5 October 2006Birchwood Executive Hotel & Conference Centre, Boksburg, Johannesburg

www. birchwoodhotel.co.za

Discussion areasNational policies and international investment agreements are important framework conditions for stimulating investments. A good investment climate is central to growth and poverty reduction. A vibrant private sector creates jobs, provides the goods and services needed to improve living standards, and contributes taxes necessary for public investment in health, education, and other services.  Only too often governments stunt the size of those contributions by creating unjustified risks, costs, and barriers to competition. It is a widely held view that African governments are partly to be blamed for the lack of sufficient investment in the continent. The Africagrowth Academy, in partnership with the World Bank-IFC and other institutions is organizing a conference aimed at examining the broader investment climate in Africa. The conference aims to examine some of the bottlenecks that discourage investment and to provide solutions and recommendations on steps Africa has to take to stimulate sustainable investment in the continent.

Introduction

Registration fee: R1 000 pp Students: R850 pp

Banquet only: R200 pp

To Register Please Contact:Sandra Oosthuizen

Tel: +27 21 945 4024 Fax: +27 21 946 1652

E-mail: sandra@africagrowth.com

- Investment opportunities in Africa;- Barriers to doing business with Africa;- Tax systems in Africa;- Ownership of property;- Issues surrounding credits, credit guarantees and contract enforcement;- Governments’ role in promoting business;- Key issues surrounding intra-African trade and cross-border investment;- International best practices on “doing business”.- Broader review of investment climate in Africa;

WE THANK OUR SPONSORS CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Africa Investment Climate Award

The highlight of the conference will be the Africa Investment Climate Awards which will be presented to countries that have contributed significantly towards economic development in the

continent.

Prof. Jimnah Mbaru - Dyer & Blair

Mr Justin Chinyanta - CEO Loita Capital

Mr Hugh Scott - Senior Investment Climate Adviser, ICF

Mr Nigel Twose - Manager, FIAS, World Bank Group

Mr Mike Brown - JSE

Mr Lumkile Mondi - Executive Management Professional Services, Industrial Development Corporation of SA Limited

Mr Tom Lawless - Lawless and Associates

Mr Bernard Drum - Lead Private Sector Specialist, World Bank

Noah Greenhill – Business Development Manager JSE and ALTEX

Guest Speaker at the awards:

Prof Firmino Mucavele NEPAD Secretariat