List of companies of Cape Verde
Cape Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde,[1] is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) off the coast of West Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).
Most of the nation's GDP comes from the service industry. Cape Verde's economy has been steadily growing since the late 1990s, and it is now officially considered a country of average development, being only the second country to have achieved such transition, after Botswana in 1994. Cape Verde has significant cooperation with Portugal at every level of the economy, which has led it to link its currency (the Cape Verdean escudo) first to the Portuguese escudo and, in 1999, to the euro.
Notable firms
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
S.A. (Sociedade Anónima) roughly corresponds to Ltd.. Most of these companies trade at the Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde (BVC).
Active firms
State-owned firms
Defunct firms
Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Semana | Consumer services | Media | Praia | 1991 | Newspaper |
Artiletra | Consumer services | Media | Mindelo | 1991 | Newspaper for the island of São Vicente |
Banco Cabo-Verdiano de Negócios | Financials | Banks | Mindelo | 2003[2] | |
Banco Comercial do Atlântico | Financials | Banks | Praia | 1993 | Commercial bank |
Banco Inter-Atlântico | Financials | Banks | Praia | 1999 | |
Bank of Cape Verde | Financials | Banks | Praia | 1975 | Central bank |
Cabo Verde Express | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Espargos | 1998 | Private charter airline |
Cabo Verde Investimentos | Financials | Investment services | Praia | 2004 | |
Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde | Financials | Banks | Praia | 1928 | |
Companhia Cabo-Verdiana de Seguros | Financials | Insurance | Praia | 1992 | |
Correios de Cabo Verde | Industrials | Industrial transportation | Praia | 1849[3] | Postal services |
Electra | Utilities | Electricity | Praia | 1982 | |
ENAPOR | Industrials | Industrial transportation | Mindelo | 1982 | Public port authority |
Expresso das Ilhas | Consumer services | Media | Praia | 1991 | Newspaper |
Halcyonair | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Espargos | 2005 | Airline, defunct 2013 |
Jornal Horizonte | Consumer services | Media | Praia | 1988 | Newspaper |
Jornal O Cidadão | Consumer services | Media | Mindelo | 1988 | Newspaper for the island of São Vicente |
Rádio Barlavento | Consumer services | Media | Mindelo | 1974 | Radio |
Rádio Clube do Mindelo | Consumer services | Media | Mindelo | UNKNOWN | Radio |
Record Cabo Verde | Consumer services | Media | Praia | 2008 | Television |
RTC | Consumer services | Media | Praia | 1997 | Television and radio |
TACV Cabo Verde Airlines | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Praia | 1958 | Charter airline |
Terra Nova | Consumer services | Media | Mindelo | 1975 | Newspaper for the island of São Vicente |
Trindade | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | Mindelo | UNKNOWN | spring water |
See also
References
- ↑ Tanya Basu (12 December 2013). "Cape Verde Gets New Name: 5 Things to Know About How Maps Change". National Geographic. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.bcncv.com/en/index.php/institutional/history
- ↑ http://www.correios.cv/conteudo.aspx?id=1588&cid=1606