19-01-2017 12:32 via news.yahoo.com

EXCLUSIVE-Egypt considering temporary stamp duty on stock market deals -sources

(Adds official finance ministry comment) CAIRO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Egypt is considering temporarily reintroducing a stamp duty on stock market transactions after the tax was frozen in 2014, two finance ministry sources told Reuters on Thursday. The comments come a day after the International Monetary Fund released the details of its $12 billion, three-year agreement to support a wide-ranging programme to reform Egypt's ailing economy and restore financial stability. The agreement revealed that E
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