Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC)

The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) is an autonomous government institution whose main role is to encourage foreign and domestic investors to consider the country's investment prospects.

The EIC also issues investment permits, business licenses, building permits, work permits and commercial registration certificates.

It also notarizes memorandums and articles of incorporation, registers trade/firm names and any amendments, evaluates construction contractors, negotiates and signs bilateral investment promotion and protection treaties with other countries, registers technology transfer agreements and seeks export-oriented non-equity-based foreign enterprise cooperation with local investors.