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Investors hiring expats must demonstrate importance of skills

East African countries are grappling to balance two conflicting needs. On one hand, they want to encourage foreign investment. On the other, they want to ensure that local skills and labour are not displaced by imported skills. This tension plays out in their approach to the issuing of work permits for expatriates.

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