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Egypt’s National Bank for Development (NBD) has introduced a taxes and customs electronic payment service in coordination with the Ministry of Finance under the slogan ‘faster, cheaper, efficient and safer’.

The service enables both clients and non-clients, whether individual or corporate and including both public and private to pay their taxes and customs dues through the bank's network of 70 branches spread across Egypt.

Read more: EG: National Bank for Development launches e-Government payments

As a result of the National Bank for Development's (NBD) keenness to provide advanced banking services, the bank introduced its taxes and customs electronic payment service, which enables clients and non-clients to pay their taxes and customs in a faster, cheaper, more efficient and safer way.

Customers, whether individuals or companies - including the public and private sector - can benefit from the new service through the bank's network of 70 branches spread across Egypt.

Read more: EG: The NBD Launches E-Govvernment Payment for taxes and Customs through 70 Branches

Egypt’s IT industry body ITIDA has announced the launch of its new Egyptian e-Signature Competence Centre. The centre is described as the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa, and is designed to provide support and services to countries in the region looking to set up e-government and digital identity initiatives.

The facility is manned by skilled software and information security engineers, and strives to develop partnerships via innovative software solutions, thorough data analysis and support and consultation.

Read more: Egypt unveils e-gov centre

European officials and diplomats will be asked to show biometric visas before entering Egypt, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

A ministry statement said the new measure imposed by Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr comes as part of the Schengen Agreement, a treaty that created a zone in Europe about which people can move freely.

The biometric visa process will require European officials to submit a digital photo and fingerprints for approval. The same process is required for all other applicants for Egyptian visas.

Read more: Egypt to require biometric visas from visiting EU officials

Egypt has announced the opening of a new Egyptian e-Signature Competence Center, designed to provide aid to Arab countries now looking to implement electronic government initiatives.

The center is run by a group of software and information security engineers. It will provide IT network security services, business continuity services, training workshops and e-government projects.

It is the first center of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa.

Read more: New Egyptian e-service center set to open for Middle East

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