Welcome to Egyptian Businessmen’s Association

EBA was founded in 1975 and ratified in 1979 under the law 32/1964. EBA is a non-governmental, non-for-profit organization that seeks to unify the efforts of private Egyptian interests in contributing to the productivity and efficient national economic and social development of Egypt. In order to carry out these duties, EBA had to be in the first place a lobbying power on behalf of the Egyptian business community to protect its interests and enhance the private sector existence

Presently, the Egyptian economy does not act under planned forces but rather under the free market forces. With all these privatization programs and the growing private sector share in the GDP together with the globalization process.

EBA Objectives

To create a healthy economic environment for the businessmen in order to practice a constructive role in the economic development process.
To address economic issues and problems facing the business community through an effective dialogue with Government officials and authorities.
To strengthen the role of the Business community in the economic decision-making policy with the aim of better application of laws and regulations resulting in a higher level of performance.
To support the role of the Egyptian business community in the globalization process by enhancing the competitiveness of the Egyptian products in the foreign & local markets, and attracting foreign investment to development projects.

EBA Latest Events

Meeting with Future of Egypt Authority for Sustainable Development

06/07/2026

EBA headed by Eng. Ali Issa, held a meeting organized by its Agriculture and Irrigation Committee, chaired by Eng. Mustafa Al-Najjari, with representatives of the Future of Egypt Authority for Sustainable Development. The meeting was attended by several heads and deputies of specialized committees, as well as a large group of ُEBA's members across all economic sectors. with the aim of discussing investment opportunities and joint cooperation between the association's members and the Authority, explore opportunities to utilize the Authority's assets, and learn about the Authority's current general project strategy.

Real Estate Development and Contracting Committee Meeting

05/07/2026

The EBA,headed by Eng. Ali Issa, held a meeting organized by the Real Estate Development and Contracting Committee, headed by Eng. Fathallah Fawzy, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Committee, in a meeting with: Dr. Ahmed Shalabi – Chairman of the Housing Committee of the House of Representatives, and Eng. Tarek Shoukry – Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, in the presence of Eng. Alaa Fikri – Vice Chairman of the Committee for Real Estate Development, and with the participation of a large group of committee members and members of the association working in this vital sector and representatives of its executive management, with the aim of reviewing and discussing: - The statement of the Prime Minister regarding (stimulating the exploitation of closed units and supporting the rental system), establishing the Developers Union and defining its goal and role,

Online Meeting with Afrexim Bank - ATG

30/06/2026

EBA has held an online meeting with Afreximbank to review the progress of the cooperation between EBA and Afreximbank, discuss ways to increase Egyptian companies’ participation in the African Trade Gateway (ATG), and agree on practical steps to promote intra-African trade through targeted engagement with the Egyptian private sector. Both parties emphasized the need to reduce dependence on trade routed through third countries and encourage direct trade between African countries

EBA Membership

There are three types of membership: corporate, original and associate. The membership list consists of carefully chosen number of prominent businessmen in Egypt who occupy leading and decision making positions in the business community. The membership covers a wide range of economic activities.
Conditions of Membership

Corporate Member

The company is registered as an EBA member, it is represented by a maximum of 3 persons: one principal and two affiliate members. The principal member enjoys all the benefits and rights given to the original member including attending ...

Original Member

Is the member who applied for membership and fulfilled all the conditions and is accepted by EBA board. The original member has the right to attend the General assembly meeting and to nominate himself to be a member in EBA’s board.

Associate Member

The associate member is associated to an original member, he enjoys all the benefits and rights given to the Original member except for the right of attending the General Assembly Meeting and to nominate himself to be a board member.