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

Enhance communication and business opportunities between Egypt and Lithuania

30/09/2024

EBA held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Arturas Jailiunas, Ambassador of Lithuania to Egypt, Mr. Darius Neviolis, Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Political and Economic Section, Mr. Tomas Krylavicius, President of the Lithuanian Information Technology Companies Association (InfoBalt) and Ms. Laura Gobozati, InfoBalt Head of Export and Market Development Department, in the presence of Eng. Mahmoud Metwally, Second Vice Chairman of the IT Committee, to discuss the ways to enhance communication and business opportunities between companies in order to facilitate relations between Lithuanian and Egyptian businessmen

Establishing an entity for Egyptian investors in Saudi Arabia

25/09/2024

EBA has held, a meeting for the purpose of exchanging views and ideas on the possibility of establishing an entity that includes all the Egyptian companies investing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The meeting was headed by Eng. Ali Eissa, EBA Chairman and attended by H.E. Mr. Ihab Abu Saree, the next ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with the online participation of Ambassador Ahmed Abdel Meguid, Consul General of Egypt in Jeddah, Minister Counselor Osama Pasha, Head of the Egyptian Commercial Office in Jeddah, and Dr. Said Yahya, professor, legal expert and head of the Egyptian community in the Western Region in Saudi Arabia

Meeting with the deputy director of the Bureau of Commerce of Qingdao Municipal Government

22/09/2024

EBA has held a meeting with Mr. Xue Runbo, the deputy director of the Bureau of Commerce of Qingdao Municipal Government, and Mr. XUE Runtao, Second secretary, Mr. Wang Meng, Attache, Embassy of China, the meeting was headed by Mr. Ahmed Mounir Ezz El Din, Chairman of China Committee, and attended by Mr. Mostafa Ibrahim, Vice Chairman of the Committee to discuss the promotion of trade and investment cooperation and building a platform to facilitate communication between the business communities of Qingdao and Egypt

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.