Industrial permits grew by 50 percent in 2018. Surge due to registration in response to a warning issued to unlicensed establishments

The Ministry of Industry (MoI) issued 957 industrial permits last year, an increase of 47 percent compared to 2017. These include new establishment licenses, expansion approvals, exploitation permits, and renewals.

"A wide range of the permits were issued to factories that had been operating without licenses, after warnings were issued by MoI to several factories to [encourage them to] get licensed," said Dany Gedeon, Director General at MoI.

The MoI issued 261 licenses for the es...

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