INVESTMENT GUIDE

PART ONE
WHY ONE SHOULD INVEST IN SIMIYU,
TANZANIA
1.1 Summary of key reasons for investing in Tanzania more
generally and Simiyu region more specifically
Simiyu is part of Tanzania and its investment opportunities are therefore
linked to the overall country investment climate/policy, along with other
macro-economic frameworks
1.1.1 Why should one invest in Tanzania?
Tanzania enjoys abundance of natural wealth, which offers tremendous
investment opportunities for investors. These include an excellent
geographical location, as six landlocked countries depend on Tanzania
ports as their cheapest entry and exit; good arable land; well renowned
tourist attractions, namely, Serengeti national park, Mount Kilimanjaro,
Ngorongoro crater, and the spice islands of Zanzibar, among others;
natural resources such as minerals; a sizeable domestic and sub-regional
market; a wide and growing local raw materials supply base; abundant
and inexpensive skills; assurance of personal and property safety; warm
friendly people. The following are among the reasons why you should
invest in Tanzania:
• High degree of investment security because of unparalleled political
stability that is strife-free without ethnic divisions; democratic rule that
respects diversity of opinion and a strong tradition of constitutionality
and rule of law;
• Business-friendly Macro Economic stability with low inflation
(around 5%); stable exchange rates supported by unrestricted and
unconditional transferability of profits, loan repayments, emoluments,
royalties, fees and changes;
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