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SUBJECT: CAPE VERDE'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT 
 
REF: STATE 124006 
 
¶1.  SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the 
following information on Cape Verde's Investment Climate Report. 
 The full text will also be sent separately by e-mail. END 
SUMMARY 
 
 
 
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INTRODUCTION 
 
 
 
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¶2. The government of Cape Verde (GOCV) looks to private 
investment as the engine for the country's future economic 
growth, with a focus on export-oriented industries, tourism, 
transportation services, and attraction of foreign investment. 
A great effort has been made over the past ten years to promote 
a market-oriented economic model.  Policies have been endorsed 
and supported by the World Bank, IMF, United States, and many 
other donors.  In December 2009, Cape Verde became the first MCC 
partner country to be selected as eligible for a second compact 
after consistently displaying good economic and political 
governance.  In July 2005, Cape Verde had become the third 
country to sign a five-year Compact with the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation.  The $110 million Compact supports Cape 
Verde's overall national development goal of transforming its 
economy from aid-dependency to sustainable, private-sector led 
growth.  Cape Verde is expected to also be the first country to 
finish successfully its MCC Compact in October 2010.  Compact 
funds have been used to improve the country's investment climate 
and reform the financial sector; improve infrastructure to 
support increased economic activity and provide access to 
markets, employment, and social services; and increase 
agricultural productivity and raise the income of the rural 
population as well as carry out key policy reforms needed for 
sustained economic growth. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
¶3.  For FY 2010, Cape Verde's MCC assessment included the 
following scores: 
 
 
 
Government  Effectiveness    0.47  (82%) 
 
Rule of Law                  0.87  (94%) 
 
Control of Corruption        1.30 (100%) 
 
Fiscal Policy               -2.30  (31%) 
 
Trade Policy                65.5   (29%) 
 
Regulatory Quality           0.41  (79%) 
 
Business Start-Up            0.966 (56%) 
 
Land Rights and Access       0.708 (46%) 
 
Natural Resource Management 61.07  (16%) 
 
 
 
Obs: 
 
Each indicator has the country's score and percentile ranking in 
its income peer group (0% is worst; 50% is the median; 100% is 
best). 
 
 
 
 
 
¶4. In January 2008, four years after the United Nations 
Resolution 59/210 recommendation, Cape Verde graduated from a 
Least Developed Country to a Lower Middle Income Country.  On 
May 26 of that same year, five months after the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) approved its application; Cape Verde's 
 
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legislatures unanimously ratified the agreement and formally 
acceded to the WTO. 
 
 
 
¶5. Foreign Investments in Cape Verde have been mainly in the 
areas such as tourism and light manufacturing.  However, new 
opportunities are arising which may result in great 
opportunities for American companies.  Sectors such as 
construction (major Infrastructures), transportation and energy 
are becoming areas of major investments.  In terms of 
transportation, Cape Verde's strategic and geographic location 
places the country in a position to become a regional and 
international shipping hub for both passengers and cargo. 
Nonetheless, the country remains poorly served by insufficient 
and inefficient maritime transportation, especially for 
passengers.  On the other hand, the energy sector in Cape Verde 
is going through a crisis, and dramatic changes and investments 
are expected soon.  The government of Cape Verde is considering 
a number of solutions to overcome its major development 
challenges, and has begun to take strategic measures by 
investing in alternative energy resources.  The goal is to 
produce 25% of energy needs from renewable sources by 2011, and 
50% by 2020.  There are also plans to make the island of Sal 
fully (100%) reliant on renewable energy (a combination of 
solar, wind, wave, and biofuel) in the next 5 to 10 years. 
Cape Verde's ambitious growth plans will require big investments 
in power and water infrastructure, and the use of alternative 
energy may result in great opportunities for American companies. 
 
 
 
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OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 
 
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¶6. Despite of Cape Verde's size, it has been consistently 
considered, by the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage 
Foundation as one of the countries with most economic freedom of 
Africa, right after Botswana, and among the top 50 of the world. 
 In Cape Verde, the government looks to private investment as 
the engine for the country's future economic growth. It strongly 
seeks to attract investment that will stimulate business 
activities and modernize the country's economic structure. The 
greatest emphasis is placed on tourism and export-oriented 
industries, energy, transportation services, and attraction of 
foreign investment. 
 
 
 
 
 
¶7. The government is in the process of refining laws and related 
regulations in order to expedite approval for new investments 
and to expand existing ones. Due to existing preferential access 
agreements with large world markets, low wages and the high 
availability of unskilled workers, as well as a moderate 
tropical climate, the sectors  enjoying highest priority are 
tourism, transportation, services, fishing and light 
manufacturing. 
 
 
 
¶8. Foreign investment in the ongoing privatization of 
state-owned enterprises has been a major objective of the 
privatization effort. The majority of public companies 
privatized to date have been acquired by Portuguese investors. 
In some instances, however, the Government of Cape Verde 
reserves shares for Cape Verdean investors. The government 
encourages joint ventures with local investors. 
 
 
 
¶9. The 2009 Index of Economic Freedom ranked Cape Verde 77th in 
the scale of overall economic freedoms, and 7th out of 46 
countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and its overall 
score is much higher than the regional average. 
 
 
 
¶10. Cape Verde has been consistently considered one of the least 
corrupt nations in Africa.  In 2009, Cape Verde moved up two 
places in the ranking of the International Transparency report 
(from 49th to 47th of 180 countries) and continues to have the 
second leading positions among African nations after Mauritius. 
Out of the 180 countries surveyed, only 49 achieved a score of 
5.0 or more. 
 
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¶11.  In 2010 doing Business Report, Cape Verde occupies the 
146th place out of 183 countries analyzed. 
 
 
 
CAPE VERDE - DOING BUSINESS 2010: 
 
 
 
Indicators                       DB2010 (out of 183) 
 
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Global Ranking                     146 
 
Starting a Business                136 
 
Dealing with Construction Permits   83 
 
Employing Workers                  167 
 
Registering Property               126 
 
Getting Credit                     150 
 
Protecting Investors               132 
 
Paying Taxes                       112 
 
Trading Across Borders              58 
 
Enforcing Contracts                 38 
 
Closing a Business                 183 
 
 
 
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CONVERSION AND TRANSFER POLICIES 
 
 
 
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¶12. The government gives foreign investors important guarantees 
such as privately managed foreign currency accounts which can be 
credited only in foreign currency from abroad or from other 
foreign accounts in Cape Verde. In addition, it allows 
undisputed repatriation of dividends, profits and capital from 
foreign investment operations.  To benefit from these advantages 
the investor has to qualify for a foreign investor status 
through its official agency Cabo Verde Investimentos. 
 
 
 
¶13. The regulatory legislation specifies that for the initial 
five years of operation, dividends may be freely expatriated 
without tax and that for the next fifteen years dividends may be 
expatriated with a flat tax of ten percent. Incentives for 
outward investment in developing countries are not included in 
the legislation, but they have been provided on an ad hoc basis. 
 
 
 
¶14. Current law permits a foreign investor to request the Bank 
of Cape Verde to transfer loan repayment, revenue/profits, and 
capital gains overseas within 30, 60 and 90 days respectively. 
 
 
 
¶15. Cape Verde benefits from the absence of exchange-rate risk 
in relation to the Euro (CVE pegged to the Euro).  Since 1998, 
Cape Verde has pursued a fixed exchange rate policy by pegging 
the CVE to the PTE and, since 4 January 1999, to the euro, at a 
rate of CVE110.27 per euro. This fixed exchange rate arrangement 
is a credit facility granted by Portugal to Cape Verde - Credit 
Facility Contract- and managed by a joint Cape Verdean and 
Portuguese body named Comissao do Acordo de Cooperacao Cambial 
(COMACC). 
 
 
 
¶16. Both residents and non-residents may hold foreign exchange 
 
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accounts, subject to government approval and regulations. Most 
payments and transfers are subject to controls. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EXPROPRIATION AND COMPENSATION 
 
 
 
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¶17. In the event of expropriation, or acquisition of privately 
owned property by the government for the public's interest, the 
government will compensate the owner, on the basis of prevailing 
market prices, or the actual market value of the property on the 
day of expropriation. Compensation may be repatriated at the 
exchange rate in effect on the day on the day of expropriation. 
 
 
 
 
 
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DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 
 
 
 
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¶18. Disputes between foreign investors and the government will 
be settled either by recourse to a single referee or an 
arbitration commission. Referees may be foreigners. If so, they 
may not have the same nationality as the parties involved in the 
dispute. Should there be difficulty in reaching an agreement 
over the nomination of the referees, referees may be appointed 
by a recognized national body or international organization, 
with the ultimate authority being the International Center of 
Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Generally, the 
arbitration will be carried out in Cape Verde and in Portuguese, 
unless the parties agree on another site and language. The 
decision of the single referee or the arbitration committee is 
final and there is no appeal. 
 
 
 
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PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND INCENTIVES 
 
 
 
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¶19. The government offers local and foreign investors the same 
incentives. The incentives do not carry performance 
requirements. Instead, the government favors investments that 
are either export-oriented or diversify geographically and 
technologically the country's industrial base. 
 
 
 
¶20. Through existing international agreements, exporters have 
preferential access to the markets of Europe, West Africa and 
the United States. Incentives to firms that export their entire 
output (free-zone enterprises) are the most generous, but all 
foreign firms investing in Cape Verde, regardless of the 
location of their markets, can benefit from the following 
incentives. In order to benefit from these advantages the 
investor has to qualify for a Foreign "Investor Status" through 
Cabo Verde Investimentos. 
 
 
 
¶21. Fiscal Incentives: 
 
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- Entitlement to a full exemption from fiscal obligations 
applicable to all dividends and profits, generated during the 
first five years of operation, on condition that foreign capital 
is reinvested; 
 
 
 
- Provision of tax-exemptions on amortizations and interests 
accruing from Foreign investment related financial transactions; 
 
 
 
 
- Standardization of the Fiscal regime (10% of Sole Personal 
Income (IUR), after the sixth year of activity, considering the 
bilateral clauses, stipulated in agreements observed by the Cape 
Verde and the foreign investor's country. 
 
 
 
- Tax-exemptions on dividends and profit taxations shared by 
stakeholders during the first five-year period of production 
activity; 
 
 
 
- Tax-exemptions on dividends which capital has been reinvested; 
 
 
 
- Tax-exemptions on amortizations and interests. 
 
 
 
 
 
¶22. Guarantees: 
 
- Legal protection of private property rights, regarding foreign 
investment; 
 
 
 
- Unconditional transferability in convertible currency, of net 
profits and dividends; 
 
 
 
- Privately managed foreign currency accounts; 
 
 
 
- Freedom to hire foreign workers up to 10% of the permanent 
labor force. (Decree Law 89/ IV/ 93 of December 13) 
 
 
 
 
 
¶23. Sectors Specific Incentives: 
 
Industry: 
 
- Exemption from corporate taxes, consumer tax and general 
customs emoluments over imports of goods, equipment and listed 
materials; 
 
- Exemption of Sole Personal Income (IUR) over incomes generated 
in each new industrial establishment that has been previously 
registered within a three-year period; 
 
- Free export of goods; 
 
- Tax deduction on profits reinvested.(Law Decree  108/ 89, of 
30 December) 
 
 
 
Tourism: 
 
- Exemption from general customs duties over imports of 
materials used for exclusive construction or installation of 
tourism facilities; 
 
- Exemption from real estate transfer and property taxes; 
 
- 100% fiscal exemption for the first five-year period; 
 
- For the ten years following the first five, the fiscal 
imposition shall be 50%; 
 
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- Tax deduction on profits reinvested in similar activities; 
 
- Tax deduction for expenses incurred in training the local 
taskforce; 
 
- Tourism Utility Act (Law Decree 11/ 94 of 14 February 1994); 
 
- Duty-free imports, customs emoluments of goods and materials 
required for export products; 
 
- Free export of goods.   (Law Decree 42/IV/92, of 6 April 1992) 
 
 
 
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RIGHT TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AND ESTABLISHMENT 
 
 
 
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¶24. The right to private ownership and establishment is 
guaranteed under the constitution. 
 
 
 
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS 
 
 
 
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¶25. Property rights are recognized and guaranteed in several 
Cape Verdean laws, as well as by the constitution. There is a 
legal entity that records secured interests in property, both 
chattel and real. There is also a legal system that protects and 
facilitates acquisition and disposition of all property rights. 
 
 
 
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TRANSPARENCY OF REGULATORY SYSTEM 
 
 
 
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¶26. The current Cape Verdean government is committed to 
continuously improve the conditions for foreign investment and 
to encourage a more transparent and competitive economic 
environment. The basic Cape Verdean legislation affecting 
foreign investment is contained in the external investment law 
and the law of industrial development. These laws establish the 
principle of equal treatment for foreign investment and affirm 
the government's commitment to the creation of a dynamic 
business environment. The industrial development statute 
regulates the granting of incentives and simplifies the 
investment approval process. 
 
 
 
¶27. Laws on the promotion of exports, incentives to exports and 
free-zone enterprises stress the commitment of the government to 
encourage investment in export-oriented industries. 
Bureaucratic procedures have been simplified in a number of 
cases. The investment approval process has been expedited within 
the revision of the external investment code. The Capeverdian 
Agency for the Promotion of Investment, Cabo Verde Investimentos 
(CI), has become a one-stop shop for external investors. In 
general, external investment operations are subject to prior 
authorization from the minister in charge of economic affairs. 
An external investor must present the following information to 
CI: 
 
 
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- A Letter address to the Minister of Finances, c/o Cape Verde 
Investments 
 
- Two completed forms (Authorization for External Investment and 
- Operation of External Investment forms) 
 
- Summary of the project 
 
- Forms of identification (owners/ operators) 
 
- Resume 
 
- Banking information 
 
- Environmental Assessment of the Project/ Business 
 
- Address of the Project/ Business 
 
 
 
 
 
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EFFICIENT CAPITAL MARKETS AND PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT 
 
 
 
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¶28. Cape Verde has a small but relatively strong, efficient and 
well managed financial sector supervised and regulated by a 
single institution which is the Central Bank of Cape Verde.  The 
financial sector consists of: 
 
- Credit institutions (banks and other institutions such as 
qualified by law); 
 
- Special credit institutions (credit unions and savings banks); 
 
- Nonbanking institutions; 
 
- Insurance companies; 
 
- Stock Exchange. 
 
 
 
¶29. In the 90s, the statute of International Financial 
Institutions (IFIs) was created for institutions whose 
activities are directed primarily to non-residents.  Most IFI 
banks in Cape Verde are  "foreign branches" or Subsidiaries of 
Portuguese banks which establish in Cape Verde to benefit from 
tax advantages in their transactions with non-residents. 
 
 
 
¶30. In December 2008, the financial sector included a total of 
36 institutions with the following distribution: 
 
- Five (5) commercial banks (BCA, CECV, InterAtlantico, BCN and 
BAI ) 
 
- Six (6) Nonbanking institutions (The Promoter, Quota Exchange, 
ECV financial services, SISP, Cape leasing international); 
 
- Twelve (12) International Financial Institutions (IFIs); 
 
- Three (3) management companies for securities and pension 
funds (IFIs); 
 
- One (1) Stock Exchange (BVC); 
 
- Two (2) insurance companies (Garantia and Impar). 
 
 
 
¶31. Overall the banking sector is relatively small, with a still 
limited supply of financial products.  However, it is well 
managed and encompasses good performance indicators; Credit risk 
are well controlled through a limited exposure and strict 
compliance with prudential ratios .  At the end of 2008, the 
banking sector, excluding the IFIs and offshore banks, had: 
 
-  A network of 81 branches covering all municipalities in the 
country; 
 
 
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-  904 employees; 
 
- 109 ATMs and 1006 Debit machines available in all islands 
 
- Debit cards, Credit cards and prepaid Visa cards 
 
 
 
¶32. Bank credit is available to foreign investors under the same 
conditions as for national investors. The private sector has 
access to some credit instruments such as loans, letters of 
credit and lines of credit. The legal guidelines for accounting 
systems are clear but are not totally consistent with 
international norms. 
 
 
 
¶33. The Ex-Im Bank has institutional ties to the national 
commercial banks. 
 
 
 
¶34. The Cape Verdean stock market, Bolsa de Valores de Cabo 
Verde (BVC), is in full swing. It has been most active in the 
issuance of Bonds.  Foreign investors must open a bank account 
with a local bank in Cape Verde before buying stocks or bonds 
from BVC. 
 
 
 
¶35. Financial Sector Main Legislation: 
 
- Banks the Special Credit Institutions: Law No. 3/V/96 - 1 
July; 
 
- Insurance: Decree Law No. 52 F/90 4 July and Decree-Law No 1 
/2000, January 31; 
 
- The Securities Market: Laws No. 51, 52 and all 53/V/98, May 
11, 98 
 
- IFIs: Laws No. 43/III/88 of 27 December, 60/VI/2005 - April 
18, DL No 12/2005- February 7, and 44/2005 - June 27. 
 
 
 
¶36. Banking, Insurance and Securities Market Regulations are in 
compliance with International regulations and meet international 
best practice. 
 
 
 
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POLITICAL VIOLENCE 
 
 
 
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¶37. Cape Verde's strengths are its political and social 
stability. There have never been any political or religious 
conflicts. In recent years there have been some incidences of 
strikes, promoted by labor unions, but in general they were all 
peaceful. 
 
 
 
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CORRUPTION 
 
 
 
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¶38. In 2009, Cape Verde moved up two places in the ranking of 
the International Transparency report (from 49th to 47th of 180 
countries) and continues to have the second leading positions 
among African nations after Mauritius. Out of the 180 countries 
surveyed, only 49 achieved a score of 5.0 or more. 
 
 
 
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¶39. Corruption is criminally punishable by law. Giving or 
accepting a bribe is a criminal act and conviction could result 
in up to eight years in prison. To combat corruption 
effectively, the Cape Verdean government established the High 
Authority against Corruption and parliament has added three 
additional prosecutors to enforce the law. Other institutions 
active in combating corruption include the judiciary police, the 
prosecuting counsel and the courts. Bribery or the corruption of 
political officials and/or public servants is not a major issue 
of concern here though there have been rumored incidents in the 
recent past which were met with harsh public criticism and media 
vigilance. Under U.S. law, American companies and their 
affiliates are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 
which strictly prohibits the bribery of foreign officials. 
 
 
 
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BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS 
 
 
 
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¶40. Cape Verde has bilateral investment agreements with Angola, 
Austria, Belgium, China, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, 
Russia, United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland. Since the end of 
2007, Cape Verde enjoys a Special Partnership with to the 
European Union as a Peripheral Region Nation. 
 
 
 
 
 
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OPIC AND OTHER INVESTMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS 
 
 
 
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¶41. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) 
(http://opic.gov/) offers political risk insurance, which 
includes coverage for exchange inconvertibility, expropriation, 
and war.   Cape Verde is also a member of the Multilateral 
Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). 
 
 
 
 
 
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LABOR 
 
 
 
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¶42. With the unemployment rate running above 21%, creating jobs 
is one of the fundamental concerns of the Cape Verdean 
government. The government supports the stimulation of national 
production and foreign investments to create jobs and promote 
entrepreneurial initiatives. 
 
 
 
¶43. The cost, productivity, and availability of labor are 
favorable. Unskilled labor represents some 30 to 40 percent of 
the total labor force and is readily available. Technical, 
managerial and professional talent is more difficult to find. 
 
 
 
¶44. There is no minimum legal wage in Cape Verde. In general, 
wages are established according to the policy of each work 
place. There have been proposals to establish the minimum wage 
at CVE 15.000 per month which is approximately USD 203 per 
 
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month; but consensus is yet to be reached. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES/FREE PORTS 
 
 
 
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¶45. The following five laws, the external investment law, the 
industrial development law, the industrial statute, the 
enterprise law, and the law of free-enterprises, constitute a 
package of free zone legislation. They comprise a strong set of 
incentives for export-oriented industrial firms, which permit 
broad flexibility of location. The free-zone enterprise law 
introduces a new status for enterprises that produce goods and 
services exclusively for export or to sell to other free-zone 
enterprises in Cape Verde. 
 
 
 
 
 
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT STATISTICS 
 
 
 
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        CV in Millions   Exch. Rate   USD in Million 
 
 
 
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2001       1,562.7           121.6          12.8 
 
 
 
2002       4.517.2           117.3          38.5 
 
 
 
2003       3,276.4            97.8          33.5 
 
 
 
2004       6,037.8            88.7          68.0 
 
 
 
2005       7,231.4            88.6          81.6 
 
 
 
2006      11,484.1            87.9         130.6 
 
 
 
2007      15,339.3            80.6         190.3 
 
 
 
2008      15,749.6            75.3         209.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN in % 
 
 
 
               Angola  Spain  Italy  UK  Portugal  Others 
 
 
 
2004             0.0   24.1   0.0   0.0    5.8     70.1 
 
 
 
2005             0.0    1.5   5.1   0.1   29.7     63.6 
 
 
 
2006             0.3   27.5   4.4   5.7    5.8     56.3 
 
 
 
2007             6.8   12.3   5.0   5.1    8.0     62.8 
 
 
 
2008             6.3   13.7   1.5   6.2    9.0     63.3 
 
 
 
2009*            0.0   17.6   0.6   3.4    3.7     74.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Jan to Sept 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY ISLAND in % 
 
 
 
           SVicente   Sal   Boavista  Maio  Santiago  Others 
 
 
 
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2004          0.4     0.4    18.5     0.0     12.1     69.0 
 
 
 
2005          0.7     0.7     8.9     0.0     29.6     60.8 
 
 
 
2006          3.6     3.6    49.4     0.0      7.5     37.7 
 
 
 
2007          1.5     1.5    39.0     2.5     27.7     28.1 
 
 
 
 
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2008          1.1     1.1    42.2     1.5     30.4     24.4 
 
 
 
2009*         0.1     0.1    28.6     0.2     24.4     39.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Jan to Sept 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY ACTIVITY (in %) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           Service Sector                Non Service Sector 
 
 
 
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      Tou-    Real   Finan- 
 
 
 
      rism   Estate   cial   Others  Industry  Commerce  Others 
 
 
 
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2004   18.5    0.3     1.6    0.0        5.1      5.6     68.9 
 
 
 
2005    0.5    9.1    15.9    0.6        9.7      2.6     61.6 
 
 
 
2006    0.4   56.8     0.8    6.0        1.0      0.3     34.7 
 
 
 
2007    2.6   56.8     6.2    4.9        0.0      1.9     27.6 
 
 
 
2008    0.2   66.3     6.6    2.6        0.0      2.2     22.1 
 
 
 
2009    6.6   60.5     0.0    0.3        0.0      1.3     31.3 
 
 
 
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* Jan to Sept 
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