Certain economic sectors, while they still have a great deal of untapped potential, are already well developed (for example, mining). Others are steadily improving.

However, it is the manufacturing sector, including the downstream processing of natural resources and the manufacture of industrial goods such as clothing, textiles, leather goods, food timber products, footwear, chemicals, plastic products, paper products, automotive parts, and so on which current government policies target for greater improvement. Village eco-tourism and large scale resort developments are also targeted.

Favourable consideration is also given to development projects that result in some of the following:

Contribute to economic growth;

Create new jobs;

Utilise domestic resources, particularly renewable resources;

Assist in skills acquisition;

Expand the volume and value of exports;

Develop remote areas of the country;

Promote import replacement; and

Facilitate increased ownership of investment by citizens.