Business Registration - Egypt
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Basic Information Guide
Payment methods:
- Electronically: Through the authority’s website when submitting an application for incorporation electronically.
- In cash: at the Investors Service Center
Contact Data
Address: No. 3, Salah Salem Street, Nasr City, Cairo, 11562 Egypt
Phone: +202 240 55 452
Fax: +202 240 55 425
Hotline: 16035
Website: WWW.GAFI.GOV.EG
E-mail: INFO@GAFINET.ORG
Registering a business in Egypt
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) is the principal government body regulating and facilitating investment in Egypt. It is the institution responsible for company/business registration in Egypt. GAFI is an affiliate of the Ministry of Investment, and its work focuses on promotion, facilitation, business matchmaking, Egyptian expatriates, events, investor aftercare, and research and market intelligence functions. The National Council for Women and the MSME Development Agency provide technical support/guidance with regard to women entrepreneurs.
For any company form, an enterprise can be established/registered under Egypt’s Companies Law or Investment Law on the same day of applying if all the required documents are submitted.
Establishing a Sole Proprietorship
The sole proprietorship is established in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 72 of 2017 only, and it undertakes one or more of the activities stipulated in Article 1 of the aforementioned...
Establishing People's Companies
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones is the authority responsible for establishing companies in Egypt. Any company established in Egypt, whether local or foreign, is subject to the...
Establishment of money companies
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones is the authority responsible for establishing companies in Egypt. Any company established in Egypt, whether local or foreign, is subject to the...