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Invest in Nicaragua

A short guide for companies expanding into Nicaragua: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.

1. Nicaragua at a glance

The currency is the córdoba, which the Banco Central de Nicaragua converts against the United States dollar on its site.

Source: Banco Central de Nicaragua, home page (in Spanish)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

2. Before you set up

The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.

3. Steps to set up

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Setting up in Nicaragua

  1. Register the foreign investment with MIFIC's investment directorate and obtain the RUIE certificate.Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y ComercioOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: La Gaceta 36, Ley 1240, foreign investments, 2025 (in Spanish)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of February 24, 2025

  2. Register the company in the property and commercial registry, one of the bodies that serve company formalization under Ley 1240.Registro Público de la Propiedad Inmueble y MercantilOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: La Gaceta 36, Ley 1240, foreign investments, 2025 (in Spanish)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of February 24, 2025

  3. Register the company as a taxpayer at the tax directorate's central offices; the commission's page lists the requirements for free zone companies.Dirección General de IngresosOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Comisión Nacional de Zonas Francas, tax procedures page (in Spanish)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

  4. For a free zone company, apply to the National Free Zones Commission for admission and an operating permit.Comisión Nacional de Zonas FrancasOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Comisión Nacional de Zonas Francas, admission request page (in Spanish)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

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  1. Apply for work and residence permits for foreign staff at the immigration directorate; free zone companies file with the Commission's endorsement.Dirección General de Migración y ExtranjeríaOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Comisión Nacional de Zonas Francas, immigration procedures page (in Spanish)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026

4. Organizations that help investors

Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

Investment and business setup

Customs and tax

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Promote:Nicaragua 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.