The Antigua & Barbuda Investment Authority (ABIA) is Antigua & Barbuda’s official domestic and international business development agency. The statutory body was formed by the Government of Antigua & Barbuda and was established by the Investment Authority Act of 2006. ABIA supports the Government by serving as a hub for residents to build and expand sustainable local businesses and creates conditio
ns that encourage international investors to navigate the nation’s business terrain and create thriving companies in Antigua & Barbuda. We endeavour to promote Antigua & Barbuda as a premier investment destination, endorse the nation as a stable and safe destination for foreign direct investment, improve the business climate to encourage investment, providing after care services to all investors and monitoring projects which receive fiscal incentives to ensure the country receives expected benefits. ABIA is also committed to developing local entrepreneurship by fostering the expansion of domestic investment opportunities and providing innovative training and business advisory services. These goals, by extension, serve to improve the quality of life of the nation’s people by creating employment opportunities, reducing poverty and increasing the wealth of the nation by generating more income to fund Government’s social obligations. ABIA’s programmes and services are designed to guide and support businesses, assisting them in gaining necessary business acumen through our Mind Your Business programme. The Authority also offers complimentary support services to investors interested in exploring business opportunities in Antigua & Barbuda through its Marketing and Promotions department. Since 2011, we have also assisted hundreds of Antiguan and Barbudan residents realize their dreams of affordable home ownership through the much-lauded Construct Antigua & Barbuda Initiative (CAB-I). A programme that has contributed significantly to the steady upsurge of the nation’s economy over the last two years and was identified as such in the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports.
