INVESTMENT
ADVANTAGES IN SWAZILAND
Swaziland, one of Africa's most stable countries, offers investors:
| A sound investment climate - |
- General Tax allowances
- Low corporate tax 30%
- Dividends interest and profits freely repatriated after with holding
tax
- expropriation and nationalisation prohibited
- educated and easily trainable labour force
- bilingual in English and siSwati
- high productivity
- available at competitive labour costs
| Easy Access to Regional and International Markets - |
- Southern African Customs Union (SACU) - enlarging Swaziland's
market to nearly 50 million people in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho
and Namibia
- Souther African Development Community (SADC) - twelve southern
African countries with a market of over 130 million
- Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA)- twenty African
countries representing a market of over 230 million
- European Union (EU) - market of 370 million
- Generalized system of preferences (GSP) and African Growth Opportunity
Act (AGOA) – special markets in the USA.
| Excellent Infrastructure - |
- Modern infrastructure
- Excellent telecommunication systems
- good quality road, rail and air links to surrounding countries
and beyond
- Matsapha Industrial Estate - inland port, centrally located to
minimise time and cost using Durban Port, South Africa
- health facilities at international standards
- variety of internationally recognised educational and training instututions
- world class golf course and variety of sports facilities
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