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Monday, 21 August 2017

What we’re tracking this week

Did the treasury beat its tax collection target? The Finance Ministry will announce its tax haul for FY2016-17 “within days,” AMAY reports.

The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is expected to announce the launch of commercial 4G service this week, after completing service network quality checks.

Pitching Singapore, Vietnam on port infrastructure, auto sector and readymade garments: Investment Minister Sahar Nasr, Suez Canal Authority head Mohab Mamish, and Transport Minister Hisham Arafat are heading to Singapore and Vietnam on Tuesday with a roadshow to lure investment in the nation’s ports and other sectors, Al Mal reports. The trio will attend the Egypt-Singapore Business Forum on Thursday, where companies from the two countries are expected to discuss what’s on offer in the infrastructure, automotive, and readymade garments sectors. They’ll then head to Vietnam next week.

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