Senegal Adopts 2025 Investment Code to Boost Competitiveness and Attract Global Investment
DAKAR, Senegal, September 22, 2025 – Senegal has taken a decisive step to strengthen its business climate with the adoption of the 2025 Investment Code. Passed by the National Assembly, the new framework modernizes the country’s legal and institutional environment, positioning Senegal as one of Africa’s most attractive destinations for investment.
Developed through broad consultations with government departments, the private sector, and civil society, the Code reflects a participatory approach that balances competitiveness with sustainability and inclusiveness.
Key Innovations in the 2025 Investment Code
- Simplified, digitalized procedures via a fully online one‑stop shop
- Faster approvals, with applications processed within 10 working days
- Stable tax and customs incentives, offering 3‑year benefits in Dakar/Thiès and 5‑year benefits in other regions
- New targeted regimes, including Strategic Investments and Socially Responsible Investments (SRI)
- Enhanced investor guarantees, covering capital transfer, currency convertibility, access to raw materials, and strengthened dispute‑resolution mechanisms
With these reforms, Senegal signals its commitment to building a competitive, transparent, and secure business environment that also promotes national employment, local content, and corporate social responsibility.
Bakary Séga Bathily, Director General of APIX S.A., said:
“This Code was designed in an inclusive spirit, through consultations with all public and private stakeholders, with the objective of modernizing the legal framework and making it more competitive. We invite all investors to take part in this transformation process, for a sovereign, fairer Senegal committed to shared prosperity.”
The new Code will be presented in detail at the Fii Senegal Forum on October 7–8, 2025.
