New study offers insights to investors in Angola

An overview of Angolan laws and decrees regulating private investment has been published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) to help stimulate investment in the country. According to Unctad, meaningful investment across the economy will flow once the government has formalised the legal framework for investment. The study, published in Portuguese, gives an overview of Angolan laws and decrees regulating private investment and foreign direct investment in particular. The development of the legal framework since Angola’s independence in 1975 is described, and its impact on investment flows is briefly assessed. In addition, national institutions concerned with investment are introduced and their historic development described. Angola's involvement in international conventions and regional agreements on investment is also analysed. An overview of the international agreements on foreign investment signed by Angola follows. Examples of investment contracts between Angola and private investors also are provided. The project is funded by the European Commission.