• Egypt enjoys a strategic location in the center of Arab world, at the middle of three continents (Africa, Europe and Asia).
• Its coasts also extend along the Mediterranean and the Red sea making out of it an important commercial center. Also the existence of the Suez Canal on its land which is considered most important trade artery
• Such distinguished location of Egypt enabled it to reinforce commercial ties and investment opportunities and to work out with a number of European, African and Arab countries
• Egyptian market volume reaches 90 million hence being one of the biggest markets in the Middle East.
• The investor finds in Egypt a competitive privilege due to low cost of production elements represented in (services, manpower, infra-structure), also availability of skilled trained manpower at different levels and the existence of a high level information and communication system copying with best international technology systems and serving individuals and companies.

In order to facilitate and provide best service for investors, investment services complex has been established to gather all entities that investor deal  with in one place; at the authority’s headquarters to be capable of revising all procedures and facilitating for investor easily dealing with different entities where “Current Informatory Unit” answers any investor’s inquiries and explain required procedures and show required documents for companies’ foundation and also providing them with any information or publications.

Laws Guarantees for investors:

• Prohibition of nationalizing or confiscating companies
• Prohibition of receivership companies, or attachment on property or capture or frozen funds without juridical way
• Nonintervention of any administrative entity in pricing the company’s products or controlling its profits
• Prohibition of abolition or termination of real properties usufruct licenses unless in case of contravention in license conditions.
• Prohibition of bringing legal action against companies or institutions except after getting the approval of the Investment general authority
• Settling any disputes is through the agreed upon system with the investors or according to applicable conventions between Egypt and the investors’ country or the convention concerned with settling disputes or through arbitration.

Taxes and Custom exemptions:

Concerning free zones projects

• Total Custom exemptions for free zones
• Lifetime taxes exemptions

Concerning internal investment projects

• A 5% common custom taxes on needed tools and equipment for production.
• 5 years taxes exemptions for activities performed outside industrial zones.
• 10 years taxes exemptions for activities performed inside industrial zones.
• 5 years exemption from notarization and registration fees for companies foundation, loan and mortgage contracts.

General Authority for Investment and Free Zones: