CREATE A COMPANY (2024)

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CREATE A COMPANY

The Ethiopian Investment Agency (EIA) is the goverment organ responsible for promoting and facilitating foreign investment in the country. It is a one-stop-shop for all investors in Ethiopia.

Foreign investors can benefit from a series of investment incentives like:

Customs duties exemption,

Export incentives,

Income tax holiday (for 2 to 7 years)

Loss carried forward, etc...

EIA can provide all the information on the incentives packages available for foreign investors.

Local company

Private limited company

Share company

A foreign investor can underdatake investment as a sole proprietor; or jointly with domestic investors or with the goverment.

Local Branch
Local branch of a foreign company

An overseas company wishing to invest through a branch office has to complete its registration at the Ethiopian Investment Agency, while foreign companies wishing to open only liason offices must submit their application to the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Sole business person
Sole business person

Application form can be signed by the investor or his agent.

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Implemented with the financial support of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ethiopia and the technical assistance of the United Nations (UNCTAD)