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i-Dominica

IDominica iyilungu elincane le-Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, ibhange lasekhaya ligunyazwe futhi lilawulwa yi-Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Iyunithi yayo yezinsizakalo zezezimali ivumela amabhange asenyakatho, amabhizinisi ezinsizakalo zemali, abahlinzeki bezindlu kanye, kusukela ngo-2022, amabhizinisi empahla ebonakalayo. Yindawo encane yasenyakatho enesizinda esincane samabhange asenyakatho.

Isibhamu sengoziIsiqephu
FATFAkukho kuluhlu
EU AML uhlu lwengozi ephezuluAkukho kuluhlu
i-EU tax listAkukho kuluhlu
Izinhlelo zelayisense5
ImaliXCD
Ukhetho Olulandelayo2028

Akusekho kuluhlu FATF luka 19 Julayi 2026, uhlu lwezwe lesithathu elinomthelela omkhulu e-EU (Imithetho Yokugunyazwa (i-EU) 2016/1675 njengoba ihlolwe ngo 29 Januwari 2026) noma Isihluthulelo I noma Isihluthulelo II sohlu lwezimali ze-EU njengokubuyekezwa ngo 17 Februwari 2026; IDominica yayikwi-EU Tax Annex I esinqumweni seNhlangano ngo26 Februwari 2021. Kuhlolwe 7 Okthoba 2026.

Umbuso nepolitiki

UMbuso
IRiphabhulikhi yeParliamentary
UMengameli
Sylvanie Burton · kusukela ngo-Okthoba 2023
uMphathiswa Omkhulu
uRoosevelt Skerrit (i-Dominica Labour Party (DLP)
Amaqembu alawulayo
i-Dominica Labour Party (DLP)
Ukhetho oludlule
IGeneral (parliamentary), snap, 6 December 2022
Ukhetho Olulandelayo
I-General (parliamentary), ilindeleke ekuqaleni kuka-2028
Umthethosivivinywa
I-House of Assembly: i-unicameral, abameli abakhethiwe abangu-21 nabameli abakhethiwe abangama-9
Indlela yomthetho
Imithetho ejwayelekile yase-English

Economics and finance

Abahlali
65.9k (2025)
I-GDP
US$ 744m (2025)
I-GDP ngamuntu
i-USD 9,895 (2025)
Imali
i-East Caribbean dollar (XCD), ehlobene ne-USD ngo-2.7:1 (i-Eastern Caribbean Currency Union)
Ibhange Eliphakathi
i-Caribbean Central Bank

Izwe elincane lezolimo kanye nezokuvakasha okungenzeka ukuthi izimali zaso zihlobene kakhulu nobunikazi bayo ngezinhlelo zokutshala imali, nesevisi yezezimali elawulwa yi-Financial Services Unit.

Ibhange

Ilayisense yebhange elingaphandle kwezwe (elingaphandle kwezwe kuphela, elihlangene ezweni/elwandle, elwandle kuphela)

Imali encanei-USD 1m
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIyunithi yezinsizakalo zezimali

Imali ekhokhwayo ngokusemthethweni ephansi US$ 1.0 million, ngokwe-FSU offshore bank licensing checklist

Umthetho
Offshore Banking Act, Act 8 of 1996 (Part II licensing, s. 14 minimum capital); fees under S.R.O. 16 of 2023
Izindleko
Imali yokufaka isicelo US $ 2,000. Offshore kuphela: izindleko zokubhaliswa US $ 8,000, izindleko zonyaka US $ 25,000. Joint offshore / onshore: US $ 20,000 ne-US $ 20,000. Onshore kuphela: EC $ 50,000 ne-EC $ 50,000. Ilayisense le-trust ejwayelekile US $ 4,000 ne-US $ 4,000; i-trust elawulwayo US $ 100 ne-US $ 100 (S.R.O. 16 ka-2023, njengoba kushicilelwe yi-FSU).
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Akunapasipoti. Ilayisense lifaka ibhizinisi eDominica kuphela.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Izinhlelo zebhizinisi ezicacisiwe ezinezibikezelo zokuhamba kwemali kweminyaka emihlanu kanye ne-chart yokwakhiwa kweqembu
  • Imibuzo yomuntu siqu, izitifiketi zepolisi kanye nezibuyekezo ezimbili zobunikazi zanoma yimuphi umqondisi, umphathi ophethe, umthengisi obalulekile kanye nommeli ogunyaziwe
  • Iziqinisekiso zobunikazi obunenzuzo kanye nomsuka wemali
  • Imibiko yezimali ehlolwe iminyaka emithathu ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo; ubufakazi bokuthi umphathi wasendlini unesimo esingcono kanye nombiko wokuthi angeke akhathazeke uma efaka isicelo kwamanye amazwe
  • Izinhlelo ezishiwo zokulawula, ukuhlolwa nokushicilela
  • I-FSU ilindele ukuthi labo abanelayisense baxhase amaphrojekthi omphakathi nokuthuthukiswa eDominica ngonyaka ngamunye
Sources(3)
  1. FSU: Offshore Bank Licensing Requirement Checklist · checked 2026-10-07
  2. FSU: FSU Fees · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Offshore Banking Act, Act 8 of 1996 · checked 2026-10-07
Ibhange

Ilayisense lebhange (ibhange elithengisayo lasekhaya)

Imali encanei-USD 7.4m
IsikhathiECCB must grant or refuse within six months of a completed application
Igunyai-Caribbean Central Bank

Not less than twenty million dollars paid-up or assigned capital for a bank; amadola ayizigidi eziyisishiyagalombili ngekhadi lesikweletu noma enye inhlangano yezezimali (i-ECCB Banking Bill text e harmonized; i-Dominica yakhipha umbhalo ongavuliwe)

Umthetho
Banking Act 2015 (harmonised ECCU Banking Act enacted in each member state), s. 44 minimum paid-up capital
Izindleko
Izindleko zokufaka isicelo ezingabuyiselwa emuva kanye nezindleko zelayisense lokuqala ezibekwe kuShedyuli 1 le-Act; inani aliqinisekiswanga eDominica.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Ayikho ipasipoti. Ilungu ngalinye le-ECCU likhipha izitifiketi ngaphansi komthetho wayo wemithetho ehambisanayo.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Izilawuli ezifanele, abaqondisi kanye nokulawula
  • Imali engenayo ephansi ekhokhwe igcinwe endaweni
  • Imali yokugcina esemthethweni kanye nemibandela ye-ECCB (ukufaneleka kwezimali, ukutheleleka)
  • Uhlelo lokusebenzelana kochwepheshe bekhaya nabafuna umsebenzi abavela kwamanye amazwe
Sources(1)
  1. ECCB: Banking Act page and harmonised Banking Bill 2015 (official URL; read via Wayback Machine snapshot because the site returned 403) · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zokukhokha (PSP)

Ilayisense yebhizinisi lezinsizakalo zemali (Izinhlobo A kuya ku-E)

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIyunithi yezinsizakalo zezimali
Umthetho
Money Services Business Act, Act 8 of 2010; fees under S.R.O. 15 of 2023
Izindleko
Izindleko ngokuhlanganiswa (EC$, njengoba zishicilelwe yi-FSU): Uhlobo A lokudlulisa imali 15,000; Uhlobo B lokukhishwa, ukuthengisa nokubuyiselwa kwemali 2,500; Uhlobo C lokukhokha i-cheque 2,500; Uhlobo D lokushintshana kwemali 2,500; Uhlobo E lokudluliswa kwezinkokhelo 15,000. Kusuka ngoJanuwari 1, 2024, i-2% stamp duty iyasebenza kunoma yiluphi ushintsho lwemali oluphumayo.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Akukho pasipoti.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Inani elincane lemali engenayo njengoba kusetshenzisiwe ngomthetho (imali ayicacisiwe kwikhasi le-FSU)
  • Iziphathimandla ezimbili, ngesinqumo esingaphambili se-FSU sazo zonke iziphathimandla nabasebenzi
  • Ukuhambisana neMigomo Yokuvimbela Ukutshalwa Kwemali
  • Imibiko yezimali yonyaka ehlolwe
Sources(3)
  1. FSU: Money Services Business Info · checked 2026-10-07
  2. FSU: FSU Fees · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Money Services Business Act, Act 8 of 2010 · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wenkonzo yezinto ezibonakalayo (VASP)

Ukubhaliswa kwebhizinisi le-Virtual asset

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe
IsikhathiFSU must decide within ninety days of a complete application (S.R.O. 19 noma 2024, reg. 4)
IgunyaIyunithi yezinsizakalo zezimali
Umthetho
Virtual Asset Business Act, Act 1 of 2022 (s. 4 requirement for registration); Virtual Asset Business Regulations, S.R.O. 19 of 2024
Izindleko
Imali yokufaka isicelo EC$10,800; imali yokubhalisa EC$32,400 ekhokhwa ngomhla kaJanuwari 31 noma ngaphambi kwalokho ngonyaka ngamunye; imali yesikhathi esidlule EC$6,750.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Akukho pasipoti.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Ubhaliso ngaphambi kokwenza ibhizinisi lezinto ezibonakalayo eDominica noma kusuka kuyo
  • Imali kanye nezimali ezidingekayo ngokuya ngesimo, ubukhulu nobunzima bebhizinisi; i-FSU ingabeka inani elingeziwe ngolwazi
  • Ababhalisile abane-ofisi ebhalisiwe ngaphandle kweDominica kumele bakhethe ummeli oyinhloko ohlala eDominica
  • Abaqondisi abafanele, abaholi kanye nabanikazi bempahla
Sources(3)
  1. Virtual Asset Business Act, Act 1 of 2022 · checked 2026-10-07
  2. Virtual Asset Business Regulations, S.R.O. 19 of 2024 · checked 2026-10-07
  3. FSU: FSU Fees · checked 2026-10-07
Inkampani yokutshala imali

Ilayisense le-broker-dealer, i-broker yezinsizakalo ezilinganiselwe, umcebisi wezimali kanye nelayisense

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission
Umthetho
Securities Act (harmonised ECCU securities legislation); Securities (Licences and Fees) Regulations as revised 2015
Izindleko
EC$: isicelo se-broker-dealer 2,000, ilayisense 5,000, ukuvuselelwa konyaka 3,000; umphathi 2,000, 4,000, 4,000; umqondisi wezimali (inkampani) 2,000, 4,000, 3,000; i-broker yezinsizakalo ezilinganiselwe 1,500, 2,000, 2,500; umqondisi noma ummeleli 500, 1,500, 1,000. Isicelo sogunyazo lohlelo lokutshala imali oluhlangene 3,000.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Ilayisense elilodwa le-ECSRC lifaka imakethe yamasheya eCaribbean yaseMpumalanga yabalungu abayisibhozo be-ECCU, ngokuya ngomthethosivivinywa welungu ngalinye.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Izikhulu ezigunyaziwe kanye nabameli abadlula izifundo ze-ECSRC
  • Ukulandelana nokulawulwa kwangaphakathi kwemithetho yokulawula izinhlangano ezinamalayisense
  • Ukuziphatha kwebhizinisi kanye nemithetho yesaziso sezimali
Sources(2)
  1. ECSRC: Acts and Regulations · checked 2026-10-07
  2. ECSRC: Revised Securities (Licences and Fees) Regulations 2015 · checked 2026-10-07
Ama-Supervisors

Ubani olawula

  • Iyunithi yezinsizakalo zezimali (FSU) · iwebhusayithiAmabhange, abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zokukhokha, abahlinzeki bezinkonzo zempahla ebonakalayo (VASPs), inshuwalense, amankampani we-trust
  • i-Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) iwebhusayithiAmabhange
  • I-Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC) · iwebhusayithiIzinkampani zokutshala imali, amabhange

I-Offshore Banking Act 1996 text on the government site is a scanned image, so the US$1.0 million capital figure is taken from the FSU checklist rather than the statute text. The domestic bank capital figure comes from the harmonized ECCB Banking Bill 2015; Dominica's enacted Banking Act text was not opened. Statutory processing times for offshore banks and money services businesses were not found. EU tax list history: Dominica was in Annex I in the Council conclusions of 26 February 2021 (Global Forum rating below Largely Compliant); according to the Commission's EU list timeline it was still in Annex I in February 2022, was in Annex II (not Annex I) in the October 2022 and February 2023 updates, and was removed from Annex II in the February 2024 update; it is on neither annex after the 17 February 2026 update. Insurance is licensed by the FSU under the Insurance Act 4 of 2012 (annual license fee EC$50,000 per class under S.R.O. 17 of 2023).

Ulwazi oluphelele

Ngaye-Dominica

i-Dominica
Imephu yeDominica i-Roseau
Izilimi zesihlabathi. I-map ikhombisa kuphela.
Isimo
Izwe elilawulayo
Idolobhakazi
i-Roseau
Indawo
751 km²
Izilimi ezisemthethweni
isiNgisi
Indawo yesikhathi
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Ukuthunyelwa okuyinhloko

  • Ukuhamba ngezinyawo (ukuhamba ngemvelo)
  • I-banana nezinye izitshalo ezikhiqiza ukudla
  • I-Soap
  • Ii-blocks zensimbi

Abahlanganyeli abakhulu

  • i-Bahamas
  • i-Saudi Arabia
  • i-Iceland
  • i-Guyana
  • i-Antigua ne Barbuda
Sources for the country information(8)

Ulwazi lwezwe luhlolwe ngo-Okthoba 9, 2026. Idatha yelayisense ivuselelwe ngo-Okthoba 7, 2026. Ulwazi kuphela, hhayi incazelo yomthetho; izimfuneko zishintsha. Isaziso sokulawula.