African Investment Climate Research (Africres) is a non-profit organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa. The company focuses on conducting research on issues including the following:

• Investment opportunities in Africa;
  
• Barriers to doing business with Africa;
  
• Tax systems in Africa;
  
• Ownership of property;
  
• Issues surrounding credits, credit guarantees and contract enforcement;
  
• Governments’ role in promoting business;
  
• Key issues surrounding intra-African trade and cross-border investment;
  
• International best practices on “doing business”
  
• Capital Markets’ role in wealth creation
  Broader review of investment climate in Africa