Property for sale in Chad

1/ Capital: N'Djamena

Is the capital city of Chad. It is also the largest city in the country. A port on the Chari River, near the confluence with the Logone River, it directly faces the Cameroonian town of Kousséri, to which the city is connected by a bridge. It is also a special statute region, divided in 10 arrondissements. It is a regional market for livestock, salt, dates, and grains. Meat processing is the chief industry.

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2/ Country: Chad

Is a landlocked country in central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the northwest, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west.

3/ Property in  Chad

Chad is one of the poorest countries on the African continent. The great distances and poor infrastructure have hampered the development of a national market and a nationwide, shared food economy.

Chad scores very low in business freedom, fiscal freedom, property rights, freedom from corruption, and labor freedom. Individual income tax rates are as high as 65 percent. Starting a business takes over two months, and both licensing and closing a business are time-consuming and costly. Chad has one of the world's most restrictive labor markets. Weak rule of law means that property rights and regulations are rarely observed, and corruption is endemic.

Chad does not limit foreign ownership and provides equal treatment to foreign investors, who must meet several bureaucratic requirements. Foreign investments in cotton, electricity, and telecommunications are restricted to protect state-owned enterprises. The main constraints are limited infrastructure, energy shortages, energy costs, the scarcity of skilled labor, burdensome taxes, and corruption.

Property law in Chad is underdeveloped, and the judicial system does not apply everywhere because of a lack of courts and manpower. In the areas of the old kingdoms and sultanates, much landed property is still owned by old aristocratic families. In the cities there is a private property market. Big traders and well-placed government people have acquired substantial pieces of property over the years.