Business in Congo Brazzaville

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: Doing Business in the Republic of the Congo. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Republic of the Congo (Central Africa)
2. Doing Business in Brazzaville
3. The Congolese economy
4. The International Trade of the Republic of the Congo
5. The Port of Pointe Noire
6. The Customs of the Republic of the Congo (*)
7. Case Study:
   1. The Congo Basin (the second world largest rain forest)
   2. Special Economic Zones in Congo
   3. The Congo Terminal. The Port of Pointe-Noire (*)
   4. The Congolese Petroleum industry (*)
8. Business and Investment Opportunities in the Republic of the Congo
   1. Agriculture (*)
   2. Mining (*)
   3. The Great Works Programme
   4. Infrastructure development
   5. Tourism
9. Introduction to French
10. Access to the Congolese market
11. Business Plan for the Republic of the Congo

(*) Only available in French.

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade and Doing Business in the Republic of the Congo”: are the following:

1. To analyse the Congolese economy and foreign trade
2. To evaluate the business opportunities in the Republic of the Congo
3. To explore the trade relations of the Republic of the Congo with the country of the student
4. To know Congo's Trade Agreements
5. 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.”

1. The Republic of the Congo is a developing country included in the initiative of heavily indebted poor countries
2. The agriculture is the main economic activity of the Republic of the Congo
3. The Congolese languages: French, Lingala, and Kikongo
4. The main cities in Congo are Brazzaville (Capital, 2 millions of people), Pointe-Noire (economic capital, 500,000 people), Nkayi, and Dolisie
5. The borders of the Republic of the Congo are Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon
6. Independence: 1960 (from France)
7. Area: 341,821 square kilometres
8. The Congolese population: 4,012,809
9. 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
10. The historian Théophile Obenga was born in Congo

Religion in the Republic of the Congo:

1. Christianity (50%): Catholicism (1.8 million) and Protestants (Methodists: 2 million)
2. Animism (48%)
3. Islam (2%)

The Republic of the Congo belongs to the Central African Economic Area of the African Civilisation.

The economy of the Republic of the Congo:

1. The economic efficiency of the Republic of the Congo (Africa) owes a great deal to the increase the Congolese petroleum production (115 million barrels)
2. Fiscal reform and debt relief obtained under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative
3. Top economic sectors: agriculture, Petrol, and services
4. Petrol (the fourth African producer), wood, manganese, natural gas, gold, iron, diamonds, copper, potassium, and zinc
5. Petroleum production: 10 to 15 million tonnes annually. The reserves remain relevant
6. Hydroelectric Potential: 2,500 megawatts
7. The largest producer of potash in Africa. Potash reserves: 800 billion tonnes
8. Iron: 1 billion tonnes
9. The Congolese gas reserves: 120 billion m3.
10. Fields of gold into operation: 100 t/year over 30 years
11. Top trade partners: The United States, France, China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and South Korea
12. The Top Congolese exports are petrol, timber, minerals, copper, precious stones
13. The Port of Pointe-Noire: only Central African deep-sea port

The Republic of the Congo has many advantages and offers many international business opportunities. The Preference 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.

Logistics: the Port of Pointe Noire and the Tripoli - Congo - Windhoek Corridor

The Republic of the Congo's Preferential Trade Agreements:

1. Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
2. Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
3. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou)
4. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - the United States

The Republic of the Congo is a member of...

1. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
2. Africa-China Forum
3. Africa (Congo)-BRICS
4. Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
5. Africa-India Forum
6. New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
7. African Development Bank
8. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
9. African Union (AU) - Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
10. Afro-Arab Cooperation
11. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
12. Africa (Congo)-Asia Strategic Partnership

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