# List of companies of Cape Verde

Cape Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, 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).
Notable companies Active State-owned Defunct :
| Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
| A Semana | Consumer services | Publishing | Praia | 1991 | Newspaper |
| Artiletra | Consumer services | Publishing | Mindelo | 1991 | Newspaper for the island of São Vicente |
| Banco Caboverdiano de Negócios | Financials | Banks | Praia | 2003 | Banking services |
| Banco Comercial do Atlântico | Financials | Banks | Praia | 1993 | Commercial bank |
| Banco Interatlântico | Financials | Banks | Praia | 1999 | Banking services |
| Bank of Cape Verde | Financials | Banks | Praia | 1975 | Central bank |
| Binter CV | Consumer services | Airlines | Praia | 2014 | Private charter airline |
| Cabo Verde Express | Consumer services | Airlines | Espargos | 1998 | Private charter airline |
| Cabo Verde Investimentos | Financials | Investment services | Praia | 2004 | Investments |
| Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde | Financials | Banks | Praia | 1928 | Banking services |
| CERIS | Consumer goods | Brewers | Praia | 1988 | Strela beer, Coca-Cola and others |
| Correios de Cabo Verde | Industrials | Delivery services | Praia | 1849 | Postal services |
| Electra | Utilities | Conventional electricity | Mindelo | 1982 | Electric utility |
| ENAPOR | Industrials | Transportation services | Mindelo | 1982 | Public port authority |
| Expresso das Ilhas | Consumer services | Publishing | Praia | 1991 | Newspaper |
| Halcyonair | Consumer services | Airlines | Espargos | 2005 | Airline, defunct 2013 |
| IMPAR | Financials | Full line insurance | Praia | 1992 | Insurance products |
| Jornal Horizonte | Consumer services | Publishing | Praia | 1988 | Newspaper |
| Jornal O Cidadão | Consumer services | Publishing | Mindelo | 1988 | Newspaper for the island of São Vicente |
| Oceanpress | Consumer services | Publishing | Santa Maria | 2014 | Newspaper for the island of Sal |
| Rádio Barlavento | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Mindelo | 1955 | Radio, defunct 1974 |
| Rádio Clube do Mindelo | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Mindelo | 1947 | Radio, defunct 1955 |
| Record Cabo Verde | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Praia | 2008 | Television |
| RTC | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Praia | 1997 | Television and radio |
| TACV Cabo Verde Airlines | Consumer services | Airlines | Praia | 1958 | Charter airline |
| Terra Nova | Consumer services | Publishing | Mindelo | 1975 | Newspaper for the island of São Vicente |
* A market in the capital Praia.
* A resort in Sal.
* Brewery for Strela.