Overview of best prospect sectors, major infrastructure projects, significant government procurements and business opportunities.
Last Published: 8/5/2019

The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini (GKoE) strategic road map 2019-2022 prioritizes opportunities in the following key growth sectors; Mining and Energy, Manufacturing and Agro Processing, Tourism, Agriculture, Education, and Information, Communications and Technology. US companies successful in this market are characterized by regional focus as well as international sourcing.  To make investment more attractive, the GKoE is in the process of upgrading their investment incentives, including increasing the tax-free incentive from 10 to 20 years, and moving from brown field infrastructure to green field infrastructure.

Over the last few years, the government has taken steps to break up monopolies and deregulate the financial services, insurance, and mobile communication sectors.

There is also substantial opportunity in developing water infrastructure as the GKoE is exploring three sites for dam construction.
Development of agriculture under irrigation is steady in its expansion for the purpose of transforming subsistence farming into commercial farming, with an emphasis on diversifying away from sugar cane. The change in production will demand new capital investment and a shift in farm inputs.  Although the specific crops to be planted on the land have not been announced, a shift to more citrus and vegetable crops is probable.  Suppliers of seeds, pesticides, transportation, and storage for these products could find opportunities for new sales.

Eswatini’s energy policy and grid integration prioritize reducing electricity imports from South Africa by 50%, creating opportunity for renewable base load energy investors. This will allow entry for new players in the sugarcane, wood chips, hydro and solar generation space.

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