SADC --- According to the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index 2019, most SADC Member States performed poorly and as a result experienced lower intra-SADC investment and FDI (this excludes Mauritius, Botswana, and South Africa). The cause, is linked to lack of dialogue and cooperation among SADC Member States, as well as tending to treat each other as "competitors" when developing investment policies. The SADC Protocol on Finance and Investment (FIP) calls for an investment policy strategy, that necessitates SADC Member States to co-ordinate their investment systems and co-operate to create a profitable investment climate within the region

Source author: Matshedisa Emily Mokoena mokoenamati@gmail.com