Business Culture
Etiquette
- Let the man you are meeting with initiate the greeting
- If someone holds your hand, it is a sign of friendship
- Do not use your left hand for anything, unless picking up something dirty
- Do not point, cross your legs, or show the bottom of your feet
- Alcohol and pork and strictly avoided
- Do not inquire about a man's wife, mother, or any other female
- No business is conducted on Friday, and often not on Thursday
- Most of your body should be covered
- You will not get instant results
- Business cards should be English on one side, Arabic on the other
- Both the Western and Arabic date should be on all business documents
Labeling
- Retail goods (in Arabic)
- Country of origin
- Producers name
- Product Description
- Poultry & Meat
- Shipping should be direct (country of origin --> Egypt)
- Sealed package
- Product details in Arabic both inside and on the packaging
- "Halal"
- Other Food products
- Sanitary and odorless packaging
- Production & expiration date clearly visible
- Name & Address of manufacturer
- Brand or Trademark
- Name & Address of importer
- Ingredients
- How to store
- Net weight
- Gross weight
- Number of packages per case or carton
- Percentage of Preservatives
- Weight and Measures
- using Metric System
- clearly displayed
- Dates
- Can be in English
- Words Production and Expiry must be in Arabic
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