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Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Another quiet night on the airwaves

It was another quiet night on the airwaves after what was a fairly slow news day.

The government is considering amendments to a 2010 law that regulates private sector participation in national infrastructure projects, cabinet spokesperson Nader Saad told Al Hayah Al Youm. He explained that the law was due for an update since it was passed and its executive regulations issued before the events of 2011. Saad said that it contains provisions that regulate private financing of public projects. A committee made up of finance and planning ministry officials has been formed to study possible revisions to the act, according to Saad (watch, runtime: 6:35).

University-affiliated hospitals are lagging when it comes to research, the assistant secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, told Lama Gebril during an appearance on Hona Al Asema. He said that a new law regulating medical and scientific research is expected to help catapult Egypt forward (watch, runtime: 3:43).

Arming the workforce with appropriate training and skills is key to developing local industry, according to Masaa DMC. Host Osama Kamal had a chat yesterday with the head of the Badr Investors Association Bahaa El Adly and the deputy head of the Chemicals and Fertilizers Export Council Hani Cassis (watch, runtime: 6:38).

Meanwhile, Al Hayah Al Youm spoke to Egypt’s wannabe-tomb raider Zahi Hawass about the state of antiquities around the country (watch, runtime: 1:58).

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