Includes steps involved in establishing a local office.
Last Published: 2/28/2019
  • An established reputable real estate company, or the U.S. Company’s local partner or agents, are the most suitable organizations to identify an office location to lease.  An American firm wishing to establish an office in Benin should work with an established local partner of confirmed reputation, and retain a competent Beninese attorney, or notary.
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  • Documents for business startup submitted to Benin’s “one-stop window” for business creation include a certified copy of applicant’s identify card and a criminal record check. Additional information may be found at https://monentreprise.bj/ or by calling +229-21-310704.  Foreign investors opening a bank account in Benin must also obtain a resident permit from Benin’s Immigration Service.  If the company to be incorporated is a branch of a foreign company, the above-mentioned documents will need to include the names of the local board of directors.
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