International Financial Centre
Global Business
- Investment Holdings
- Global Managed Funds
- Asset Management
- Fund Administration
- Fund Management
- Shariah Compliant Funds
Banking
- Retail and Corporate Banking
- Private Banking and Wealth Management
- Global Business Banking
- Investment Banking
- Islamic Banking
Capital Markets
- Equity Markets
- Commodity Trading Platforms
- Derivatives
- Global Business Company listings, Specialist Debt Instruments and Global Funds
Insurance
- General Insurance
- Long-term insurance
- Captives
- Reinsurance
- Takaful and Re-takaful (Islamic Finance)
Other Financial Services
- Brokerage Houses
- Accounting Firms
- Tax and Investment Advisers
- International Law Firms
- Leasing Companies
Tax And Treasury
- No withholding tax
- No capital gains tax
- No exchange control
- 20 International banks, some with prime presence across Africa
Setting Up Operations
- Company set up under one week
- Thorough processing of occupation permits
- Residence permit after 3 years, with buying a property option
- Office rental
Proximity in Africa
- African Union (AU); Non-Aligned Movement (NAM); Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Co-operation (IOR-ARC); Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP); Indian Ocean Commission (IOC); Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); Southern African Development Community (SADC); and the Commonwealth.
Regulations