The Investment Promotion Agency - APIM - is the onestop-shop for investors: from business registration that
takes 1 to 2 days, to the completion of all administrative
formalities, the investor is taken care of from A to Z in
one place.
OPEN
Mauritania made starting a business easier by
eliminating the minimum capital requirement. There
is no restriction for a foreign entity to operate. The
investment code offers great fiscal incentives.
A WINDOW TO AFRICA & EUROPE
At the crossroad of a 300M Market, with its privileged
geographical position, Mauritania has direct access to
Europe, MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa.
UPWARD TRENDING
With its positive outlook, new vision and a number of
incoming reforms to improve the business climate,
Mauritania is sending a message: ”we are open for
business”
Country of the million poets, land of encounters and
poetic landscapes, Mauritania has over the centuries
established itself as a bridge of civilizations, cultures
and heritage.
Mauritania is bordered by a coastline of nearly 750km
on its western shores with the Atlantic Ocean & up
north by the Sahara Desert.
Far east, the country spans over Mali down to the
south while naturally bording Senegal with its river.
H.E President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani took
office in August 2019, marking the first democratic
transition of power in Mauritania.
The government’s vision is guided by an ambitious
program, the main objective being to engage
Mauritania on the path of progress through bridge of civilizations, cultures
and heritage.
socio-economic policies,
political reforms and
consolidation of social cohesion.
Strengthening the stability and security of the country
is also the cornerstone of the President’s action, as
translated by his leadership in the G5 Sahel coalition.
Mauritania is a mostly desertic country which enjoys
a strategic geographical position at the crossroads of
North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The mountain ranges of Assaba, Tagant and Adrar
culminate at 400 and 500 meters respectively in
the center and northern region of the country. The
highest peak, Kédia d'Idjil, rises to 917 meters in the
Tiris Zemour region.
With the exception of the alluvial plain of the Senegal
River, the Chemama, 10 to 25 km wide, the rest of the
country is largely made up of dune alignments.
Mauritania enjoys a Sahelo-Saharan climate, generally
dry but mild in the coastal regions due to the proximity
of the ocean.
The rainfall is very irregular and varies by region: in the
south, it rains every year while in the north the rainfall
curve is sawtooth.
MAURITANIA IS OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
Mauritania has been open to foreign direct investment,
especially in the mining, hydrocarbon, agriculture
and fishing sectors.
The government is also encouraging further
investments in productive sectors: Agribusiness,
Livestock and Animal production
An updated Investment Code enhances the security of
investments and facilitate administrative procedures.
The Code provides for free repatriation of foreign capital and wages for foreign employees
It also created free points of importation and
export incentives
Small and Medium Enterprises do not pay
any tax or customs duties
Formation of Special Economic Zones
are facilitated to encourage regional
d ev e l o p m e n t
The Nouadhibou Free Zone was created with its own
regulatory scheme.
The Investment Promotion Agency, the government
entity in charge of national and foreign investment, is
the single window for investments in the country.
It facilitates the registration processes & administrative
work for national and foreign investors.
The one-stop-shop deals with the submission of files
in order to obtain permits, administrative procedures,
establishment of businesses and issuing work permits
for foreign workforce.
MAURITANIA, UP TO
ITS POTENTIAL
The main resources of Mauritania are agriculture,
livestock & animal production, fisheries and
extractive industries.
The Agricultural potential is great; production is
dominated by food crops : millet, sorghum, rice, dates
The breeding of cattle, sheep, goats and camels is a
lucrative sector and very present at the national level.
Mauritania has significant animal resources estimated
at 30 million heads in 2020.
The extractive industry is also a major resource for the
country, the Mauritanian soil and coasts being rich in
iron, gypsum, gold and oil.