Debt Collection Agency SENEGAL

1. Costs - No Win No Fee!

Having long standing relationships with all our overseas partners we have agreements to provide these services on a NO WIN NO FEE basis charging the agreed commission rate against monies recovered only.

2. Coverage in Senegal

Senegal is a country in West Africa which is divided into 14 regions. Our local office is in the economic and political capital Dakar so we are centrally located to recover debts throughout all of Senegal.

3. Local Experience

Unlike many of our competitors all cases are handled by the local office or partner. The reasons for this are they speak the debtors' language, in the case of Senegal French is the official language but Wolof is the most widely spoken (80%) . These are reasons why Creditreform are the ideal people to help you in collecting debts from overseas.

4. Statute of Limitation in Senegal

4 years but there are special exemptions so whatever the age please contact us and we will advise if we can assist with your claim

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How to Instruct Us

We simply require the following details:

Full name & address of the debtor

All available contact details of the debtor i.e. contact name(s) / Tel / Mobile / Email(s)

Amount owed (Invoice(s) or Statement will help)

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Senegal Debt Collection – No Win No Fee

Creditreform operates a global specialist International debt collections service. We have local offices and fully approved expert international debt collection agency partners in every country worldwide. All our International debt collection agency partners and offices operate on a No Win No Fee basis charging an agreed commission against monies recovered only. All our international offices and partners initiate the collection processes by sending the debtors a debt collection letter to introduce their involvement.

Main reasons why a local country debt recovery agency is so important rather than trying to recover from a debt collection agency UK are as follows:

The local International Debt collection Partners know:

The local cultures

The best methods of initiating debt recovery letters and processes

The languages

The laws

Are in the same time zones

Herewith details of our debt collection service Senegal:

Location of debt recovery office in Senegal?

Dakar. All debt collection letters are sent by the local head office.

Number of debt collection staff?

10 staff. Each staff member is allocated a client and all their debt collection letters are personalised in order to effect the best response results from debtors.

How long have you been operating a debt recovery service in Senegal?

We have been operating an African debt collection service on a no win no fee basis in Senegal for over 20 years. Senegal is included on our debt collection agency list.

What type of debt collection services do you provide? Do you do commercial debt recovery (B2B) and consumer debt recovery (B2C)?

We handle both Business to Business debt recovery cases and Business to Consumer debt collections cases. There is different content for business to business debt collection letter templates and business to consumer debt collection letters templates.

Statue of Limitation in Senegal?

4 years in Senegal.

Senegal civil litigation statute of limitations is a law that time limits a plaintiff’s right to bring a claim against a defendant. The statute of limitations in Senegal is 4 years. However, if an action has been taken within this time then the statute of limitations time will be extended to account for this. Once the specified time period elapses then no action can be taken through the legal processes unless the plaintiff is able to prove exceptional circumstances.

How EU (European Union) laws effect debt collection in Senegal?

No effect in Senegal.

Senegal is in discussions over a free trade agreement (FTA) as part of The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS or CEDEAO in French) which included 16 African states together with the European Union (EU) in 2014. This is referred to as the Economic Partnership Agreement between the ECOWAS and the European Union. The other ECOWAS member states are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

How many companies registries in Senegal for businesses (i.e. UK has just 1 central registry)?

There is 1 company registry in Senegal which is called The Business Creation Support Office (BCE) - Le Bureau d’Appui à la Création d’entreprise (BCE) located at 52-54, rue Mohamed V – Immeuble Alwar Rez de chaussée, BP 430 - Dakar, SENEGAL.

We have access to Senegal Company Registry searches to find out who further background information on all Senegal companies.

What is the debt collection process in Senegal?

Amiable recovery initially then Judicial if needed.

Average length of time to collect a debt?

The average time taken to recover a Senegal B2B debt collection case varies from case to case but typically up to 6 months in Senegal.

Can late payment fees / interest to be added to claims?

Yes, fees can be added for Senegal debt collection cases according to local law.

Details on legal service / process in Senegal?

Long and uncertain procedure

It is very necessary to identify the debtor (copy of ID, address, contacts) and to act precociously.

Please note justice is unpredictable.

Senegal Business Credit Reports

Creditreform provides over 88 million international business credit reports throughout Europe and 200 million international business credit reports worldwide. We provide freshly investigated Senegal Credit Reports which can be done prior to trading to make sure the company you will be dealing with can meet the commitment or once the debt becomes overdue to ensure the debtor can meet the amount owed.

Senegal Tracing Agents

Creditreform’s debt collection company service also uses expert local Senegal tracing agent services to locate any absconded debtor. This debtor tracing service is provided on a No Find No Fee basis only charging for a successful trace.

Specialist Debt Recovery Experts

There are many unique requirements to recovering international debts in all countries including Senegal debt collection services which differ from the UK debt collection agency services and therefore it is very important that cases are handled directly by our expert international debt collection agencies and not from debt collectors UK. This method of international debt collection sets Creditreform aside from the competition who in many cases try and recover debts from a UK debt collector only. Using the local offices and partners enables us to achieve a far greater success rate and our No Win No Fee service together with competitive commission rates against monies recovered only ensures you get the best service.