How Austrade can help in Egypt
Our office is set up to provide services to both Australian and Egyptian companies which are interested in developing the following trade and investment relationships:
- The direct export of merchandise goods and services from Australia to Egypt.
- The setting up of agency representation or appointment of distributors by Australian companies in Egypt.
- Two-way foreign direct investment (FDI) by Australian and Egyptian companies, including the establishment of joint ventures.
We do not provide services for Egyptian companies who are interested only in exporting to Australia. Please refer to 'Exporting to Australia' below.
Listed below are the staffing details of Austrade in Cairo showing specific responsibilities:
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Jack Hajjar
Acting Senior Trade Commissioner and Commercial Counsellor
Leads Austrade team of export and investment facilitation staff. Based in Cairo and has responsibility for Egypt.
Email: Jack.hajjar@austrade.gov.au
Tel: +202 576 0331
Fax: +202 578 1639
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Moustafa Ghazy
Business Development Manager
Email: moustafa.ghazy@austrade.gov.au
Tel: +202 579 2022
Fax: +202 578 1639
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Marwa Hussein
Business Development Manager
Email: marwa.hussein@austrade.gov.au
Tel: +202 579 2022
Fax: +202 578 1639
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Office location and business hours
Austrade Cairo
Australian Embassy
World Trade Centre, 11th Floor
1191 Corniche El Nil, Boulac
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +202 575 0444 or 579 2022
Fax: +202 578 1639
Email: Cairo@austrade.gov.au
Business hours:
8.00am–4.15pm, Sunday to Thursday
An appointment is advisable if you wish to visit the office.
Public holidays and weekends
Our office is closed on Friday and Saturday for our weekend.
Egyptian public holidays 2007
December 19-23 – Eid El-Adha (Greater Bairam)
Australian Embassy/Austrade’s public holidays 2007
(in lieu of the above)
December 19-20 – Eid El Adha (Greater Bairam)
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 26 – Boxing Day
December 27 – Additional DFAT public holiday
Egyptian public holidays 2008
January 7 – Coptic Christmas Day
January 10 – Hijri New Year
March 20 – Birth of the Prophet
April 25 – Sinai Liberation Day
April 8 – Easter
May 1 – Labour Day
July 23 – Revolution Day
October 1-3 – Eid El Fitr*
October 6 – Army Forces Day
December 7 – Eve of Eid El Adha*
December 8-11 – Eid El Adha*
December 29 – Hijri New Year
Australian Embassy/Austrade's public holidays 2008
(in lieu of the above)
January 1 – New Year's Day
January 7 – Coptic Christmas
March 23 – Easter Day
March 24 – Easter Monday
April 27 – Coptic Easter
April 28 – Sham El-Nessim
October 1-2 – Eid El-Fitr*
December 7 – Eve of Eid El-Adha*
December 8 – Eid El-Adha*
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 28 – In lieu of Boxing Day
December 29 – APS Holiday/Hijri New Year
*Eid holidays are subject to change as they are determined by sightings of the moon.
Australian Embassy
The Australian Embassy in Cairo comprises representatives of various Australian Government departments and agencies and is located at:
Australian Embassy
World Trade Centre, 11th Floor
1191 Corniche El Nil, Boulac
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +202 575 0444
Fax: +202 578 1638
Visa and immigration
If you have questions regarding visas and immigration to Australian please contact the Department of Immigration at the Australian Embassy (see above address).
Exporting to Australia
We do not provide services to Egyptian companies which are interested only in exporting their merchandise products and services to Australia. We recommend that you contact the following organisation who will be able to assist you:
Egyptian Export Promotion Center (EEPC)
106 Gameat El Dowal El Arabia St
Mohandesin, Cairo
Tel: +202 349 3920 or 349 3919
Fax: +202 348 4142 or 348 4056
If you experience any problems in making contact or dealing with the above organisation, please email us at Cairo@austrade.gov.au
The following organisations and their websites may also be useful for Egyptian exporting companies:
Australian Customs Services
NSW Head Office
477 Pitt St
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9213 2000
Email: information@customs.gov.au
The Australian Customs Services is the only organisation authorised to handle any enquiries relating to the level of import duties applicable on export of merchandise goods to Australia.
Standards Australia
GPO Box 5420
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
Tel: +61 2 8206 6000
Fax: +61 2 8206 6001
Email: mail@standards.com.au
Standards Australia is the Australian Government endorsed peak standards development body in Australia.
Business, legal and accounting services
The following useful contacts are provided on the basis of our knowledge of their experience with business development between Egyptian and Australian companies. Normal commercial procedures should be adopted for engaging their services.
Banks
CIB (Egypt)
Hisham Ezz El Arab (Chairman)
Nile Tower Building
21/23, Charle De Gaulle Street
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +202 570 3022
Fax: +202 570 3172
Lawyers
Abou Ghazaleh Legal Services (ABLE)
51 El Hegaz Street, Mohandeseen
PO Box 96
12411 Imbaba
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +202 347 9952
Fax: +202 344 5729
Aidaros Law Office
31(A) Ahmed Hishmat St., Zamalek
Cairo, Egypt
PO Box 11211
Tel: +202 736 8222
Fax: +202 738 3556
Email: mohamed@aidaros.com
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