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Financial Regulatory Authority opens first office outside Cairo in Alexandria
October 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority has opened its first representative office outside Cairo, at the Ameriya Free Zone's investor services center in Alexandria.
- FRA chairman Islam Azzam, Alexandria Governor Ayman Attia and GAFI deputy head Yasser Abbas attended the opening.
- The office was established under Prime Minister's decision 4049 of 2025, which also created a branch in the New Administrative Capital and offices in Suez and Qena.
- The opening coincided with the start of a "Capacity Building for Development" conference sponsored by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
- Azzam said the office will initially receive requests on corporate financing procedures, including capital increases, with services to expand gradually.


