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1. Against this background it is considered prudent for Namibia to host the Invest in Namibia International Investment Conference 2016 in an effort to stimulate investment into the economy and to achieve national development goals and objectives as set out in NDP4 and as complimented by the Harambee Prosperity Plan.

2. The Conference, organized in collaboration with key stakeholders aims, to present attractive opportunities to local, regional and international investors in targeted sectors that have the potential to contribute towards economic growth and job creation.

3. Namibia enjoys political stability and good governance, a solid macroeconomic architecture supported by financial stability with a sound monetary policy and attractive investment incentives, which are pre-requisites for an attractive investment climate.

4. International institutions are ranking sub-Saharan Africa positively on several scores, in terms of good governance, peace and stability, and security of tenure thereby offering good returns on investment.

5. Although Namibia has experienced positive economic growth over the last few years, that growth has not been sufficient to improve the standard of living for all.

6. Several African economies have over the last few years registered positive economic growth in excess of 5.5% on average, which is far above growth experienced in mature markets.

7. The UN SDGs Summit that Namibia attended resolved that all member states should provide regular feedback on progress being made hence the need to ensure our national agenda includes our commitment to the SDGs.

8. To build on the solid governance and stability indicators, the Government is committed to bring socio-economic prosperity to all Namibians, by creating a more inclusive economy.

9. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provides a set of universally applicable goals that balances the three dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic.

10. Key amongst a myriad of expectations is that the conference will result in targeted growth that is premised on value addition and beneficiation, industrialization and diversification of the economy.

11. Moreover, despite some gains on several fronts, critical social imbalances still exist in Namibia, including high income disparities, poverty and high unemployment, especially among the youth.