Tabuk El Eziraya / SOMELEC / Errajihi Group / Woodside Petroleum Ltd. / MIFERMA / World Bank Doing / The Central Bank / /
Country
Senegal / Mali / France / Mauritania / United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Judicial Event / Company Expansion / /
Facility
Mauritanian Embassy / French Embassy / /
IndustryTerm
technology sectors / financial law / family-owned banks / yearly audits / oil revenues / state-owned electricity / financial management / finance / oil / public utilities / electricity distribution / bank owners / Internet treaties / real estate / electricity / healthcare equipment / bank / local bank account / foreign exchange bank account / banking / oil sector / mining / free water / companies extracting oil / bank loans / oil and gas revenues / providing free water / /
NaturalFeature
Senegal River / /
Organization
National Fund for Hydrocarbon Reserves / Taya’s government / office of Investment Development and Promotion of Environmental Affairs / Council of Ministers / International Monetary Fund / Mauritanian Embassy / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development / Ministry of Fishing and Maritime Economy / World Trade Organization / International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes / Ministry of Finance / Central Market Commission / Senate / North Atlantic Treaty Organization / African Organization of Intellectual Property / al-Qaeda / Office for the Promotion / French Embassy / World Bank / Central Bank of Mauritania / Heritage Foundation / Mauritanian military / office for the Promotion of the Private Sector / Mauritanian government / Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency / Consolidated Office for Investment / World Intellectual Property Organization / Bureau of Economic Crimes / Ministry of Oil / Energy / and Mines / office for Promotion of Private Investment and International Cooperation / on government / National Assembly / /
prominent businessmen / CORRUPTION President / President / deputy governor / local businessmen / Private Sector / Governor / international arbiter / democratically elected president / /
OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Historically, Mauritania has been relatively open to foreign direct investment, particularly with its wealth of attractive natural resources in the fishing, mining, and hydrocarbon sectors.