Egypt: Privacy

Egypt's digital economy has transformed data into a strategic asset, yet its valuation remains poorly understood on corporate balance sheets. This analysis examines how Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 and its 2025 Executive Regulations fundamentally shape data's economic value, the methodologies for valuing data assets, and the critical role legal counsel must play in data-focused transactions to bridge the gap between regulatory compliance and commercial reality.

Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 establishes comprehensive regulations for handling personal data of natural persons, creating a Personal Data Protection Center with enforcement authority. The law defines obligations for data controllers and processors, sets conditions for cross-border data transfers, and prescribes penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment for violations including unauthorized collection, processing, or disclosure of personal and sensitive data.

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In light of the issuance of the Executive Regulations of Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 (the “Personal Data Protection Law”), the Personal Data Protection Centre (“PDPC”)...

The Executive Regulations of the Data Protection Law in Egypt were issued under Law No. 151 of 2020, marking the full operational implementation of the country's personal data protection regime.