Minimum Capital Requirements for Foreign Investors
Any foreign investor shall be required to allocate a minimum capital of USD 200,000.00 (two hundred thousand) for a single investment project to invest in Ethiopia.
However, the minimum capital required of a foreign investor jointly investing with a domestic investor shall be USD 150,000.00 (one hundred fifty thousand).
The minimum capital required for a foreign investor investing in architectural or engineering works or related technical consultancy services, technical testing and analysis or in publishing works shall be;
a) USD 100,000.00 (one hundred thousand) if the investment is made on his own;
b) USD 50,000.00 (fifty thousand) if the investment is made jointly with a domestic investor.
The minimum capital requirement stated all in above statments shall not apply to:
a) Foreign investor re-investing his profits or dividends generated from his existing enterprise,
b) Persons elected as members of board of directors following the change of a private limited company to share company; and
c) A foreign investor buying the entirety of an existing enterprise owned by a foreign investor or the shares therein.
Any foreign investor who bring investment capital into the country should register it by the appropriate investment organ within one year and obtain a certificate of registration.
