2. TEAM MEMBERS
• Trần Nhật Hạ (Team Leader)
• Phạm Thùy An
• Phạm Mai Anh
• Nguyễn Thị Phương Hà
• Hứa Bào Duy
• Phan Tuấn Vũ
3. INTRODUCTION
• Area: 1,001,450 square km
• Population: 83,688,164
• Capital: Cairo
• Big Cities: Alexandria, Gizeh,
Shubra EL- Kheima
• Languaes: Arabic (official), English
and French
• Religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni)
90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
4. Alazhar park Karnak temple
Valley of the kings
Pyramids and Sphinx of
Giza
Cairo Citadel Mohammed Ali
Temple of Abu Simbel
5. The Business Negotiation
Time of meeting: They are usually unpunctual in appointments.
Whatever the reason, you should be patient if you want to work
with Epyptian negotiator.
Tardiness
Traffic jam
6. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Expressiveness: they express emotion by using emphatic, elaborate verbal
language.
Conversational Overlap: The Egyptian tendency to engage in conversational
overlap.
Touch behavior: They engage in frequent touching among friends.
International space: They should not back away from someone in Egypt
• Most comfortable at half an arm’s-length distance or less
7. Eye contact:
Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Egyptian men expect you to look them in the eye all the while you are conversing
with them.
A woman visitor should avoid making direct eye contact with an Egyptian male on
the street.
Taboos: Always use only your right hand when eating or passing something to an
Egyptian
When seated, avoid showing the soles of your shoes
8. Eye contact
Taboos
Left- handed behavior
Avoid looking directly Egyptian men in the
street
9. Business protocol.
• Dress Code
For men : conservative suit, tie or neat pants.
for women : simple elegant Wesrtern suit or dress.
• Forms of Address : you should use a person’ s first name and precede
it with Mr and Ms.
Duy
11. Meeting and Greeting
Men shake hands with both man and women.
Women shake hands with other women.But avoid a bone-crushing
grip.
Duy
12. Topic of conversation
Egyptian history, food and monuments.
Staying away from Middle Eastern politics unless your local counterpart
raises the issue.
Talking about families, avoid asking about the counterpart’s wife and
daughters.
13. Interrupted Meeting
Rate to have a private meeting between two people
Rude turn away drop-in visitors or to refuse to take a phone call
14. Meeting Refreshment
Congenial, friendly and hospitable people
The drink is really a symbol of Egyptian hospitality
15. Gift
• Avoid giving alcohol or any other item forbiden to a
Muslim person.
• Present the gift with both hands or with the right hand
only
16. Guest Behavior
Bringing a cake or high quality chocolates when you are invented
Flower are for wedding or cheer up sick people
17. Guest Behavior
Avoiding the compliments
The food is less important than the opportunity to relax and interact with
friends
18. Host Behavior
Over 90% Egyptian people rarely eat pork and drink alcoholic beverages who are
Muslims.
19. Negotiating Behavior
Negotiable action usually occur in Egyptian business
Egyptians are often expecting their counterparts to grant major concessions on price
and terms.
This is a difficult problem with their partner and they should be prepared for bazaar
haggling.
