The Cross River State Investment Promotion Agency (CRIPA) is established to serve as the State’s lead institution for investment promotion, facilitation and investor services.
The Agency shall:
1. Promote and market Cross River State as a preferred destination for domestic and foreign direct investment.
2. Facilitate and coordinate investment processes to improve the ease of doing business in the State.
3. Identify, attract and secure strategic investments across priority sectors of the economy.
4. Provide investor facilitation, business support and end-to-end project development services.
5. Coordinate investment missions, trade delegations, investment forums and strategic partnerships.
6. Develop, maintain and manage a comprehensive investment intelligence and investor database.
7. Provide investor aftercare services to support investment retention, expansion and reinvestment.
8. Promote and facilitate Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for strategic infrastructure and economic development.
9. Develop investment-ready projects and facilitate access to financing through partnerships with development finance institutions, financial institutions and private investors.
10. Collaborate with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the private sector and development partners to strengthen the State’s investment ecosystem.
11. Promote entrepreneurship, innovation, MSME growth and value-chain development to enhance local participation in economic development.
12. Advise Government on investment policies, reforms and competitiveness initiatives that enhance the State’s attractiveness to investors.
To position Cross River State as West Africa’s premier destination for sustainable investment, enterprise, innovation and inclusive economic prosperity.
To attract, facilitate, retain and expand sustainable investments through world-class investor services, strategic partnerships, policy advocacy and an enabling business environment that drives economic growth, industrialization, job creation and shared prosperity.
1. Increase domestic and foreign investment inflows into Cross River State.
2. Position Cross River State among Nigeria’s leading states in ease of doing business and investment competitiveness.
3. Promote industrialization, value addition and export-oriented investments.
4. Generate sustainable employment opportunities, particularly for youth and women.
5. Expand the State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) through increased private sector investments.
6. Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships for infrastructure and strategic development.
7. Support entrepreneurship, MSME growth and innovation as catalysts for inclusive economic development.
8. Establish Cross River State as the preferred investment gateway to the South-South region and the Gulf of Guinea.
