COMESA Regional Investment Agency

The COMESA

REGIONAL INVESTMENT AGENCY

Our objective to make the COMESA region one of the major destinations for regional and international investors

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A fully integrated, internationally competitive,
and prosperous regional economic community of 19 Member States

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COMESA

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was formed in 1994, replacing the Preferential Trade Area that had been in place since the early 80s. The following 19 countries are members of COMESA: Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Together, these countries have a combined population of about 450 million people and a combined gross domestic product of about USD560 Billion, constituting a huge market for investment, with the highest rate of return on investment in the world.

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Top Reasons to Invest in COMESA

The Bottom-Line, Growing Consumer Market, Global Access to a Large Diversified and Resilient Market, Real and Sustainable Growth, Perception Vs. Reality, Growing, Increasingly Qualified, and Less Dependent Workforce...

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COMESA RIA

The COMESA Regional Investment Agency (RIA) is an institution of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) which was launched in 2006 in line with COMESA's ultimate objective to create a fully integrated, internationally competitive and unified regional economic community in which goods, services, capital and persons move freely, for the sustainable economic development of the region. The principal route that was chosen in order to realise this goal is development integration through increased trade and investment.

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Board of Directors

On the 19th of February 2015, the Board elected Mr. Ken Poonoosamy, Managing Director of Mauritius Board of Investment as the Chairperson of the Board, and Mr. Clement Kumbemba

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Latest COMESA region news

Allianz makes $120m investment in African infrastructure
18 Apr 2018
Allianz will become the first large commercial lender to commit long-term funding to an African infrastructure fund by making a nearly $120m 12-year loan to a vehicle underwritten by western development agencies.
MFS Africa secures $5.4 million led by Chinese fund LUN Partners
18 Apr 2018
MFS Africa, a leading Pan-African FinTech company, today announced a $4.5m Series B funding round led by LUN Partners Group, a China-based global investment management group. Goodwell Investments, an Amsterdam based investment firm focused on financial inclusion, fintech and inclusive growth, as well as several angel investors completed the round.

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Transport

Investment opportunities in Burundi

Burundi
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Energy

Investment opportunities in Comoros

Comoros
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Tourism

Investment opportunities in DR Congo

DR Congo
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Agro-Business

Investment opportunities in Ethiopia

Ethiopia
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Tourism

Investment opportunities in Kenya

Kenya
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Tourism

Investment opportunities in Madagascar

Madagascar