Business in Angola, Luanda

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Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Angola. Luanda (Course, Master)

Introduction to the Republic of Angola (Central Africa)
Angolan Economy:
1. Mineral Resources
2. Diamonds
3. Petrol
Isabel dos Santos (the richest African Women)
International Trade of Angola
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Angola
Case Study:
1. Angola Telecom
2. Sonangol
3. National Diamond Company of Angola
Doing Business in Luanda, Huambo, Benguela, Lobito, Kuito, Lubango and Cabinda
Access to the Angolan Market
Business Plan for Angola

Transport and Logistics in Angola

Port of Luanda
Port of Lobito
Access to the Port of Walvis Bay (Namibia)
Trans-African Highway crossing Angola

Angolan Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements (FTA):

Angola and the Central African Economic Area
Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA)
EU-Angola
1. Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
2. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou Agreement)
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India
International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

The purposes of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Angola” are the following:

To analyse the Angolan economy and foreign trade
To know the business opportunities in Angola
To explore the trade relations with the country of the student
To know the Angolan Trade Agreements
To examine the profile of the Angolan Companies
To develop a business plan for the Angolan Market

The Subject “Doing Business in Angola” belongs to the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Masters: Business in Sub-Saharan Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade
Doctorates: African Business, World Trade
Diploma: Business in Central Africa

Student, Online Doctorate in International Business

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Credits of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Angola”: 3
Duration: three weeks

Example of the Subject - Doing Business in Angola
Isabel dos Santos (Richest African Women)

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Description of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Angola:

Angola is the fifth largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, with an area of 1,246,700 square kilometres

Atlantic Marine linee of Angola: 1,650 kilometres
Angolan territory is located on the western coast of Southern Africa
Borders of Angola: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Namibia, and Zambia
Angola was a Portuguese colony (500 years).
Independence of Angola: November 11, 1975 (Portugal)
History of Angola
Angolan population: 29 million people
1. Bantu
The capital of Angola is Luanda
The largest Angola cities are Luanda, Huambo, Benguela, Lobito, Kuito, Lubango and Cabinda
Official language of Angola: Portuguese

More information about Angola (African Portal - EENI Global Business School).

Africa: Foreign Trade and Business (Master)

Religions in Angola:

Christianity (16 million) - Catholicism
African Traditional Religions

Angola belongs to the Central African Economic Area (African Civilisation).

Angolan Economy:

The Republic of Angola is the largest Central African market.

Angola is the second-largest African Oil exporter (after Nigeria).
Angola is an African frontier market.
Angola is the largest Central African market.

The economy of Angola (Africa) depends on the petrol sector (1% of the Angolan workforce)
Angola is an African frontier market
Angola is one of the fastest growing economies in the World
The population (20 million people) is an essential element of the economic growth
The real gross domestic product of Angola growth was 3.4%
The Angolan economy is predominantly agricultural
Top Angolan agricultural products are coffee, sugar-cane, sisal, maize (corn), coconut oil and peanut
Angola is rich in minerals, such as diamonds, petrol, iron
Huge copper, lead, phosphate, salt, gold, silver, and platinum deposits
The main Angolan industries are petrol, cereals, meat, cotton, sugar, beer, cement and wood
The Ministry of Tourism reported the entry of 194,326 tourists from Portugal, South America, France, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which spent $ 97 million

Angolan Petrol Sector

With a 750,000 barrels per day production, Angola is the second-largest producer in Africa (after Nigeria)
Analysts point to a 1,000,000 barrels per day production in the coming years

Advantages of Angola.

A strong Government engagement applying economic and political reforms, leading to a free-market economy
Respect for the private property and legal guarantees for the investors
Flexible economic regulation
One-stop-shop business, foreign direct investment aid and support international Office
Abundant, available labour and skilled young people
Accessibility to the raw materials and energy resources (natural gas)
Strategic location (access to the Central African Markets)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Republic of Angola is governed by LAW no.11/03 of 2003.

The National Private Investment Agency is the institution responsible for the international promoting, coordinating, implementing and regulating the foreign direct investment policies in Angola
To bring the foreign direct investment into Angola, the Government of Angola has defined a policy of preference on foreign direct investment (FDI), which will increase the export products while replacing or reducing the imports

Sectors on which the Government is focusing: