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

Joint (Online) Meeting Export, Import & Customs, and Transportation Committees

11/03/2026

EBA, chaired by Eng. Ali Eissa,, held a joint (online) meeting organized by the Export Committee, chaired by Dr. Walid Gamal El-Din; the Import & Customs Committee, chaired by Mr. Alaa El-Sabaa; and the Transportation Committee, chaired by Mr. Adel El-Lamai, Board Member and Committee Chairman. The meeting aimed to discuss the current political events in the region and their direct impact on the Egyptian economy in general and on Egyptian trade in particular, and to agree on mechanisms that could be proposed to the Egyptian government to mitigate these effects. with the participaet of Several chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of EBA's specialized committees and a group of members from all affected economic sectors

Industry and Scientific Research Committee Online Working Group - Export Committee

05/03/2026

The EBA held an online joint working group headed by Eng. Ali Issa organized by the Industry and Scientific Research Committee headed by Eng. Magd El-Din Al-Manzalawi - Secretary General and Chairman of the Committee, and the Export Committee headed by Dr. Walid Gamal El-Din - Chairman of the Committee and with the participation of the deputies of the two committees, Mr. Ahmed Mounir Ezz El-Din - First Vice Chairman of the Industry and Scientific Research Committee, Eng. Ali Abdel Qader - First Vice Chairman of the Export Committee, with the participation of Dr. Mohamed Helmy Helal - Chairman of the Human Resources and Technical Training Committee, and with the participation of a group of members of the Association working in the industry and scientific research sector. The meeting was held with the aim of identifying the visions of the working group to reach the final agenda, in preparation for the start of the procedures.

Preparatory Meeting (Online) of the Committee of Industry and Scientific Research

01/03/2026

The Egyptian Businessmen Association, headed by Eng. Ali Issa, held an online preparatory meeting under the chairmanship of Eng. Magd El-Din Al-Manzalawi, Secretary General and Chairman of the Industry and Scientific Research Committee, with the participation of Dr. Mohamed Youssef - Executive Director and Ms. Rasha Abdel Hadi - Head of the Specialized Committees and Government Relations Sector at the Association, at 12 noon on Sunday, March 1, 2026, where the meeting was held to discuss the conference agenda: Golden Triangle "Investment - (Industry & Agriculture)"

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.