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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Guinea, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
GDB, INS and DGD: the guide’s first stops, of the 14 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
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Investment and export agency
GDB
Guinea Development Board (Agence Guinéenne de Développement)
Serves as the investors’ one-stop shop and covers investment promotion, tourism, local content and exports, by its own description.
Visit GDB (opens in a new tab)Source: GDB, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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National statistics office
INS
Institut National de la Statistique
Publishes yearly and monthly foreign trade tables and consumer price indexes.
Visit INS (opens in a new tab)Source: INS Guinée, foreign trade publications list (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Customs administration
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Receives the export customs declaration and gives the "Vu et bon à exporter" visa, as the 2023 export order describes.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 18, 2023
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
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National statistics office
INS
Institut National de la Statistique
Publishes yearly and monthly foreign trade tables and consumer price indexes.
Visit INS (opens in a new tab)Source: INS Guinée, foreign trade publications list (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Find finance
Multilateral development bank
World Bank
World Bank Group
Multilateral body
Publishes economic updates on Guinea and backs reforms for private sector growth and jobs.
Visit World Bank (opens in a new tab)Source: World Bank, Guinea Economic Update 2026, October 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 9, 2026
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Regional economic community
ECOWAS
ECOWAS Commission
Regional body
Runs the regional trade liberalization scheme and common external tariff that apply to Guinea.
Visit ECOWAS (opens in a new tab)Source: WTO, Trade Policy Review of Guinea, Secretariat report, 2018 (opens in a new tab) · as of April 24, 2018
3. Investment and business setup
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Investment and export agency
GDB
Guinea Development Board (Agence Guinéenne de Développement)
Serves as the investors’ one-stop shop and covers investment promotion, tourism, local content and exports, by its own description.
Visit GDB (opens in a new tab)Source: GDB, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Investor one-stop desk
APIP
Agence de Promotion des Investissements Privés
Runs the investors’ one-stop desk for company setup, business support and Investment Code files; the GDB’s site links it as APIP’s one-stop shop.
Visit APIP (opens in a new tab)Source: APIP, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Customs administration
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Receives the export customs declaration and gives the "Vu et bon à exporter" visa, as the 2023 export order describes.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry order on cashew, coffee, cocoa exports, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 18, 2023
- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Runs tax registration and the eTax portal for companies.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: DGI Guinée, document library (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BCRG
Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Sets exchange-rate policy and reports on how much export revenue is repatriated.
Visit BCRG (opens in a new tab)Source: BCRG, governor speech on the 2026 budget law (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of March 30, 2026
- Get advice
Shippers' council
CGC
Conseil Guinéen des Chargeurs
Assists shippers and works to control transport costs and ease maritime traffic.
Visit CGC (opens in a new tab)Source: Guinean Shippers’ Council, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
National standards body
IGNM
Institut Guinéen de Normalisation et de Métrologie
Writes national standards, runs certification and metrology, and coordinates quality control of exported products.
Visit IGNM (opens in a new tab)Source: FAOLEX record, standards institute decree, 2023 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 7, 2023
- Meet requirements
Plant protection authority
DNPV/DS
Direction Nationale de la Protection des Végétaux et des Denrées Stockées
Acts as Guinea's national plant protection contact point under the International Plant Protection Convention.
Visit DNPV/DS (opens in a new tab)Source: IPPC, Guinea national contact point page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Mining and geology ministry
Mines Ministry
Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie
Sets national mining and geology policy, including local content policy for the mining sector.
Visit Mines Ministry (opens in a new tab)Source: Ministry of Mines, missions and powers (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Legal database
FAOLEX
FAO Legal Database (FAOLEX)
Multilateral body
Holds scans of Guinea's Investment Code, export orders and other laws.
Visit FAOLEX (opens in a new tab)Source: Official Journal scan, Investment Code, Law L/2015/008/AN (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCIAG
Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'Artisanat de Guinée
Represents businesses as the national chamber of commerce, industry and crafts, and helps the statistics office reach companies for the 2026 enterprise census.
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Promote:Guinea is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.