{"id":20425,"date":"2021-04-11T18:32:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T16:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pfser.com\/?page_id=20425"},"modified":"2022-08-13T13:40:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T11:40:07","slug":"company-formation-cookislands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pfser.com\/en\/company-formation-cookislands\/","title":{"rendered":"COOK ISLANDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;pfser-row&#8211;white&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605644114086{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618046633528{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Specificity of the registering<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618046608889{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Islands are divided into two distinct groups, which include the Northern Cook Islands of coral atoms and the Southern Cook Islands. 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