Egyptian National Competitiveness Council

The Egyptian National Competitiveness Council (ENCC) is a non-profit policy advocacy group established by a number of Egyptian businessmen committed to improving Egypt’s productivity and competitiveness. Founded in January 2005 as an NGO, ENCC serves as a forum for public-private policy dialogue on priority challenges to Egypt’s long term productivity and inclusive growth, for exchanging knowledge and good practices, and for formulating policy recommendations in partnership with the concerned stakeholders. ENCC examines the role of the government and the impact of policy interventions such as regulatory frameworks, labor market policies and incentives for investment, in many sectors such as transport, infrastructure, manufacturing, natural resources, and agriculture. ENCC issued its first report in the summer of 2004. It was registered as an NGO on January 9, 2005 under Law No. 84/2002, register no. 5907. Since its establishment, ENCC has addressed the issues of inclusive and balanced growth, social justice and equal opportunities. ENCC combines research and national policy advocacy to effect a significant change in the welfare of all Egyptians. ENCC has alliances with national and international organizations to better serve and enhance Egypt’s competitiveness. ENCC’s agenda is Egypt’s agenda. The first and foremost concern of ENCC is the Egyptian citizen, as reflected in its slogan “A Better Egyptian for a Better Egypt”.