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

MORE ABOUT COMESA RIA
The COMESA

Countries Profiles

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

more about countries
The COMESA

INVESTEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Agro-Business, Infrastructure,
Tourism, Mining, and Manufacturing..

More Investment opportunities

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, Eswatini , Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, 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.

Read more

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...

Why Invest with COMESA

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.

Read more

Vacancies

Read more

Board of Directors

In September 2019, the Board elected Dr. Moses Ikiara, Managing Director of the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) as the Chairperson of the Board, and Mr. Andry Ravalomanda Tiana, General Director of the Economic Development Board of Madagascar as the Board Vice Chairperson

Read more

Photo Gallery

Read more

Latest COMESA region news

EIB and TDB lend $120 million to SMEs for renewable energy
15 Dec 2019
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently partnered with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to open a USD 120 million credit line. It is intended to finance renewable energy projects for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
COMESA Central Bank Governors Discuss Monetary Integration
15 Dec 2019
The 24th Meeting of the Bureau of the COMESA Committee of Central Bank Governors and their representatives met in Lusaka on Friday and discussed ways of enhancing implementation of the COMESA Monetary Integration Agenda.

All News

Investment opportunities

23Jan, 18

All Sectors

Investment opportunities in Burundi

Burundi
23Jan, 18

Energy

Investment opportunities in Comoros

Comoros
23Jan, 18

Tourism

Investment opportunities in DR Congo

DR Congo
23Jan, 18

Agro-Business

Investment opportunities in Ethiopia

Ethiopia
23Jan, 18

Tourism

Investment opportunities in Kenya

Kenya
23Jan, 18

Tourism

Investment opportunities in Madagascar

Madagascar