Ahlan Ramadan

The importers division calls for the financial-inclusion drive for traders

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.

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

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.

The figures in brief

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

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

What it means for traders

  • 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

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.

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Noha El-Sawy

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

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