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Chamber figures put the number of registered businesses at 41,000, up by 3,400 on last year, most of them in retail and logistics.

Chamber figures put the number of registered businesses at 41,000, up by 3,400 on last year, most of them in retail and logistics.

The Chamber had earlier launched a trader training programme on e-invoicing, taken up by more than 2,100 participants across six governorates.

The figures in brief

Analysts expect no immediate effect on consumer prices: current stock covers market needs at least to the end of next quarter.

Transparency in the supply chain is not a burden on the market; it is what protects it from monopoly.
Dr Mona Abdel-Hakim, economic adviser

The ministry’s representative stressed that the new rules aim at transparency in the supply chain rather than at fixing prices, and that breaches will go to the Consumer Protection Agency.

What happens next

  • lower customs release costs among next quarter’s priorities
  • A review of the timetable with the trade divisions
  • A monthly report to the federation’s board

The meeting closed by forming a joint Chamber–ministry committee, meeting weekly to follow implementation and reporting monthly to the federation’s board.

Written by

Hala Soliman

Banking & finance correspondent · 25 stories · 2,681 followers

Banking & finance correspondent at Bayt Al Toggar, following market decisions and what they do to trade and supply in Cairo.

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هاشم زين العابدين

هل القرار ده بيسري على المستوردين بالتوكيل كمان، ولا على المستورد المباشر بس؟

هلا غانم

تحية للغرفة على المتابعة. نتمنى استمرار النشر بنفس المستوى.

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