PROGRAMS, COURSES
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TRAIN Company S.A.E. aims to establish a leading platform of experts, trainers and instructors with the vision of fostering performance of Egyptian business corporations and entrepreneurs in the fields of corporate affairs and government relations, trade and business regulations, and Egypt's exceptional network of free trade agreements, and commercial, financial and business law.

TRAIN has managed to form a Strategic Partnership with two of the well known and reputable consultancy firms in Egypt Thebes Consultancy, LLC & N Gage Consulting S.A.E. to offer a variety of modules to cater for a wide array of backgrounds including CEOs, senior VPs, corporate affairs and government relations officers, procurement, exporters, importation, manufactures, logistics officers, tax and customs managers as well as undergraduate students.

Our modules cater for a wide array of backgrounds including CEOs, senior VPs, corporate affairs and government relations officers, procurement and importation experts as well as tax and customs managers. Designed and scoped to fit the attending audience, our courses deliver a solid understanding engagement tactics and trade and business regulations. This is complemented by specially designed case studies to show-case live examples of how the tactics and regulations are put in practice to deliver unparalleled learning experience in the field.

International Trade Policy & Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

International Trade Policy & Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

Consecutive Egyptian governments tried for a long time to position the country as one of the main services, productions and exports hub in the region and to achieve this objective Egypt has signed FTAs with different regions in the World, these FTAs expanded the market from 90 million consumers to 1.7 billion consumers.

We have developed a program that will walk you through the principals of the free trade arrangements, foreign trade technicalities and Egypt's Free Trade Agreements. The program will help you unlock the potentials of Egypt's FTAs to best utilize them in growing your business. The program covers the areas of foreign trade, current status of Egypt's free trade agreements, problem facing each agreement, the future and the way forward of Egypt's FTAs.

The Modules

  • 1.

    Foreign Trade
    Technicalities

    • WTO principles.
    • Introduction to bilateral & regional trade agreements.
    • Export regulations.
    • Import regulations.
    • Foreign trade documents.
  • 2.

    Rules of Origin
    Technicalities

    • Types of Rules of Origin.
    • Criteria of Origin.
    • General Provisions of Preferential Trade Agreements..
    • Differentiating between criteria of origin in various Preferential Trade Agreements.
  • 3.

    Pan Arab Free
    Trade Area

    • Background and importance of the Agreement.
    • Objectives, structure and benefits.
    • Current status.
    • Trade barriers.
    • Future of the Agreement.
  • 4.

    Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

    • Background and importance of the Agreement.
    • Objectives, structure and benefits.
    • Current status.
    • Decision making process.
    • Trade barriers.
    • Future of the Agreement.
  • 5.

    Pan Euro Med
    ( EU - Turkey - EFTA - Agadir )

    • Background and importance of the Agreement.
    • Objectives, structure and benefits.
    • Current status.
    • Decision making process.
    • Trade barriers.
    • Future of the Agreement.
  • 6.

    Export logistics

    • Understanding Logistics.
    • Exploring export logistics functions and related activities.
    • Efficient export logistics management.
  • 7.

    Financing of
    Exports

    • Introduction to Export Finance.
    • Financing through Letters of Credit.
    • Financing through Documentary Collections.
    • Export Factoring.
  • 8.

    Egyptian Customs regime
    (with a background on the multilateral system)

    • Principles of WTO.
    • Overview of the WCO.
    • Kyoto Convention.
    • Customs procedures.
    • Customs documents.
    • Harmonized system.
    • Customs clearance types.
    • Transit arrangements.
    • Customs disputes.
  • 9.

    Trade Remedies

    • Anti-dumping, Safeguard and Subsidies Agreements.
    • Dumping, safeguard and subsidy definition.
    • How to protect the domestic product from the imported like product which causes injury to the domestic industry.
    • Who has the right to submit the application?
    • Who is the competent authority conducting the investigation?
    • Procedures of the investigation.
  • 10.

    IPR and Border measures

    • Overview of the TRIPS Agreement.
    • Overview of the Egyptian Law on IPR.
    • Types of IPR.
    • How to protect your Property Rights.
    • National competent authorities.
    • Border measures concepts and regulations.
    • IPR disputes procedures.
Legal and Regulatory Framework (operated by Thebes Consultancy)

Legal and Regulatory Framework (operated by Thebes Consultancy)

Established by Dr. Ziad Bahaa El-Din, Thebes Consultancy, LLC specializes in regulatory and compliance advisory services in the area of commercial, financial and business law in Egypt and the Arab World. www.thebesconsult.com

Thebes Consultancy

These modules are designed to give an overarching view of the main laws and regulations that your organization may come across at some point. The modules are designed from the perspective of the business person, taking you through the life cycle of an organization and alerting you to specific legal questions you have to deal with at different stages of your organization's development.

The Modules

  • 1.

    The Map of
    Economic Regulation

    Part 1: The Life Cycle of an Investment Project
    • Establishment/incorporation by an individual/company
    • Licensing
    • Growth
    • Exit
    Part 2: Operational Aspects of an Investment Project
    • Operational Phase
    • Supervision (GAFI, EFSA, Tax, Competition, etc)
  • 2.

    Types of Companies
    and their Regulatory Framework

    Part 1: The Company as a Legal Entity
    • What is a company? (the juristic personality)
    • The concept of limitation of liability
    • Types of companies
    • Company Law No 159/1981
    • Governance of companies
    Part 2: Special Company Regimes
    • Public sector companies
    • Public sector business companies
    • Investment companies
    • Companies operating in the Free Zones
    • Special Economic Zone companies
  • 3.

    Financial Law

    Part 1: The Financial Framework
    • Why companies need funding
    • The deficit and surplus in the economy
    • Financial intermediation
    • Direct and indirect funding
    Part 2: Types of Funding
    • Banking Sector
    • Capital Markets (stocks)
    • Capital Markets (bonds)
    • Insurance
    • Mortgage finance
    • Financial leasing
    • Microfinance
    • Private-public partnerships
  • 4.

    New Directions in Egyptian
    Economic Law

    Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments:
    • Investment Law
    • Mining
    • Renewable Energy
    • Decision making process.
    • Microfinance
    • Developments in tax legislation
Corporate Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations  (operated by N Gage Consulting)

Corporate Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations (operated by N Gage Consulting)

N Gage Consulting S.A.E. is an Egypt based consulting firm specialized in providing public strategy advice, government relations assistance and lobbying for sustainable and sensible regulations in the Middle East & North Africa.
www.ngage-consulting.com

Thebes Consultancy

Originally viewed rather as a support function a couple of decades ago, advice on Corporate Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations is increasingly becoming an integral part of any business DNA. Whether it is a market entry or exit, a change in the business model, a vertical or regional integration, or more simply coping with rapidly changing regulations; this function is proving itself more and more indispensable to any business.

We have designed our modules to allow your organization to develop a solid grasp of the function regardless of the type of business, how mature it is or how you choose to structure the function. Our main aim is to equip your organization with the right knowledge, tools and talents to be able to manage challenges, increase your visibility and reduce your risk.

The Modules

  • 1.

    Introduction to Corporate Affairs and Government Relations

    • What is Corporate Affairs – The 3 Leading Platforms
    • How Different Companies Structure Corporate Affairs
    • The Increasing Importance of Corporate Affairs & Government Engagement
  • 2.

    5 Pillars, 5 Dos & 5 Don'ts of Corporate Affairs & Government Relations Strategy

    • The 5 Pillars – Pick & Choose, No "one strategy fits all"
    • The 5 things any company must do
    • 5 Mistakes all companies must avoid
  • 3.

    Government Business Lobbying

    • Business Lobbying: A concept, profession or a practice?
    • Lobbying: A structured Process vs. an ad-hoc activity
    • Predicting, Managing & Fighting Regulations (Case Studies)
    • Driving Regulations to foster business (Case Studies)
    • Leveraging Regulations to shape the future of your organization (Case Studies)