Includes steps involved in establishing a local office.

The Center for the Facilitation of Investment (CFI) is Haiti’s national investment promotion agency mandated to promote investments and help potential investors find and take advantage of opportunities in Haiti.  Created by presidential decree on January 31, 2006, the CFI functions as an independent bureau under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The CFI’s mission is to work to attract investments that contribute to the devleopment of the country, diversify the economy, strengthen supply chains, and stimulate job creation. Although the CFI in the past has proposed the development of a “one-stop”  project for strealimining the process of doing businesses in Haiti, this project never came to fruition.    

  • All companies incorporated in Haiti must have a minimum of three shareholders; one must be a Haitian national and a company board member;
  • Haitian legislation does not establish a minimum requirement for Haitian nationals to own shares of capital stock; and
  • The founding members of the corporation must establish nominal value for the capital stock.

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