At present, little is known about private sector organizations in Somalia, despite a mapping exercise conducted by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) in 2022, identified 38 of such organizations, including business associations, chambers of commerce and several types of cooperatives active in different sectors of the economy. The study shows that despite most of these organizations have basic governance structures in place (e.g., board of directors, constitution or bylaws, a general assembly, etc.), many of them are still not registered with the competent authorities. The registration process also lacks of clarity, and multiple registrations are required, both at federal and State-level, which create complexity. Moreover, a single register of all private sector organizations seems to be lacking in the country.