DAKAR, Senegal, September 22, 2025/APO Group: The National Assembly in Senegal has passed the bill paving the way to establish the 2025 Investment Code, reaffirming the African nation’s commitment to modernizing its legal and institutional framework designed to buttress its position as one of the continent’s most attractive business destinations.
This new framework, developed through an inclusive process, is the outcome of broad consultations involving government technical departments, the national private sector, and representatives of civil society. This participatory approach ensures a balanced Code, aligned with competitiveness requirements while safeguarding sustainability and inclusiveness.
The 2025 Investment Code introduces major innovations such as
- Simplified and digitalized procedures through a fully online one-stop shop
- Shorter timelines: applications processed within 10 working days
- Stable tax and customs incentives, ensuring visibility and security for investors (3 years in Dakar/Thiès, 5 years in other regions)
- New targeted regimes: Strategic Investments and Socially Responsible Investments (SRI)
- Strengthened guarantees: capital transfer, currency convertibility, access to raw materials, and mechanisms for dispute prevention and resolution
With this new Code, Senegal sends a strong signal: that of a country committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and secure business climate, while promoting national employment, local content, and corporate social responsibility.
The Director General of APIX S.A., Bakary Séga Bathily commented: ” This Code was designed in an inclusive spirit, through consultations with all public and private stakeholders, to modernize the legal framework and make it more competitive. We, therefore, invite all investors to take part in this transformation process, for a sovereign, fairer Senegal committed to shared prosperity. Join us on October 7–8, 2025, at the Fii Senegal Forum for a detailed presentation of all the benefits offered by this new Investment Code.”
