These kinds of archives are dealing with all the economic aspects of the country. They demonstrate different elements of the production, therefore, they include archives units some of them dealt with capital, income and expenses whereas the other ones dealt land systems, the third ones dealt with the economic, commercial, industrial and agricultural activities.

The Capital Archives: include the following units:

1- Ruznamga Bureau: 818 – 1305 H / 1403 – 1881 G

Ruznamga archives are considering the oldest economic units in the National Archives, which include archives dealing with the country's resource such as costums – Fredah – Halwan – Al Koshofya – Gizya " tax on free non-Muslims under muslim rule ". – Khrag " land tax according Islamic law " …etc.


The other types of the archives are dealing with the general expenses of salaries, Financial claims, pensions of the military staff, ulama and sheikhs, governers and sharakhisa " circassians " …etc

Ruznamga archives have been kept in governmental archives before moving to the National Archives. They include log-books and single archives, What available now are the log-books as for the single archives they are still in the preparing process.

2- The Archives of Bait Al Mal " Treasury ": 1252 – 1319 H / 1836 – 1904 G

Include two different groups in one archives unit

The first: official records for organizing and administrating Egypt.

The second: private property of people.

Bait Al Mal archives include these subjects:
Tarika " heritag " – registration of dead people – the log-books of trust and real estates-orphans fund – Al Maglis Al Hasbi " probate court" – Mubaya Bureau in addition to many archives of the heritage of people.

These types of archives have been proceeded to the National Archives on two groups basis, though they are different, the appendixes demonstrate the two groups together. The log-books are the only available through a manual appendix, as for the single archives they are still in process.

3- Financial Bureau: 1260 – 1297 H / 1844 – 1880 G.
Financial Bureau has been established so as to develop and organize the financial policy of the government, the financial bureau log-books show the incoming and outgoing letters of the sections of the Bureau such as Fawariqat " Factories " – purchasing – consultation – Al Shabarsat " remitttances " – Financial claims …etc

The archives of Financial Bureau have been proceeded to the National Archives on two groups, the first on includes a number of log-books reach to more than five thousands log-books, This group is available now in The reading Hall.

The second group includes financial log-books, the log-book of the European department and thousands of single archives; this group is still in process.

4- Inspection divan: 1260 H / 1264 H. 1844 G / 1848 G
This divan control the financial policy of the state through the financial and accounting works it carries out. The inspection divan has a collection of books, some of which date back to historical period preceeding establishing the divan.

The main books of the divan include: journal books, case books and incoming and outcoming correspondence from and to other divan and provinces…etc

The inspection divan's books are available at the halls through an index of these books.

The land archives: include the following units:

It includes the " Rozaq " lands, " Al – Ehbosia " and Al – Jaishia " – the internal and external lands within the lareas of provinces and these " Rozaq " land instalments.

It includes information regarding endowments especially Al – Ashraf Bresbai endowments.

This collection is available a manual index.

This collection deals with the land system in Egypt during the rule of Mohammed Ali. The main topics of these books include farm (Gafaleq) regulations, incoming and outgoing records of the divan, records of the different entitlements and areas.

These books are available for sight through an index, taking into consideration that this collection is currently being microfilmed to keep the originals.

Trade archives : include collections

1- Trade divans: 1222 h / 1295 h – 1807 G / 1878 G.

The National Archives has some collections of trade divan archives and these divans have several names: sales divan trade and foreign affairs divan, trade and sales divan, trade and agriculature divan.

The trade and foreign affairs had tow kinds of activities:

1st. related to trade and economy.

2nd. related to the international relations especially the economic relations.

These divan archives are available for sight through an index.

2- Egyptian trades people council: 1270 h / 1293 h – 1853 G / 1876 G.

This collection includes the books of the Egyptian trades people council that deal with the incoming and outgoing correspondence of this council. It also includes some of the reports, decisions and briefs of the council. It also includes some of the reports, decisions and briefs of the council.

This collection of books is available for sight through a manual index. The National Archives also has some other books of tradesmen in Alex. And some provinces still under preparation.

As well, The National Archives has collections of modern economic archives in the form of files belonging to the ministry of economy. Companies, banks, fair organization and international markets still under preparation.

Industry archives : include collections

1- Factory ( Fawriques ) divan :1248 h / 1280 h – 1832 G / 1863 G.

This divan was established to supervise factory management in Cairo and provinces. The National archives have a small number of archives of this divan.

The archives of these agencies are available through an index.

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