Investment

Explore investment opportunities in the Kurdistan Region and learn how to establish your business.

Investment in the Kurdistan Region

For investment enquiries please visit the website of the Kurdistan Region Board of Investment. The Kurdistan Region Investment Law outlines the Region's policy for direct investment and has been instrumental in promoting economic growth.

Kurdistan Investment Board

Head Office – Erbil

Erbil City, in front of the Council of Ministers Building, 30 Metre Street

+964 (0)66 2531559 +964 (0)66 253 5010

info@kurdistaninvestment.org

Slemani Branch

Slemani City – Hamdi Street, Kani Askan District

+964 (0)53 312 3907 +964 (0)53 312 3918

suli@kurdistaninvestment.org

Duhok Branch

Duhok City – 1st Shubat Street

+964 (0)62 7627175 +964 (0)62 7627013

duhok@kurdistaninvestment.org

Company Registration Requirements

Requirements for registering a company in the Kurdistan Region:

Evidence of residency of proposed managing director in the Kurdistan Region

Deposit of initial share capital (minimum one million Iraqi dinars)

Appointment of statutory lawyer

Appointment of statutory accountant

All documents submitted to the Companies Registry must be in Kurdish or Arabic or accompanied by a translation. Documents signed outside Iraq must be notarised and legalised at the nearest KRG Representation Office or Iraqi Embassy.

Registration of a Branch Office of a Foreign Company

Required documents/actions:

Completed application form

Certificate of incorporation of foreign company ("Parent Company")

Articles of association / charter of Parent Company

Power of attorney in favour of a Kurdistan Region lawyer

Certificate of incorporation of each corporate shareholder

Articles of association / charter of each corporate shareholder

Copy of passport of each individual shareholder

Audited financial statements of Parent Company

Letter authorising registration of the branch office

Letter undertaking to assume liabilities of the branch office

Lease of premises in the Kurdistan Region

Evidence of residency of proposed chief management official

Appointment of statutory lawyer

Appointment of statutory accountant

All documents must be in Kurdish or Arabic or accompanied by a translation. Documents signed outside Iraq must be notarized and legalized at the nearest KRG Representation Office or Iraqi Embassy. Most procedures can be undertaken by a local lawyer and accountant. To find a local lawyer, please contact the Kurdistan Lawyers Syndicate.