1. UK-KENYA TRADE & INVESTMENT FORUM LONDON, 3 RD DECEMBER 2013 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK & OVERVIEW PRESENTATION BY JOHN SMALL, CEO OF THE EASTERN AFRICA ASSOCIATION THE EASTERN AFRICA ASSOCIATION  Represents foreign investors in the region  Members from more than 25 different countries  Covers mainly KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA, RWANDA, BURUNDI, ETHIOPIA, SOUTH SUDAN AND SOMALIA  Focus mainly on members’ business activities on the ground  Local representation/Members’ meetings  Regular newsletters  Private sector funded/400+ Members  Networking opportunities in the UK/Region EUROPEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA & THE MEDITERRANEAN (EBCAM)  Key member of the Council of 12 similar Associations  Close links with US, Canada and Japan  Interlocutor with the EU Commission in Brussels

2. REGIONAL CONTEXT FASTEST GROWING REGION NOT JUST IN AFRICA IN THE WORLD COMPLEXITY & DIVERSITY OF THE REGION’S RESPECTIVE NATIONAL ECONOMIES LOW PER CAPITA INCOMES, CAPABLE OF RAPID INCREASE KENYA AT THE GEOGRAPHICAL & ECONOMIC HEART IMPORTANCE OF INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE NON-TARIFF BARRIERS REGIONAL COOPERATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS COMMON REGULATORY TAXATION REGIME

3. A CONDUCIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PRACTICAL REFORMS EASE OF DOING BUSINESS ECONOMIC POLICIES THE NEW FRONTIER MARKET TIME TO SEIZE THE MOMENT PRIVATE SECTOR & THE PEOPLE THANKS TO THE GOVERNMENT