The three questions every foreign investor asks first

Almost every first conversation with a foreign investor covers the same three questions, regardless of sector or country. Can profits leave the country, and under what conditions? What does the exchange control process look like in practice, not just on paper? And is there a minimum capital requirement tied to the type of company being registered?

The honest answer to all three is that it depends on the country and sometimes the sector, which is not a satisfying answer in a first meeting but is the accurate one. South Africa, for example, applies exchange control rules through its central bank that Nigeria does not apply in the same form, and minimum capital requirements that exist for some company types in Ghana have no equivalent in Rwanda.

The FAQ pack answers each question at the level of general rule and mechanism, country by country, so a first conversation can start further along than "it depends." Where the answer changes based on your specific structure and target country, that's a conversation for the market entry advisory service, priced from $100 for an initial consultation. Book a market entry consultation.