Outside UEMOA/CEMAC · Guinean franc (GNF)

Legal and tax counsel in Guinea — Conakry

Holder of the world's largest bauxite reserves and home to the Simandou project, Guinea is a first-rank mining market. An OHADA member outside the CFA franc zone, it calls for specific expertise on foreign-exchange regulation, the Mining Code and establishment conventions.

Key markers

Doing business in Guinea

Capital / business centreConakry / Conakry
Monetary zoneOutside UEMOA/CEMAC — Guinean franc (GNF)
Corporate income tax25%
VAT18%
Key sectorsmining (bauxite, iron, gold), energy, agriculture, telecoms
Regulators and administrationsDNI, APIP, ARPT, BCRG
Mobile moneyOrange Money, MTN MoMo
Current issues

What our clients ask us about

  • 2011 Mining Code (amended 2013) and mining local content.
  • BCRG foreign-exchange regulation and repatriation of export proceeds.
  • Taxation of mining subcontractors and the withholding-tax regime.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions — Guinea

Does Guinea apply OHADA law?

Yes; Guinea has been an OHADA member since 2000, although it belongs to neither the UEMOA nor the CEMAC.

What is the foreign-exchange regime for an investor in Guinea?

Foreign-currency operations are regulated by the BCRG; mining conventions generally provide transfer guarantees.

Insights

Insights — Guinea

Neighbouring jurisdictions

Other countries in the OHADA zone

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Contact — Guinea

Served from Abidjan with a local correspondent in Conakry.

Frequent searches: legal counsel Conakry, Guinea mining code, bauxite taxation.
Recherches fréquentes (Guinée) : conseil juridique Conakry, code minier guinéen, fiscalité de la bauxite.

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