Cabo Verde Investment Guide
The investor guide to Cabo Verde
Thinking of investing or doing business in Cabo Verde? From the legal framework and company set-up to taxes, hiring and the sectors with the most potential, here are all our guides, grouped by topic.
Why invest in Cabo Verde
- Why Cabo Verde is an emerging investment opportunity
- Facts & figures for investors
- Strategic location: the Mid-Atlantic hub
- Foreign direct investment (FDI)
- Macroeconomic outlook 2025–2030
- Economic partnerships: ECOWAS, EU GSP+, AGOA, AfCFTA
Risks & constraints
- The three constraints every investor must understand
- Investment risk profile
- A small island state
- The challenge of emigration
- The skills gap
- Profit repatriation: the uncertainty
The economy for investors
- Economic growth
- Jobs and employment
- Prices and cost of living
- Government finances
- The external economy
- Strategic vs non-strategic sectors
- Investing in the domestic economy
- How the economy affects daily life
Legal framework & protection
- Investment law
- Investment law: guarantees & protection
- Protection of foreign capital
- Repatriation of funds and income transfer
- Foreign ownership restrictions
- Local partner requirements
- Licensing & regulatory approvals
- Anti-money laundering (AML/CFT)
- Find legal assistance
Setting up a company
- Investment procedures for foreign investors
- TradeInvest: the investment promotion agency
- Key business and admin services
- One-stop investor counter (BUI)
- BUI vs Empresa no Dia
- Casa do Cidadão (Citizen's House)
- Getting a tax number (NIF)
- Setting up a limited company (Lda)
- Company incorporation and registration
- How to become an exporter
Taxes & incentives
- Taxation guide
- Corporate taxation
- Corporate taxation (2)
- Double taxation treaties
- Single property tax (IUP)
- Fiscal and tax incentives
- New fiscal incentives in 2025
- Strategic tax incentives
- Special economic zones (ZDTI)
Land & real estate
Hiring & employment
- Hiring employees: labour law
- Recruiting staff
- Hiring foreign workers
- Work permits for foreign employees
- Employment contracts & termination
- Social security & employer obligations
- Labour disputes and resolution
- Salary guide 2025
Doing business day to day
- Banking
- Local finance
- Energy and water: supply and costs
- The electricity market
- Digital infrastructure & internet
- Inter-island transport: ships & planes
- Sea transport and ports
- Business etiquette and culture
- Healthcare & education for expat families
- Public and private healthcare
Sectors & opportunities
- Renewable energy: opportunities
- Renewable energy projects
- Fisheries: opportunities
- Fishing industry and cold storage
- Industry and manufacturing
- Manufacturing challenges
- Light manufacturing and pharmaceuticals
- Agribusiness
- Smart agribusiness: hydroponics
- Food imports
- Tourism challenges
- Digital services
- Digital transformation
- International business centres
- Cabnave shipyard, São Vicente
Digital Cabo Verde
- The digital vision
- Digital infrastructure strategy
- Submarine cables
- Inter-island connectivity
- Data centres
- NOSi: the information society agency
- NOSi WebLab programme
- Technology parks: Praia & Mindelo
Cabo Verde – EU cooperation
- Cabo Verde – EU cooperation: overview
- Main instruments
- National Indicative Programme 2021–2027
- EU cooperation in 2025
- The Global Gateway strategy
- Team Europe investment
- Energy autonomy
- Renewable energy storage
- Blue economy
- The West African corridor
- Mindelo cruise terminal
- Digital connectivity
Cabo Verde – China cooperation
- Cabo Verde – China cooperation: overview
- The economic relationship
- Strategic partnership
- Deepening the partnership
- The Maritime Silk Road
- Forum Macao
- Trade agreements
- Chinese imports
- Infrastructure and public works
- São Vicente Special Maritime Economic Zone (ZEEMSV)
- Saragaça: developing the ZEEMSV
- Special Economic Zone for Technologies (ZEET)
- TechPark CV
- Huawei & digital transformation
- Digital transformation
- Cooperation challenges
Doing business in Cabo Verde.
Welcome to the beautiful and stable archipelago of Cabo Verde. As one of Africa's most politically stable and economically progressive nations, we offer compelling opportunities for global investors, ambitious entrepreneurs, and remote professionals seeking a transformative location.
Whether you are looking to establish a multinational company, invest in high-growth sectors, or simply enjoy a tax-exempt, year-long remote work experience, our islands are ready to support your goals.
Use the categories below to quickly navigate the legal framework, administrative procedures, and lifestyle essentials of
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