As part and parcel of the broad –economic reform programme and with the strong determination to ensure the private sector driven economic system in the country, a comprehensive and transparent code has been issued and put into effect. Investment, as a key factor to development, has been given the utmost importance by the government. The Oromia Investment Board is the higher authorized body, which decides on key policy and administrative issues regarding investment within the region, and supervises the activities of the region’s investment office. The Oromia Investment Office is set up to promote and facilitate investment activity in the region. It is established with one-stop- shop framework in order to provide efficient services to investors and eliminate the red tape. Similarly, investment committees are formed at zonal and district levels to facilitate investment and to create an investor-friendly environment in their respective zones and districts.