Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Eritrea with a translation and an apostille as pdf-file via e-mail.

The State of Eritrea is located in East Africa. Eritrea is a presidential republic, with the president as head of state. Local currency is the Nakfa (ERN). Eritrea has no official language, Tigrinya, Arabic, English and Italian are all somewhat equally spoken. The country is a member of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the AKT-Group and other international organisations.

The eritrean economy has suffered servere damage from the war with Ethiopia and a drought lasting several years. Roughly 70% of the GDP is accumulated by the service sector, while agriculture employs about 80% of the working population (which accounts for just 17% of the GDP). The main foreign trade partners are India, Italy and Saudi Arabia.

The legal system of Eritrea is currently developing. There are still parts of old ethiopian statutes, muslim law and african unwritten law in effect.

Corporate practice is regulated in old ethiopian statutes and laws still in effect.

Main types of businesses:

• Limited liability company
• Public limited company
• Foreign branch office

The Ministry of Trade and Industry is responsible for registration in the commercial register.

Registration data is published on a regular basis.

Contents of the register:

• Full legal name
• Representatives
• Director and proprietors
• Current status (active/inactive)
• Type of business
• Full address
• Additional data

NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable, or available for a fee.

Information on the directors and shareholders of international companies is not publicly available, therefore just the information on directors and shareholders of local companies is included in the extract.

Search in the register is not free of charge. Search results are sent to you within 7-14 days after request submission.

To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:

• Full legal name

Legalization of extracts from Eritrea

Eritrea did not accede to The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. Therefore, all eritrean documents are subject to legalization.

An extract from the business register of Eritrea can be used in order to:

• Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
• Negotiate foreign trade agreements
• File legal claims
• Register legal entities with foreign participation
• Check potential employers

You can order an extract without mandatory registration or subscription. Just complete our form and our employees will investigate for missing information, provide you with the extract, translate it to English and deliver the original, the translation as well as the bill for our services to you via mail.
There is no risk involved for you as we provide you with the documents in question on a fixed price. If requested, we will have the extract verified and apostilled. The documents are sent to you by mail. Special fees for the apostille apply.

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