Eastern Cape South Africa
The Eastern Cape in South Africa is South Africa’s best kept
secret. The province has a population of over six million people
and his filled with tremendous investment and trade
opportunities in sectors below.
>> Automotive
and Auto Components: The auto components sector is rapidly
growing and is aimed at the export market in particular. The
Eastern Cape houses 40% of South Africa’s automotive industry,
which include V W, Mercedes Benz, Ford, GM, and BMW.
>> Textile
and Clothing: Major export opportunities for clothing produced
in the Eastern Cape will fall under the African Growth and
Opportunities Act (AGOA) and the EU-SA Free Trade Agreement
which provide significant markets for South African
manufacturers.
>> Plastics:
The plastic manufacturing industry is one of the province’s
fastest growing industries. There is viable investment and trade
opportunities existing in the automotive plastics and advanced
tooling.
>> Call
Centres/Business Process Outsourcing: Investment opportunities
exist in the Call Centres/Business process-outsourcing sector.
The province has the lowest labour cost in the country.
>> Property:
The Eastern Cape offers potential investors the opportunity to
invest in the property development sector. There are
opportunities in the construction of commercial building and
residential apartments and complexes.
>> Tourism:
The Eastern Cape tourism sector boasts about hosting all of
South Africa’s seven vegetation types. It has the “Big 7,” Addo
Elephant Park, waterfalls, rivers, and ski resorts and is a
malaria fre zone. Investment opportunities exist in game
reserve, hotel construction, golf courses, and expansion of
existing spas.
Botswana
Botswana has an investment friendly climate that offers the
country many advantages that have attracted investors from
countries such as: South Africa, Portugal, China, India, United
Kingdom and Mauritius. A broad range of investment opportunities
exist in the following areas:
>> Polishing
of diamonds and semi-precious stones:
>> Leather
goods: There is potential for a modern tannery to process raw
hides to finished leather; this would lead to the development of
spin-off industries such as the manufacture of leather shoes,
bags, belts, etc. Raw hides are available in Botswana.
>> Glass
products: There is an abundance of raw materials for glass
manufacture; silica sand, quartz, quartzite, limestone and soda
ash.
>> Tourism
and Hospitality Industry: Diversification into ecotourism,
cultural and educational development and other untouched and
unspoiled areas provides tremendous investment opportunities in
the tourism sector.
>> Coal
mining: Botswana is endowed with over 200 million tones of coal
deposit in the Mmamabula area in central Botswana. Given
international demand for coal the country economy stands to
benefit to the tune of about US$5.9 trillion
Jamaica
Jamaica is becoming premier destination for trade and investment
for some of the world’s leading companies and brands. As a
stable developing nation competing for investment and trade
opportunities, Jamaica’s business acumen, rich culture,
creativity and energy combined with its geographic location and
resources, make it one of the world’s best investment and trade
opportunities destinations. There are investment opportunities
in the following areas:
>>
Manufacturing
>> Tourism
>> Off-shore
banking
>> Agro
–Processing and Agro-Business
>> Bauxite
and Mining
>> Other
Professional Services
>> Events
Staging and Management
