Fifteen good reasons why you should choose East Africa as your investment destination:

 

• Market access to more than 130 million people

• Combined GDP size of about US$ 75 billion

• The world’s fastest reforming region in terms of business regulation

• Simplified investment procedures and one stop centre facility provided by national investment promotion agencies

• Generous incentives offered

• Vibrant and upcoming capital and securities market

• High level of intra-regional trade and cross-border investments

• Numerous investment opportunities traversing all sectors

• Abundant labour force – educated, trained, mobile, skilled and enterprising

• English is widely spoken; it is one of or the only official language in at least four of the five Partner States 

• Insurance against non-commercial risk by Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATIA)

• Sanctity of private property guaranteed by national constitutions

• Stable political environment and high level of governance and democracy

• Consumer loyalty

• A warm and hospitable people