Privatization has always been on the state’s agenda

President Sisi says privatization has always been on the state’s agenda. “The state has long thought of the privatization of public sector companies at some point in time, and this is very good, and there was an idea that there would be a form of balance between the public and private sector.” The privatization drive may be spurred on by a draft law drawn up by the minister of public enterprise, Hisham Tawfik, allowing the private sector for the first time to own shares in public sector holding companies. [Business News Europe/bneIntellinews, 8 August 2018].