Orascom Construction controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2013
Egyptian tax dispute over Lafarge transaction
Egyptian tax authorities challenged aspects of the 2007 sale of Orascom's cement business to Lafarge. Orascom Group agreed to pay up to one billion US dollars in tax fines or related settlements, according to the referenced account. The dispute concerned alleged irregularities in the transaction.