Burundi

Burundi

Amendment of the Investment Code and new investment entity

17 Jun 2021

Burundi promulgated a new Investment Code on 17 June 2021. In order to be eligible for the benefits set in the Code, a foreign investment project should be of at least $500,000 (or the equivalent in Burundian franc for Burundian investors) if the investment takes place in Bujumbura, and at least $250'000 in other localities. The law enumerates, inter alia, the advantages granted to the certified investor and the obligations of the investor.

The law also replaces the former investment promotion agency (API) with the Burundi Development Agency (ADB), making it the only interlocutor of all investors seeking business opportunities in Burundi. It expands its mission beyond the promotion of investments to include a development dimension, namely missions related to the realization of studies of projects to be sold to investors and the conduct of prospecting and research to identify investment opportunities.

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