Offshore bank account for a Gold and Diamonds business

Hey,

Since you are in a high-risk industry, I would suggest getting some help from the introduced who would open the doors for you. I could potentially help you too.

Send me an email to discuss it further.

Most banks in Europe, Middle East, and Asia think that anything related to Africa is high-risk, due to a lack of understanding and experience. Not to mention the Caribbean, which banks are especially useless for Africa.

For anything involving Africa and international trade (outside of Africa), Mauritius and Seychelles are usually your best bets. But you will need an introducer/corporate service provider to set up a company for you first and then open a bank account.

That said, have you tried Ecobank, Zenith, Standard Chartered, Nedbank, and Standard Bank? The latter two become very friendly to business banking if you can park a few hundred thousand (EUR/USD/GBP) in personal wealth with them first.

SC isn't in Seychelles and their activities in Mauritius are quite narrow, but they are active in many other parts of Africa including Sierra Leone.