President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi chaired the first meeting of the Supreme Investment Council after its restructuring, in the presence of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Central Bank of Egypt Governor, Hassan Abdullah, ministers, officials and private sector representatives.

Ahmed Fahmy, Presidential Spokesperson, stated that the Supreme Investment Council approved 22 decisions today.

These decisions include reducing the cost of establishing companies, reducing the restrictions imposed on incorporation and the required approvals and the period for obtaining them.

Regarding the multiplicity of approvals and the length of time for obtaining them, it was approved to issue a decision to be circulated to all parties, to specify a specific time limit for all approvals of 10 working days and for only once time upon incorporation.

Among the decisions and with GAFI’s and the related entities’ guidance, a unified electronic platform for establishing, operating and liquidating companies will be established.

The council’s decisions also included facilitating land ownership, expanding the issuance of the golden license, strengthening governance, transparency and competitive neutrality in the Egyptian market, facilitating the import of production requirements, and reducing financial and tax burdens on investors.

Other decisions include, stimulating domestic and foreign investment, expanding the jurisdiction of economic courts, in addition to providing an integrated and competitive package of incentives and facilities in the agricultural, industrial, and energy sectors with specific regard to green hydrogen production. In addition to providing support to the housing sector, real estate developers and investment projects in new cities as well as the transport sector.