Investment climate at a glance

• A democratic government committed to clean and competent governance and economic reconstruction
• Considerable interest and support in the international community
• Substantial and varied natural resources Weaknesses
• Damaged or missing infrastructure: power, ports, roads, railways
• Weak institutions and limited administrative capacity
• Low skill levels in the workforce Opportunities
• Export industries: rubber, timber, iron ore, gold, diamonds, other metals
• Agricultural products for domestic andforeign markets: rice, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, fruits and vegetables
• Infrastructure construction, including housing
• Light manufacturing, includingfood-processing, for domestic and regional markets
• Tourism: beaches, fishing, wildlife

UBA and Liberia.

The managing director of United Bank for Africa (UBA), said that Liberia is a country to invest in and that was the reason the bank came to enter the Liberia Market. UBA is a fully integrated financial services institution with many active subsidiary companies such as UBA –Capitol (Europe) Limited, UNA Global Markets (investment Banking), UBA ASSET Management (Asset Management), UBA Retail Finacila Services (Asset/Micro Finance), UBA Pension (Pension Funds Management) among others.