Business in Burkina Faso

The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in Burkina Faso” are the following:

1. To analyze the Burkinabe Economy and Global Trade;
2. To know the business opportunities in Burkina Faso;
3. To explore the Burkinabe trade relations with the country of the student;
4. To know the Burkinabe Trade Agreements;
5. To develop a business plan for the Burkinabe market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Burkina Faso” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Masters: Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: African Business, Islamic Business, World Trade.

Course: Business in West Africa.

Languages: or Burkina Faso Burkina Burkina Faso.

1. Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Burkina Faso”: 1 ;
2. Duration: one week.

Area of Knowledge: Africa.

Transport and Logistics in Burkina Faso

1. Trans-African Corridors;
   1. Trans-Sahelian Highway;
   2. Benin-Niger-Burkina Faso-Ivory Coast Railway loop.
2. Nearest ports
   1. Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast);
   2. Port of Lomé (Togo);
   3. Port of Cotonou (Benin);
   4. Port of Tema (1,000 kilometers).

Trade Agreements and Preferential Access of Burkina Faso

1. Burkina Faso and the West African Economic Area;
2. CEN-SAD;
3. African Continental Free-Trade Area;
4. ECOWAS;
5. WAEMU
   1. U.S. Trade Agreement (WAEMU).
6. Burkina Faso-EU Trade Relations;
   1. Africa-EU Strategic Partnership;
   2. GSP.
7. AGOA;
8. Niger Basin Authority;
9. OHADA;
10. G5-Sahel;
11. BADEA;
12. Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP) - accession process.

1. WTO
   1. GATS;
   2. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary Measures;
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade;
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection;
   5. Agreement on Safeguards;
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement.
2. WCO
   1. Kyoto Convention.
3. Hamburg Rules (Sea).

1. Economic Commission for Africa;
2. African Union
   1. AU Convention on Combating Corruption;
   2. AUDA-NEPAD;
   3. Africa Agriculture Development Programme.
3. African Development Bank;
4. China-Africa Cooperation;
5. Africa-India Cooperation;
6. Africa-BRICS;
7. Africa-Turkey Partnership;
8. Africa-Asia Partnership;
9. Africa-Korea Partnership;
10. Africa-Japan Cooperation;
11. Africa-South America Summit.

1. Afro-Arab Cooperation;
2. BADEA;
3. OIC;
4. IsDB.

1. UN
   1. UNCTAD;
   2. ITC;
   3. WIPO.
2. WB;
3. WTO;
4. IMF.

1. Burkina Faso (West Africa) shares borders with Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast;
2. Area of Burkina Faso: 274,200 km²;
3. Burkinabe Population: 16 million people
4. Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries;
5. The official language of Burkina Faso is French;
6. Local languages: Moore, Fulfulde, Dioula;
7. Independence of Burkina Faso: 1960 (from France);
8. Burkina is a landlocked African Country;
9. Capital of Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou (1.5 million);
10. Largest cities: Bobo-Dioulasso, Banfora, Dédougou, Tenkodogo, Koudougou, Kaya, Fada N'Gourma, Ouahigouya, Manga, Dori, and Gaoua;
11. The Historian Joseph Ki-Zerbo was born in Burkina Faso.

Religions in Burkina Faso:

1. Islam (65% of the Burkinabe population, 8 million) and Christianity;
2. 30% of the Burkinabe are Christians (with Catholic majorities);
3. African Traditional Religions.

More information about Burkina Faso (EENI African Business Portal).

Burkina Faso belongs to the West African Economic Area (African Civilization).

Economic Profile of Burkina Faso:

The Republic of Burkina Faso established the development strategy for the future years to opening to the regional and global markets. Burkina wishes “to become a development centre in West Africa.”

1. Burkinabe Currency: West African CFA Franc;
2. Agriculture: 90% of the Burkinabe population;
3. Main cash crop in Burkina Faso: cotton;
4. Top Burkinabe exports are cotton and gold (68%);
5. The main commodities exported by Burkina Faso are cotton, nuts, gold, cattle, goats, sheep, sesame seeds, fruits, and vegetables;
6. Burkinabe GDP growth: 7%;
7. Composition of the Burkinabe GDP: agriculture 35%, industry 23%, services 42%;
8. The main sectors of the Burkinabe economy are agriculture, trade and mining;
9. Inflation in Burkina Faso: 3%;
10. Regional Trade with other ECOWAS and WAEMU countries is very low, limited to agricultural products;
11. Doing Business Index (WB): 154;
12. Positive liberalization of the Burkinabe economy;
13. Burkina is open to the foreign investors;
14. Events:
    1. International Arts and Crafts Fair (SIAO);
    2. Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou.

Ouandaogo Abdoul Karim (Student of the Master in International Business, University of Ouagadougou & EENI) winner of a WAEMU regional award.

National Trade Office ONAC. One of the main tasks of the ONAC is to promote the international trade between Burkina Faso and the rest of the World.

Group Soyaf (Burkina). Created in 1982 by Mr Salif Yameogo (Managing Director), the Group Soyaf has become one of the biggest holding companies with international standards in West Africa and more specifically in Burkina Faso. In this new millennium, the Group Soyaf drew Burkina Faso several large multinationals whose Telecel International Group in the area of communication and the Framlington Group, a Group of investors.

TELECEL (Burkina). Founded in 1987 by Miko Rwayitaré and owned by 80% to Orascom Telecom (Egypt) since 2000, Telecel International is a multinational Group based in South Africa and Geneva. With its years of experience in Africa, Telecel has developed a single expertise in the study of projects, the establishment and operation of cellular networks in the African continent. In all its activities, Telecel International combines national private investors in the shareholding of its associated companies.

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