Invest Kenya

We want to assist you Invest in Kenya, get Business Opportunities in Kenya as well as to search for and connect with leading Companies in Kenya. We also provide a list of key Government trade advisors who assist you with doing business in Kenya and other relevant business information on Kenya. Specifically we offer three digital portals that are FREE to use and will be of interest to you…..You can join our Africa Business Community FREE so we can promote your company here. After that if you have a specific investment or business proposition add it to the Africa Business Opportunities Dashboard FREE. Want investment, or to find a business partner, are you selling real estate etc, do you have goods, products or services you want to promote? If so our Africa Business Opportunities Dashboard is for you. View some of the business opportunities uploaded by our Africa Business Community here. Fast growing, more established Kenya companies with experienced management teams looking for investment can add themselves to our closed AFSIC African Investments Dashboard – after you have uploaded information about your investment opportunity we can send it directly into the inbox of many of Africa’s most important investors. To benefit from any of these options join our Africa Business Community today FREE !

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Country overview: Kenya is located in east Africa bordering the Indian Ocean. It shares borders with Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, South Sudan to the north west and Uganda to the west. Its capital is Nairobi with 47 counties which serve as administrative divisions. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 12 December 1963.  It is a multi-party Presidential Republic with the President sitting as the Head of State and Head of Government. It runs a bicameral legislative system of government consisting of the Senate and National Assembly. English and Kiswahili are the official languages. Kenya is predominantly a Christian country with a limited number of moslems. It has a mixed legal system is based on English Common law, Customary law and Islamic law. It has an area size of 0.580 million sq km. Kenya serve as a regional economic, financial and transportation hub for east Africa.

Demographic Information: Kenya  has an estimated population of 53.5 million comprising mostly of a younger population (less than 25 years) which makes up about 59.2% of the population, those in the age bracket of 25-64 years makes up  about 37.8% of the population and above 65 years age group makes up about 3.0% of the population. Average population density is estimated at 94 inhabitants/km2. In terms of human development indicators, it has a life expectancy of 70.6 years (Women) and 67.3 years (Men). It achieved universal primary education with an 103.21% Primary enrolment rate in 2016 and overall literacy level of 81.5% as at 2018.

Broad Economic Overview: Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy. Kenya is not rich in mineral deposits compared to other African countries but it has some high-value minerals such as titanium and recently discovered a crude oil deposit. Agricultural sectors constitute about 35% of GDP and employs about 57% of the workforce while the services sector constitute about 42.7% of GDP and employs about 35% of the population. Kenya is the 3rd largest producer of tea in the world, the 9th producer of dry beans, the 17th producer of oilseeds, and is among the 20 largest coffee exporters (FAO). Kenya’s service sector is well advanced, full of innovations and has served as a model to adopt throughout the continent. Tourism sector is also critical part of the Kenyan economy, but the sector has been hit by several terrorist attacks carried out by the Al-Shabab group since 2013. Real GDP grew 5.4% in 2019 having recorded 5.6% compounded annual GDP growth in the past 5 years. Kenya macroeconomic stability is expected to continue on the back of favourable weather, potential crude oil production and exports, government’s commitment to its Big Four Agenda aimed at industrialization and potential to benefits from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.  Its currency is Kenya Shillings and has remained stable thanks to increased transfers.  Main export include tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement, apparel etc. Major imports include oil, motor vehicles, iron and steel, machinery and transportation equipment, resins, plastic etc.

Investment Opportunities: Kenya operates a liberal economy which promotes trade and investment. The government recently launched Big 4 development agenda aimed at industrialization in health, housing, agriculture, and manufacturing which is expected to drive growth in coming years. Investment in infrastructure, particularly in energy and  transport (road network improvement,  extension of railway line between Mombasa and Nairobi to Naivasha, development of the second container terminal at the port of Mombasa) is expected to continue to drive growth and will give major opportunities to the construction sector. Investment opportunities are available in the following sectors: agriculture, tourism, ICT, infrastructure, real estate and construction, energy, financial services and manufacturing.

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Our website contains comprehensive information related to doing business in Kenya, a list of companies in Kenya, Kenya investment opportunities, and Kenya business opportunities. Africa investors group and information on the best investment opportunities in Africa, how to invest in Africa and where to invest in Africa. It also contains a wealth of information on African Investors and Funds, who Invests in Africa, which investors are relevant to you and how to contact them. This page is designed to help you find your information as quickly as possible.

Our focus is on matching individuals, companies and funds wanting to invest in Africa with information on how and where to invest in Africa, Africa’s best investment opportunities in addition to identifying companies, funds and individuals looking for investment, and comprehensive information on who is investing in Africa, Africa investors, how to get funding, the best Africa investment apps, African investment platforms, Africa’s top corporate service providers, business leaders and communities etc.

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• If you are a regulated institutional investor and want to invest in Africa, please visit our homepage and add yourself to our (private) community to view and receive investment opportunities from across Africa (FREE). Click on the ‘Invest in Africa‘ button on our Homepage. If you prefer specific bespoke information on investment opportunities please contact our experienced team via investments@invest-in-africa.co and one of our African investment specialists will revert to you.
• If you are a Private Investor and want to invest in Africa, please visit our dedicated page https://invest-in-africa.co/africa-investments. This page provides more information on the options available to Private Investors for investing in Africa. If you prefer specific information on investment opportunities please contact our team on investments@invest-in-africa.co
• If you are an individual with a concept, project or idea or you are representing a company wanting to Apply for Funding or Get Investment, then add your concept, project or company details to our African Investments Dashboard using the ‘Apply for Funding‘ button on our Homepage.
• If you are representing a Company and are looking to expand in Africa and would like to use our extensive network across Africa to assist you please contact our team on investments@invest-in-africa.co
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In order to assist you efficiently locate the information you require we consolidate information on African Investments (funds, companies, investment opportunities. stock exchanges, apps) on our page https://invest-in-africa.co/africa-investments/.

If this page is not relevant then go to our central research page https://invest-in-africa.co/africa-business that acts as a repository of information relating to Africa’s investors. best investments, business, trade and investment world. This library will assist with your query Africa investors group. The information covers queries relating to:

• Investing in Africa: Helping individuals, African institutional investors or business investors identify Africa’s best business and investment opportunities, which country they are located in, and how to access these investment opportunities including recommendations on online business development, African stockbrokers, African crowdfunders, and appropriate investment platforms, hubs or apps;
• Why Invest in Africa?: Providing research on why Africa is, in our opinion, such a great investment opportunity;
• Applying for Funding: Assisting individuals and companies with African businesses, projects or concepts or ideas to raise money from Africa investors, as well as providing details on who the Africa investors are, their sector preferences, and whether they are focused on more developed companies, or focused on venture capital, angel or seed investment opportunities;
• Africa Investment Forums: Facilitating Investors and Companies seeking investment or business development opportunities to meet each other at highly focused and relevant Africa Investment Events;
• Where is Africa’s Investment coming from? Providing information on who is investing in Africa, which countries are investing in Africa, and which African countries are receiving the investment;
• Promoting yourself for FREE: How to add yourself (or search) our Directory of Africa’s top business executives to facilitate your business development and investment initiatives.

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• You want to Invest in Africa’s best Investment Opportunities or understand more about which countries in Africa or sectors of the African economy are ready for investment. Click Here.
• You want to find out more about the actual mechanics of investing in Africa, including African Stockbroking companies, African Stock Exchanges, African Investment Platforms, African Investment Apps and Hubs that will assist you to invest in Africa. Click Here.
• You want to know about Africa’s Investors, Africa Funds and Africa Funders are or to learn about who Invests in Africa and which country they are from. Click Here.
• You want to Apply for Funding for your concept, idea, company or project which is focused on Africa. Click Here.You want to Promote Your Company’s Services for FREE across Africa in our business directory. Click Here.
• You are interested in General Research on Africa, such as the African economy, where the investment in Africa is coming from, the current investment climate etc. Click Here.
• You are interested in meeting Africa’s Business Leaders, Africa’s Investors, Africa’s Corporate Advisors and Africa’s Corporate Service Providers in a single location at a single time, and would like to know more about AFSIC – Investing in Africa, Africa’s investment event. Click Here.

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Other Information Sources

Unable to find the information that you require? You may want to access the following internet sites to obtain further information on Africa, investing in Africa, African business and African investment opportunities….

African Development Bank: www.afdb.org

African Investments: www.africaninvestments.co

AFSIC – Investing in Africa Event: www.afsic.net

BBC Africa: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/africa

Investing in Africa: www.invest-in-africa.co

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Our team has enormous experience living, working and investing in Africa. We have a comprehensive view on investment opportunities in Africa and Africa’s most important investors and we cover all 54 countries in Africa. As such we should be able to assist you on your query on Africa investors group. Our experience is evidenced by the success of our annual AFSIC – Investing in Africa event which we believe is the largest annual Africa investment event taking place outside Africa, and one of the most important conduits of investment into Africa.  More information on us and our team is available here.