 Business in Congo,
Brazzaville
Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of the Congo
- Introduction to the Republic of the Congo (Central Africa)
- Congolese Economy
- International Trade (Import, Export) of the Republic of the Congo
- Customs of the Republic of the Congo (*)
- Port of Pointe Noire
- Case Study:
- Congo Basin (the second World's largest rain forest)
- Special Economic Zones in Congo
- Congo Terminal. Port of Pointe-Noire
- Congolese Petroleum industry (*)
- Business and Investment Opportunities in the Republic of the Congo
- Agriculture (*)
- Mining (*)
- Great Works Programme
- Infrastructure development
- Tourism
- Access to the Congolese market
- Business Plan for the Republic of the Congo
(*) Only available in French.
The objectives of the Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of the Congo”:
are the following:
- To analyse the Congolese Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
- To know the business opportunities in the Republic of the Congo
- To explore the trade relations of the Republic of the Congo with the country of the student
- To know the Congolese Trade Agreements
- To develop a business plan for the Congolese market
Sample of the Subject - Doing Business in the Republic of the Congo:

Description of the Subject: International Trade and Business in the Republic of the Congo:
Government Vision 2025: “Congo: an emerging country.”
Transport and Logistics in the Republic of the Congo- Port of Pointe Noire
- Access to the
Tripoli - Congo - Windhoek Corridor
The Republic of the Congo's Preferential Trade Agreements:
- The Republic of the Congo and the Central African Economic Area
- Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
- Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)
- African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA)
- Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou Agreement)
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - the United States
- International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)
- Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
- Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (African Union)
International Trade Facilitation Programs
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- Agreement on the Application of
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
- Agreement on Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement)
- Agreement on
Preshipment Inspection
- Agreement on Safeguards (SG)
- WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
- World Customs Organisation (WCO)
- Revised Kyoto Convention

African Trade and Economic Organisations
- Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- African Union (AU)
- African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
- New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
- African Development Bank
- Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP)
- Africa-India
Framework for Cooperation
- Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
- Africa-Turkey Partnership
- Africa-Korea Partnership
- Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD)
- Africa-South America Summit (ASA)
- Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation
- Afro-Arab Cooperation
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
Global Organisations. The Republic of the Congo is a member of...
- United Nations (UN)
- World Bank
(WB)
- World Trade Organisation (WTO)
- International Monetary Fund
(IMF)
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo is a developing country included in the
heavily indebted poor countries initiative
- Agriculture is the main economic activity of the Republic of the Congo
- Congolese languages: French, Lingala, and Kikongo
- The main cities in Congo are
Brazzaville (Capital, 2
million people), Pointe-Noire (economic capital, 500,000 people), Nkayi, and
Dolisie
- The borders of the Republic of the Congo are Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon
- Independence of the Republic of the Congo: 1960 (from France)
- Théophile Obenga (Congolese Historian)
- Area of the Republic of the Congo: 341,821 square kilometres
- Congolese population: 4,012,809
- Bantu
- The Departments of the Republic of the Congo are Likouala (Impfondo), Sangha (Ouesso), Cuvette Ouest (Ewo), bowl (Owando), Plateaux (Djambala), Pool (Kinkala), Bouenza (Madingou), Lekoumou (Sibiti), Niari (Dolisie) Kouilou (Pointe-Noire), and Brazzaville

More information: The
Republic of the Congo (African Portal - EENI Global Business School).

Religion in the Republic of the Congo:
- Christianity (50%): Catholicism (1.8 million) and Protestants (Methodists:
2 million)
- African Traditional Religions (48%)
- Islam (2%)
The Republic of the Congo belongs to the Central African Economic Area (African Civilisation).

Economy of the Republic of the Congo:
- The economic efficiency of the Republic of the Congo (Africa) owes a great deal to the increase of the Congolese petroleum production (115 million barrels)
- Fiscal reform and debt relief obtained under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative
- Top economic sectors of the Republic of the Congo: agriculture, Petrol, and services
- Petrol (the fourth African producer), wood, manganese, natural gas, gold, iron, diamonds, copper, potassium, and zinc
- Petroleum production: 10 to 15 million tonnes annually. The Congolese reserves remain relevant
- Hydroelectric Potential: 2,500 megawatts
- The largest potash producer in Africa. Potash reserves: 800 billion tonnes
- Iron: 1 billion tonnes
- Congolese gas reserves: 120 billion m3.
- Gold Fields in operation: 100 t/year over 30 years
- Top Congolese
trade partners: The United States, France, China, India, the United Arab Emirates,
and South Korea
- Top Congolese exports are petrol, timber, minerals, copper, precious stones
- Port of Pointe-Noire: the only Central African deep-sea port
The Republic of the Congo has many advantages and offers many international business opportunities.
The preferred sectors for the foreign direct investment are:
- Agriculture, livestock, and fisheries
- Building and public works
- Forests
- Mining
- Energy
- Industry
- Tourism and hospitality
- Telecommunications
- Health and housing
- Education
- Banks, insurance, and microfinance
- Services
- Real Estate.
❮ Samples - Business in Congo ❯



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