetable seller is seen at a market in Cairo, Egypt May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - D1AETDGDRGAA
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CAIRO —The Egyptian parliament decided April 15 to prepare a law to unify the authority that issues permits for stores, street vendors and roadside open-air shops in Egypt. The law would end a clash between governmental authorities over new, easy and simple mechanisms that seek to eradicate corruption.

The law aims to merge the unregulated sector with the formal economy under state supervision, according to April 14 press statements by Mohammad al-Dami, the secretary-general of the local administration committee in the Egyptian parliament.

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