User:COMESA RIA

The COMESA Regional Investment Agency, launched in June 2006, the agency aims to make the COMESA region a viable, attractive destination for regional and international investors. In the long term, the RIA’s shared vision with COMESA is to present the region as a fully integrated, internationally, competitive regional economic community.

The RIA’s key role is to be the strategic driver for capacity building amongst COMESA Member States’ Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs), promoting best practice and facilitating each Member State to generate a positive business environment for potential investors – thus creating a strong region for investment within Africa. In order to fulfill this role, RIA works closely with the 19 IPAs in the region, to advocate policy changes for the improvement of national investment climate, as well as to identify skills gap within their organizations, and provide the appropriate training and development support.

Working with the IPAs in the region, the RIA also acts as an information hub for potential investors, assisting enquiries and acting as a coordinator. In doing so, the RIA is active in promoting the COMESA region as a Common Investment Area, and in building a positive image of the region for a worldwide audience.