 Business in the Comoros,
Moroni
Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in the Comoros - Moroni
- Introduction to the Union of the Comoros (East Africa)
- Doing Business in Moroni
- Comorian Economy
- International Trade (Import, Export) of the Comoros
- Business and Investment Opportunities in the Comoros
- Tourism Sector
- Agriculture and food industries
- Fishing Sector
- Transport and Infrastructure
- Comorian Investment Promotion Agency
- Access to the Comorian Market
- Business Plan for the Comoros
The objectives of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Union of the Comoros” are the following:
- To analyse the Comorian Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
- To know the business opportunities in the Comoros
- To explore the Comorian trade relations with the country of the student
- To know the Comorian Trade Agreements
- To develop a business plan for the Comorian Market
Sample of the Subject - Doing Business in the Comoros:

Description of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in the Comoros.
Vanilla: 75% of the Comorian exports.
50% of Comorians live below the international poverty line (USD 1.25 a day).
Nearest Ports- Port of Mombasa (Kenya)
- Port of Toamasina (Madagascar)
- Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania)
- Port of Nacala (Mozambique)
Comorian Preferential Trade Agreements:
- The Comoros and the East African Economic Area
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) (2017)
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
- African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA)
- Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
- European Union-Comoros:
- Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership
- Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
- United States-Comoros:
- AGOA United States-Africa
- COMESA-United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
- Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
- Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
- Islamic Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC)
-
Greater Arab Free-Trade Area (GAFTA)
- not a member
International Trade Facilitation Programs
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) (in process of accession)
- International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
- International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO, Chicago Convention)
- World Customs Organisation (WCO)
- Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)

African Trade and Economic Organisations
- Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- African Union (AU)
- African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
- African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP)
- Africa-Korea Partnership
- Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD)
- Africa-South America Summit (ASA)
- Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation
- Africa-India
Framework for Cooperation
- Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
- Africa-Turkey Partnership
Islamic Organisations
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC)
- Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)
- Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT)
- Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
- Arab League (LAS)
- Afro-Arab Cooperation
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
- Asia-Middle East Dialogue
- Summit of South American-Arab
Countries
- Arab Development Funds
- Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Global Organisations
- International Organisation of the Francophonie
- United Nations (UN)
- Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- International Trade Centre (INTRACEN)
- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
- World Bank (WB)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- ...
The Union of the Comoros:
- Moroni is the capital of the Comoros (47,000)
- Comorian population: 889,000 people
- Bantu
- Area of the Comoros: 2,236 square kilometres
- Comorian official languages: Arabic, French, and Comorian (Swahili influences)
- The nearest countries of the Union of the Comoros are Mozambique, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Seychelles
- A crime-free nation
- Independence of the Comoros from France in 1975
More information:
The Comoros
(African Portal - EENI Global Business School).

Main religion in the Comoros: Islam
The Comoros belongs to the East African Economic Area (African Civilisation).

Comorian Economy:
- The economy of the Union of the Comoros relies mainly on the agricultural sector and has a narrow
export base with three export commodities:
vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang
- Vanilla and cloves account for 75% of the Comorian exports
- The agriculture contributes 40% to the gross domestic product, employs 80% of the labour force, and provides the largest exports revenues
- The Union of the Comoros has an inadequate transport system, a young and quickly
increasing the population, and few natural resources
- Industrial zone in the Port of Moroni
- Comorian GDP growth: 3.6%
- Top economic sectors: agriculture (50% of the Comorian GDP), retail, tourism, construction
- Telecommunications is a state monopoly
- Top
trading partners of the Comoros: Turkey, Singapore, India,
the European Union, and the Emirates
- 100% tariff reduction on imports from the members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

❮ Samples - Business in the Comoros ❯



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