Chad

The US State Department's 2026 Investment Climate Statement describes Chad's official stance on foreign investment as open: there are no caps on foreign ownership, the national investment charter offers tax holidays of up to five years for large projects, and the investment agency ANIE acts as a one-stop shop. The same report says successful investors usually work through trusted local partners, so choosing a partner and doing due diligence on them is central to entry.

U.S. Department of State, 2026 Investment Climate Statements: Chad · 2026-09-29

Reporting in the window says Chad's nationalisation of the oil assets ExxonMobil had agreed to sell to Savannah Energy for about US$407 million is still discouraging foreign capital, and oil production capacity is expected to fall. The government is pushing non-oil investment instead, such as land given to industrial-park developer ARISE, but the case shows a real risk of state seizure in strategic sectors.

The Rio Times · 2026-09-04

No significant developments identified in this section for the reporting period.

Aperture editorial note · 2026-10-10

Chad's four-year IMF loan of about US$625 million, approved in July 2025, is still held up because its reviews depend on a regional review of CEMAC policies that the regional central bank (BEAC) hopes to finish in December 2026. Until the reviews go through, IMF money and the donor co-financing that usually follows it are delayed, which weighs on government cash flow and its ability to pay suppliers on time.

The Rio Times (citing IMF and World Bank) · 2026-10-04

Forecasts for Chad's growth still disagree sharply: the World Bank puts 2026 growth at 5.2% and 2025 at 5.6%, while the African Development Bank has 3.6% and 3.4%, and much of the World Bank's upgrade comes from revising past years. The World Bank's figure also assumes higher oil prices linked to the Middle East conflict, so entrants should size demand against the cautious end of the range.

The Rio Times (citing World Bank Global Economic Prospects and AfDB) · 2026-09-20

The CFA franc stays pegged to the euro and traded at about 567 per US dollar in early October; monetary policy is set by the BEAC in Yaoundé, not in N'Djamena. Oil provides most export earnings and a large share of government revenue, so public spending and payments to contractors depend on the oil price.

The Rio Times (citing World Bank) · 2026-10-07

Chad was reported on 27 September 2026 to be leaving the International Criminal Court. Together with a presidency that now has no term limit, this points to more concentrated executive power and a cooler relationship with Western partners. For entrants, this raises reputational and ESG screening concerns and suggests political risk will depend mainly on decisions by the presidency.

The Rio Times · 2026-09-27