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Recognising the faces behind successful businesses

The 3rd EAC Investment Conference  showcases the diverse investment opportunities that the region offers. In doing so, it is important to highlight the various successes that regional businesses have met today, from cross border expansion, technological transfer, value addition in sectors and sub-sectors and most importantly contributing intra- industry and intra-regional trade flows  as well as exports with the International business community.

In order to raise an awareness of the successes met in the past 40 years of a steady economic growth, the East African Community introduces the “ EAC Investor Awards- Recognising the faces behind successful businesses.”

This event is anticipated to be the start of a more elaborate regional project focusing on encouraging Regional Private Sector promotion and development in East Africa. The objective is to highlight the growth and expansion of successful businesses in East Africa, as a benchmark for upcoming businesses to set for themselves as we move into a more competitive business environment.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The East African Community will work with the five Investment Promotion Agencies in the Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi to select the various businesses within a selected criteria and category.  The criteria and selection process is as follows;

Sectoral Categories of Selection

• Trade in Services; Transport, Courier Services, Banking, Tourism, Agro-processing, ICT-fibre optics, Telecoms, Retail chains
• Agri-Business; Agro-Processing
• Mining
• Infrastructure Development
• Manufacturing sector*

General Criteria of Selection - Performance

• Investment in people and human development
• Capacity building and knowledge transfer
• Job creation
• Environmental preservation
• Good corporate citizenship
• Sustainable community development
• Innovation
• Intra African trade and regional economic development
• Public private partnerships
• Communications and promotion of activities

Awards Selection

I. EAC BANK OF THE YEAR 2009
II. EAC BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 2009
III. EAC MOST SUSTAINABLE INVESTOR OF THE YEAR 2009
IV. EAC MOST INNOVATIVE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 2009
V. EAC CROSS BORDER BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR 2009
VI. EAC YOUNGEST REGIONAL ENTERPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2009
VII. EAC MOST ACTIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR 2009

Entry Selection

All Investment Promotion Agencies are to select companies from their individual partner states that fit the above mentioned criteria.

The Sectoral Committee on Investment will meet and deliberate on the final Regional Business Selection in Kampala, Uganda.

Certificates in the mentioned categories will be awarded accordingly, during the EAC Investment cocktail dinner/ Summit.

Selection of the companies should be provided by 5th April, 2010. All names should be forwarded to the EAC- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

EAC Secretariat,
Department of  Investment Promotion and Private Sector Development
March, 2010