THE second African Free Zones Association (AFZA) 2011 convention ended in Dar es Salaam over the weekend with potential investors urged to turn what is perceived as business impediments on the continent into investment opportunities.
Erratic supply of water, electricity, inadequate funding and poor infrastructure in terms of serviced land, factory buildings, roads, ports and railways were the critical hurdles frustrating investments in Africa's free trade zones that dominated deliberations of the three-day conference.
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