Comparative Advantages of Investing in Oromia Integrated Agro Industrial Parks.

• Large resource base in agriculture production
• Availability of skilled and easily trainable labor force
• Political, Social and Macro-Economic Stability
• Wide domestic, regional and international market opportunities
• Competitive investment incentive packages
• Welcoming attitude of the people
• Establishment of one-stop shop service
• Attractive incentives package
• Direction towards export of finished products
• One of the most politically stable region in the country
• The establishment of industrial zones in all regions
• High Security (Low Crime Rate)
• Liberal Laws and Regulations creating favorable business and investment environments
• Access to long-term credit with low interest rate

Investment Sector Opportunities in Oromia Integrated Agro Industrial Parks

• Coffee

• Sesame

• Meat

• Dairy

• Poultry

• Cereal

• Tomato

• Potato

• Honey

Main Reasons for Investing in Oromia Integrated Agro-Industrial parks

• Remarkable economic growth
• Huge infrastructural and skills development
• State of the art industrial parks ’ready-to-plug’.
• Stable economic and political environment
• Access to international markets
• Availability of abundant and wage competitive labor force
• Availability of natural resources for productions
• Transparent investment policies
• Attractive investment incentives

The Oromia Regional State Provides Site Infrastructure:

• Land , Water , Power , Roads and Telecommunication are available
• Capital contribution for IAIPs
• Government support to small and medium-sized enterprises
• Government support to foreign operations
• Logistical support
• One-stop-shop services

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES:

• Total population of Ethiopia is 105 million which is the market demand for industrial products.
• Duty free access to U.S. market under African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
• Ethiopia concluded bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and double taxation treaties (DTTs) with a number of countries:-
  • BIT: Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, China, Denmark, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Yemen.
  • DTT: China, Czech Republic, Iran, Israel, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, and United Kingdom
• Everything but Arms Agreement (EBA) with the European Union
• Ethiopia is part of the Continuo agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP countries);
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Free trade area - 19 African countries - Population of 470 million
• Investment guarantees
• Ethiopia is a member of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, a World Bank affiliate, and a signatory to the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States.