East Africa · Executive briefing
Rwanda
The reference architecture for INZIRA: online, free company registration and a One Stop Centre that combines tax, land, immigration, utilities and environment support.
Start with RDB's One Stop Centre.
What to know: Once complete, an investment certificate can be issued within two working days.
- Corporate tax
- 28% CIT from 2024; preferential rates and holidays for qualifying investors
- Minimum capital
- No minimum capital for new investor registration
- Company setup
- 100% online and free via the Office of the Registrar General
- Gateway
- RDB One Stop Centre
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Market at a glance
- Company registration is 100% online and free; 100% non-local shareholding is allowed.
- Corporate income tax is 28% from 2024 under RRA guidance.
- Environmental assessment follows Ministerial Order No. 003/MoE/25 of 19 August 2025.
Worth knowing: Facilitation is strong, but substantive regulatory decisions , environmental assessment, sector permits, construction , still sit with separate authorities on their own timelines.
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Your entry path
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Advantages
Headquarters and regional office rate
0% CIT for qualifying international headquarters or regional offices meeting a USD 10m investment and other conditions.
Preferential rates and holidays
Preferential 3% categories and microfinance tax holidays of up to five years.
INZIRA is not a government body. We do not issue licences or guarantee eligibility. Regulatory detail is published in the language of the official source. Navigation and summaries are translated.