Foreign Investment in Solomon Islands

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Foreign Investment Information Page.

Welcome to the Foreign Investment Information page.

InvestSolomons (Foreign Investment Division) is a division within the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) and serves as the Solomon Islands Government’s official Investment Promotion Agency (IPA).

The Division is committed to fostering private sector growth, driven by private enterprise, and recognises the critical role that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays in strengthening the Solomon Islands economy.

For more details, please explore the links below.

Foreword

Mrs Lynnette Dawheya, Registrar of Foreign Investment Company

Welcome to our webpage. We invite you to take your time to explore the information provided on this site, particularly our guidance on investment and compliance requirements. We welcome any comments or suggestions that may help us improve our services. InvestSolomons, the Foreign Investment Division of the Solomon Islands Government (SIG), serves as the country’s Investment Promotion Agency (IPA). Our mandate is to promote, facilitate, and monitor foreign investment to support sustainable economic growth and development.

The Solomon Islands offers diverse investment opportunities across key sectors such as Manufacturing, Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries, and a wide range of Services. To support growth in these priority sectors, the SIG provides a range of investment incentives to attract and encourage both new and expanding ventures.

In 2016, the Solomon Business Registry underwent a major upgrade to streamline the registration process. As a result, foreign investor applications can now be processed and approved within five working days or less. For more information, please visit the Solomon Business Registry website.

We acknowledge that challenges remain, including limited infrastructure, high operational costs driven by fuel prices, and the logistics of connecting a geographically dispersed nation. Despite these constraints, we continue to collaborate closely with stakeholders to explore alternatives that will attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), particularly in sectors that generate employment, promote value-added production, and contribute meaningfully to the economy.

Much has been achieved over the years, yet we recognise that more still needs to be done. As we look ahead, we remain confident that InvestSolomons will continue on its dedicated path—strengthening the promotion of our investment opportunities abroad and enhancing Solomon Islands as a competitive and welcoming investment destination with a conducive business environment for investors and local enterprises alike.

Registrar of Foreign Investment
InvestSolomons

Vision

Mission

Organizational Ethos

Objectives

To be recognized as an effective and professional investment Promotion(IPA) proactively fostering new investment.

The InvestSolomons is committed to promote Solomon Islands as a conducive investment destination. We will collaborate with government agencies and stakeholders to provide up to date investor information to further create and maintain a professional, efficient registry system and data of foreign investors to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). We are committed to provide up skill training for our staff to ensure excellence and high performance in their work place.

In fulfilling its Mission InvestSolomons will:

Adopt a high level of professionalism and integrity.
Be courteous and impartial at all times.
Comply consistently with the Public Service Code of Conduct.
Be prudent, transparent and impartial in all activities.
Adopt high levels of presentation.
Consider all stakeholders’ needs and expectations.

To encourage and facilitate foreign investment in Solomon Islands through promotion missions, seminars, tours and dissemination of published information including on the webpage and direct correspondence with prospecting and current investors.
To promote Solomon Islands as an investment destination to foreign investors through identification of potential investment opportunities and help establish investment projects in the country.
To ensure that all foreign investors operating in Solomon Islands are registered and adhere to their terms of registration as required by the foreign investment act 2005 and subsidiary legislations.
To help foreign investors successfully establish their investment projects in any of the productive economic sectors.

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FID Division

InvestSolomons (Foreign Investment Division) is a Division within the Ministry of Commerce Industries Labour and Immigration (MCILI). It is the Solomon Islands Government’s (SIG) Investment Promotion Agency (IPA). The Division believes in private sector growth driven by private businesses and therefore, is very aware of the importance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Solomon Islands’ economy.

Objectives of InvestSolomons

The key objectives of InvestSolomons are:

FID Units

InvestSolomons is made up of three Units. Each of these Units is responsible for the execution of specific tasks that support the functions of InvestSolomons' Divisional Heads.

Our Function

The government of Solomon Islands considers private investment as a high priority for economic development and growth.

Our Structure

The current structure of the division, 2020 - 2024 is shown below. The Director is the head of the division assisted by the Deputy Director with 3 main functional units namely Promotion, Portfolio and FDI (Foreign Direct Investments).