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ICSID condemns Egypt to pay €1,735 million to Naturgy and ENI for a gas plant
3-Sep-2018 Publics.bg
The Spanish group will seek an agreement with the country to recover normality at the Damietta plant.
Veolia loses ISDS case against Egypt – after six years and millions in costs
4-Jun-2018 AFTINET
Veolia has finally lost its claim against Egypt over a waste management contract dispute in which they claimed compensation for an increase in the minimum wage under a new labour law.
Talks on free trade zone between EAEU and Egypt to start in autumn of 2018 — Lavrov
15-May-2018 TASS
The start of negotiations between the EAEU and Egypt on the preparation of an agreement to establish a free trade zone is scheduled for autumn 2018.
Arbitrator: EMG due $1.03b from Egypt over canceled gas contract
19-Feb-2018 Haaretz
Decision comes six years after supplies were halted, forcing EMG shareholder Ampal into bankruptcy.
United States and Egypt agree to further trade cooperation
6-Dec-2017 MENAFN
The United States and Egypt discussed ways to further expand fair and reciprocal trade and investment between the two countries.
MERCOSUR threatens feed-in industries, vehicles: Industry Minister rules out possibility
12-Sep-2017 Daily News Egypt
The agreements will force global companies to exclude us from manufacturing: Masrouga
Argentina’s congress ratifies Mercosur-Egypt agreement
26-May-2017 ANBA
Argentina was the only signatory country that hadn’t yet ratified the free trade agreement, which can now go into effect.
Egypt’s FM in Brussels to meet European Union counterparts
6-Mar-2017 Ahram
Sameh Shoukry is scheduled to sign a cooperation agreement with EU counterparts that frames Egypt’s future relationship with European institutions in the next three years.
Launching FTA talks with a number of countries approved by EAEU
2-Jan-2017 Armenpress
The Presidents of Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kirgizstan have approved the proposal to launch FTA talks with Iran, Egypt, India and Singapore.
Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt to start free trade zones
8-Sep-2016 NTA
Nigeria is to establish a free trade zone with Kenya, South Africa and Egypt. The four countries have already worked out modalities for establishing the zone.
The court that rules the world
30-Aug-2016 BuzzFeed
A parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else, helps executives convicted of crimes escape punishment.
Al-Jazeera sues Egypt over crackdown and harassments which caused $150mn in losses
29-Jan-2016 Lawyer Herald
Pan-Arab TV Network Al-Jazeera is taking legal actions against Egypt over the closure of the Qatar-owned broadcast network and the harassments of its journalists has led to $150 million worth of losses.
Egypt to appeal $1.76 bln award to Israel in gas dispute, freeze gas import talks
9-Dec-2015 Reuters
Egypt said on Sunday it would appeal an order by international arbitrators to pay $1.76 billion in compensation to state-owned Israel Electric Corp for halting gas supplies.
EEU, Egypt to prepare FTA within a year and a half
2-Dec-2015 http://eng.belta.by/economics/view/...
President Sisi to discuss free trade, industrial zone, nuclear energy with Putin in Russia visit
27-Aug-2015 Nile International
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Russia to discuss a number of economic projects as well as strategic issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Egypt eyes Mercosur FTA activation before 2015-end
3-Jul-2015 Zawya
Egypt hopes to bring its preferential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the South American Common Market (Mercosur) into effect before the end of this year, minister of industry said Thursday.
Egypt, Ethiopia negotiate FTA procedures between 2 countries
11-Jun-2015 MENAFN
Egypt negotiated with Ethiopia on Wednesday over procedures to establish a Free Trade Area in Ethiopia, according to head of the Industrial Development Authority Ismail Gaber.
FTA completion depends on unification of origin rules, customs: Abdel Nour
9-Jun-2015
The completion of the Free Trade Area (FTA) procedures among the three African blocs, SADC, COMESA and the East African Community (EAC), depends on the unification of the rules of origin and tariff, according to Egypt’s Minister of Industry and Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour.
COMESA economic investment forum in Egypt next October
22-May-2015
“We are studying establishing a unit at GAFI to provide economic and investment information to African countries,” says investment minister
Egypt: Collateral costs of investment
11-May-2015 Zawya
Foreign investment is crucial for reviving Egypt’s economy, but a new report reveals it can come at a considerable cost, writes Stefan Weichert