Egypt, Arab Rep.

Ease of Doing Business in

Assiut - Egypt, Arab Rep.

This page summarizes Doing Business data for Assiut. The first table shows its rank among 3 cities/regions in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region Middle East & North Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 82,536,770
GNI Per Capita (US$) 2,600.00
Ease of Doing Business Rank among 3 cities in Egypt, Arab Rep. Top city in Egypt, Arab Rep.
1 Assiut
Topic Rankings Rank among 3 cities in Egypt, Arab Rep. Top city in Egypt, Arab Rep.
Starting a Business 2 Cairo
Dealing with Construction Permits 1 Assiut
Registering Property 1 Assiut

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Indicator Assiut Middle East & North Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
8 8 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
14 23 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
28.6 29.8 4.5

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
12.9 72.3 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check the company name 1 day No cost
2 Obtain a certificate from an authorized bank 1 day No cost
3 Submit documents to the Companies Department and obtain invoice 1 day EGP 1,811
4 Pay fees 1 day EGP 408
5 Notarize the company contract 1 day No cost
6 Obtain the notification of incorporation 1 day No cost
7 Register for taxes 7 days No cost
8 Register employees with the National Authority of Social Insurance 2 days No cost

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