Foreign investment is an important topic for any ambitious business person. Where can you invest to gain a stable profit? How can you protect your capital? How can you avoid losses attributable to international sanctions, currency fluctuations, and economic crises?
Belize is one of the Caribbean countries highly popular with large-scale and medium-scale foreign investors. Most of them choose the tiny country not only because of its breathtaking beauty and everlasting summer but also because of its growing economy, affordable prices, and good investment prospects. We discuss where you can invest in Belize in the text below.
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Investing in Belize: where can you get the best return?
Belize offers multiple investment opportunities. The most obvious option is investing in real property in the country. Some other options include the following ones:
- Business companies;
- Relocation to Belize and acquiring legal residence there;
- Asset diversification with the help of a trust or a bank account in the Caribbean.
Real property in Belize: lucrative investments
Real property (houses, apartments, land plots, office space) in Belize is a highly attractive investment object. You can buy an existing piece of property or purchase land and build a new one. Real property prices are constantly growing in Belize, which attracts a great number of foreign investors who want to earn good money when reselling their property after a certain period.
Please note that no capital gains tax is charged in Belize. This fact, together with the growing property prices, attracts foreign investors to the country.
Advantages of investing into real property in Belize:
- Low and even zero taxes in the country.
- No language barrier, as English is the official language in the country.
- Growing property prices: tourists, immigrants, and entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the trend.
- Affordable prices (thus far) that allow buying an apartment or a villa with wonderful views and infrastructure at a comparatively low price. A foreign national purchasing real property in Belize will qualify for a temporary residence permit that can be turned into a permanent residence permit and then citizenship of Belize by naturalization. The minimum required investment amount is 500,000 Belizean dollars (a bit less than 250,000 American dollars).
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A bank account in Belize: investment opportunities for forward-looking entrepreneurs
Opening a bank account in Belize is not going to bring you high profits so it is not an investment in the literal sense. Rather, it is a way of protecting your capital and managing it on a global level. The financial service sector in the Caribbean is extremely popular with international (offshore) companies and private investors who are looking to diversify their financial assets geographically.
Please visit the ‘Belize’ section of our portal and find out about the banking opportunities in the country. Our experts will be happy to help you set up a bank account in Belize!
Capital management in Belize
Establishing a trust in the Caribbean region as a whole and in Belize in particular is an investment opportunity that really deserves your attention. Please bear in mind that you have to apply for a special license to be able to set up a trust in Belize.
The property that you put in trust has to be located outside Belize if you want to make use of the tax exemptions and deductions available in the country. Besides, the trust beneficiaries should be residents of some other country or countries.
What property can you put in trust in Belize?
- Securities;
- Business companies;
- Real estate;
- Personal property;
- Inheritance instructions;
- Jewelry and financial assets;
- Bank accounts and many other things.
Those foreign investors who want to reduce their tax burdens and protect their property and financial assets should be interested in establishing a trust in Belize.
Creating an offshore trust is a rather complex task that requires serious preparation. You have to carefully study the trust-related legislation in the country that you are considering. Please apply for our complex assistance in creating an offshore trust. We know the best countries to do it and we have several ready-made solutions for you!
Investments into business ventures in Belize
Registering a company in Belize is an attractive opportunity for those entrepreneurs who have long-term goals and want to grow their wealth. The economy of the country has been steadily growing over the last few years. Many sectors of Belizean economy have become highly attractive for foreign investors. With a Belizean-based company, you can make money in the Caribbean and also perform global business operations.
Agriculture
The agricultural sector is one of the largest sectors of the Belizean economy. The climatic conditions are perfect in the country, 60% of its territory is covered by vegetation and 20% of the territory is arable land.
If you are interested in investing into agriculture, you can consider putting money in the following areas and crops:
- Production of sugar and chocolate;
- Bananas and papayas;
- Rice;
- Citrus fruits.
Please find out how to open a company in Belize in 2023 by following the link.
Manufacturing and trading companies in Belize: long-term investments
The Free Economic Zones in Belize are the key profit generators in the country. A foreign national is welcome to establish or buy a company in a Free Zone and work in the Caribbean and all around the globe. Residents of Free Zones enjoy immense tax benefits, which can make your company highly competitive.
Free trade zones in Belize are divided into two types:
- Export Processing Zones (EPZ); and
- Commercial Free Zones (CFZ).
The first type of zones (there are two EPZs in Belize) are for export-import operations, as the name suggests. They offer huge benefits to the companies located there: no import-export duties, a tax holiday for a newly established company for 20 years, and many other tax incentives. Companies domiciled in the second type of free zones (there are three CFZs in Belize) are engaged in all sorts of commercial activities: manufacturing, trading, providing various services, and so on.
Please note that even though no trading license is required for a company domiciled in a Free Zone in Belize, an export-import license needs to be obtained if the company plans to sell its goods outside the Free Zone.
Forex license in Belize
You can apply for a Forex license in Belize and conduct financial operations in the country and beyond. Foreign investors are welcome to apply. A Forex license is a highly attractive investment object, as it gives wide opportunities for financial activities all around the world.
Invest in Belize!
Relocate your business to Belize, buy some real property there, open a bank account, and start doing profitable business in the Caribbean and other parts of the world! Belize also offers wonderful opportunities for recreation and outdoor activities. The tourist sector is booming so you can invest into developing tourist services in Belize. Without doubt, you can manufacture goods or engage in trading operations too. Whatever business area you choose, Belize is a wonderful place for expanding your business, working globally, and optimizing your taxes.
We have to note at this point that Belize is NOT a tax haven as it used to be some 20 years ago. This fact, however, serves the international reputation of Belize very well. The country does not have any troubles with the OECD anymore: it is a ‘clean’ jurisdiction today. This means that Belizean-based companies can open bank accounts in Europe and North America and enter business agreements with partners from any part of the world, no matter how large and economically strong their home countries are.
Please contact our experts and request a personal consultation on investing in Belize and other foreign countries.
31 August 2023 