Investment Law No. 43 of 1974

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Investment Law No. 43 of 1974 is an Egyptian statute that opened the economy to foreign and private investment, forming a cornerstone of President Anwar Sadat’s Infitah (economic liberalization) program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian law ⓘ
investment law ⓘ
aim to attract Arab and foreign capital ⓘ
to encourage private sector investment ⓘ
to open the Egyptian economy to foreign investment ⓘ
allows establishment of investment projects in free zones ⓘ
associatedWithLeader President Anwar Sadat ⓘ
linked to: Anwar Sadat
country Egypt ⓘ
dateEnacted 1974 ⓘ
economicModelPromoted mixed economy with expanded private sector role ⓘ
enactedUnderPresident Anwar Sadat ⓘ
historicalSignificance cornerstone of Egypt’s open‑door economic policy in the 1970s ⓘ
marked a turning point in Egypt’s investment regime ⓘ
influencedBy post‑1973 War economic strategy ⓘ
shift from Nasserist state‑led model ⓘ
jurisdiction Arab Republic of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Egypt
keyComponentOf Infitah economic program ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalSystem Egyptian legal system ⓘ
objective to integrate Egypt more closely into the global economy ⓘ
to reduce the dominance of the public sector in some areas ⓘ
policyOrientation economic liberalization ⓘ
open‑door policy ⓘ
politicalContext Infitah ⓘ
provides customs exemptions for certain investment projects ⓘ
guarantees against nationalization for approved investments ⓘ
guarantees for repatriation of profits ⓘ
tax incentives for investors ⓘ
region Middle East and North Africa ⓘ
regulates foreign ownership in Egyptian projects ⓘ
investment in free zones ⓘ
joint ventures between Egyptian and foreign partners ⓘ
relatedConcept Egyptian economic reforms of the 1970s ⓘ
foreign direct investment in Egypt ⓘ
sectorFocus agriculture ⓘ
industry ⓘ
services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
subjectMatter incentives for private investment ⓘ
regulation of foreign investment in Egypt ⓘ
targetInvestors Arab investors ⓘ
Egyptian private investors ⓘ
foreign investors ⓘ
typeOfGuarantees guarantees for transfer of capital and profits abroad ⓘ
protection against arbitrary seizure of assets ⓘ
typeOfIncentives customs duty reductions or exemptions ⓘ
tax holidays ⓘ

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Infitah economic policy → legalBasis → Investment Law No. 43 of 1974 ⓘ
Egyptian law → mainInvestmentLaw → Investment Law of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Investment Law No. 43 of 1974
Commercial Code of Egypt → relatedTo → Egyptian Investment Law ⓘ
linked to: Investment Law No. 43 of 1974