The Egyptian government seeks to foster a competitive business environment that attracts investment by enacting monetary, financial, commercial, and procedural reforms. These efforts are designed to create a supportive institutional and legislative environment, streamline procedures, and eliminate obstacles for investors. Additionally, these reforms focus on establishing a flexible and stable economic environment to build confidence among both domestic and international investors, thereby strengthening Egypt’s position as a key regional hub for investment and trade. Furthermore, the government supports and motivates the private sector to enable it to lead the country’s economic development process.

The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in coordination with all the relevant investment entities in Egypt, is working to streamline procedures, enhance the business environment and facilitate communication between investors and government entities. These efforts are part of a comprehensive reform strategy that includes procedural reforms and the adoption of digital systems, all aimed at boosting investment inflows and expanding existing investments. The key legislative and procedural changes include:

Creating an investment-friendly environment, streamlining procedures, and ensuring transparency are fundamental incentives for any investor. Therefore, a timeline has been established for issuing every approval, license, incorporation, operation permit, or any other request submitted by the investor electronically through digital platforms.

Recent legislative and institutional reforms have led to significant improvements in the company incorporation process. These changes have reduced the time and procedures needed to begin operations and issue licenses, as well as lowered the minimum capital requirement for incorporating a company.

•  As part of the state's ongoing efforts to enhance the “Business Ready” status of its institutions in line with international standards, coordination is actively taking place among various government entities to establish a flexible and efficient institutional framework to elevate the country’s position in the World Bank’s Business Ready (B-READY) 2026 report.
•  As part of this report, the government aims to join the list of the world’s top 50 economies in terms of business readiness. A reform matrix has been developed, comprising 209 reforms.

As a result of ongoing efforts to streamline procedures for investors and support the private sector to attract more local and foreign investment, Egypt made notable strides in various international reports and indicators assessing the investment climate and ease of doing business. The most significant of these include: