On Monday, December 29, 2025, the Legislative Assembly The transitional government adopted a bill making it mandatory for large companies to build a headquarters in Burkina Faso. This project consists of six chapters divided into fourteen articles were voted unanimously by the 68 voting deputies.

“Company headquarters”, as defined in the bill requiring large companies to build a headquarters in Burkina Faso, refers to the main building installed in Burkina Faso, housing management bodies and central services, and constituting the place of fiscal residence. According to the Minister Secretary General, Ousmane Ouattara, “it's not necessarily the (global) head office of the company, but with a significant operational and fiscal headquarters on the national territory”.

Once this law came into effect, the major companies, national and international, that make a number Annual business excluding tax of at least 5 billion CFA francs out of the three last years will have six months to propose a real estate project to competent services. “This period is considered reasonable to allow companies to prepare a complete file (plans, budget, calendar)”, he specified. Once the real estate project is adopted, the company has 36 months, at From the date of adoption, for construction, we read in section 5 of the law.

The Minister Secretary General, Ousmane Ouattara also indicated that the present bill submitted to the Legislative Assembly of transition (ALT) is in line with the strategic orientations of government. It aims to strengthen national economic sovereignty; improve the mobilization of domestic fiscal resources; promote a inclusive and sustainable economic development; create centres of excellence and of skilled jobs in urban centers.

“This bill constitutes a legitimate economic policy measure aimed at entrenching investments and to promote local development, without introducing trade or investment restrictions that are contrary to agreements internationals. In addition, the conditional tax advantages provided are in line with international frameworks. They are targeted, cannot be combined and do not do not create a distortion of competition. Burkina Faso thus reaffirms its compliance with its international obligations while exercising its sovereign right to adopt measures to structure its economy”, specifies the minister secretary general.