Times Of Swaziland: INAUGURAL ESWATINI INVESTMENT POLICY:  ... 7 KEY POLICY OBJECTIVES UNPACKED

INAUGURAL ESWATINI INVESTMENT POLICY:  ... 7 KEY POLICY OBJECTIVES UNPACKED
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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta on 22/08/2024 16:25:00


EZULWINI - Within this policy, government has adopted key policy objectives.
They include but not limited to:
*Fostering an open, transparent and conducive policy environment to make
Eswatini attractive to domestic and foreign investors and investments;
	*Promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth that will raise the
country’s GDP growth rate above the 5 per cent required to attain the
sustainable development goals (SDGs); 	*Promoting the creation of decent jobs by
targeting investments that encourage innovation and local value addition;
	*Improving coordination and coherence at the national and international levels
regarding investment policy issues; 	*Encouraging local production for exports
and the development of export-ready local enterprises to take advantage of
market access agreements like the AfCFTA through targeted incentives;
	*Promoting FDI-MSME linkages to remove distortive policies, connect MNEs and
local firms, upgrade local firms and attract foreign suppliers; and 	*Creating a
precedent for a fully functional one-stop service facility for investment
facilitation.
Masuku mentioned that the policy had been developed under the Support for the
Improvement of the Business Environment (SIBE) programme, which was funded by
the European Union through the SADC Secretariat.