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Starting a business in Rwanda

Legal Forms of Companies

Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Number of partners: minimum one shareholder and one director, of any nationality. Maximum one hundred shareholders
Capital (max/min): no minimum share capital
Shareholders and liability: liability is limited to the assets of the company
Public Limited Company (PLC)
Number of partners: minimum seven shareholders and one director, of any nationality. Maximum fifty shareholders
Capital (max/min): no minimum share capital
Shareholders and liability: liability is limited to the assets of the company
Limited Partnership
Number of partners: minimum two partners
Capital (max/min): no minimum capital
Shareholders and liability: managing partners have unlimited liability for the company’s debts, whereas silent partners are only liable to the extent of their contributions
 

Business Setup Procedures

Setting Up a Company Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa
Procedures (number) 5.0 7.5
Time (days) 4.0 21.3

Source: Doing Business - Latest available data.

 
The Competent Organisation
Office of the Registrar General
For Further Information
Consult Doing Business Website, to know about procedures to start a Business in Rwanda.
 

Financial Information Directories

Dun & Bradstreet - Worldwide directory with financial information on businesses

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