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Incentives

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  • Incentive offered
  • Incentive not offered
  • Did not submit information
Cash grants/incentives
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]
  • Offer work permits for various categories exclusively needed for the project.
  • A 50% reduction in income taxes and taxes on project dividends, for a period of five years.
  • A full exemption of 10 years from income taxes and taxes on project dividends.
  • Up to 50% fee reduction for work and residence permits for foreign labour and 50% fee reduction on the value of certificates at the housing bank.
  • Exemption of joint-stock companies from the obligation of having Lebanese nationals on their board of directors.
  • Up to 50% fee reduction on construction permits required.
  • Full exemption from fees related to land registration, annexation, subdivision, mortgage and lease contract registration.
  • Exemption from income tax for two additional years, if at least 40% of the shares are listed at Beirut Stock Exchange.

(Conditions apply)
Property assistance / other fiscal incentiveMore [+]Less [-]
  • Up to 50% fee reduction on construction permits required.
  • Full exemption from fees related to land registration, annexation, subdivision, mortgage and lease contract registration.
  • Up to 50% fee reduction for work and residence permits for foreign labour and 50% fee reduction on the value of certificates at the housing bank.

(Conditions Apply)
Training and labor market assistance
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or financeMore [+]Less [-]
  • Kafalat helps SMEs by providing loan guarantees based on business plans / feasibility studies that show the viability of the proposed business activity
  • Kafalat targets SMEs and innovative start ups that belong to one of the following economic sectors: Industry, Agriculture, Tourism, Traditional Crafts and High Technology.
  • Kafalat guaranteed loans benefit from interest rate subsidies. The interest rate subsidies are financed by the Lebanese treasury and administered by the Central Bank of Lebanon.
Exemptions from regulationsMore [+]Less [-]
  • There are no restrictions on FX as per law.
  • Lebanon signed several International agreements for investment promotion and avoiding double taxation with numerous countries.
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
  1. Information & Communication Technology-ICT
  2. Agro-Industry
  3. Tourism
Sectors specific incentives

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