Course: Business in South America

E-Learning Course “Doing Business in South America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay)” (27 ECTS, )

Ten subjects compose the Course “Doing Business in South America” taught by EENI (Business School) and the Hispano-African University of International Business:

1. South America and the Latin American Economic Area. Influence of Christianity on Business in the South American Markets.
2. Doing Business in Chile
3. The MERCOSUR
4. Doing Business in Argentina
5. Doing Business in Paraguay
6. Doing Business in Brazil
7. Doing Business in Uruguay
8. Doing Business in Venezuela
9. Doing Business in Bolivia
10. Free Trade Agreements related to the South American Markets

1. Credits of the course “Doing Business in South America”: 27
2. Total Tuition Fees: EUR 648 (Pricing Policy, Financing)
3.  Organisation: EENI (Business School) and the Hispano-African University
4. Duration: 6 months

Enrolment Procedure (continuous):

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Objectives of the Course “Doing Business in South America”

The main objective of the course “Doing Business in South America” (27 ECTS, e-learning) is to provide an overview of the South American economy and the business opportunities in South America in order

1. To learn to do business in South America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Venezuela)
2. To know the business opportunities in South America
3. To understand how to negotiate in the South American Markets
4. To analyse the foreign trade and foreign direct investment flows in South America
5. To understand the importance of the MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market)
6. To know the Free Trade Agreements related to the South America countries
7. To examine the profile of the South American business people and companies
8. To understand the role of Brazil as the Central State of the Latin American economic area
9. To design a business plan for the South American Markets

Download the syllabus of the course: “Doing Business in South America” (PDF) and “Doing Business in Brazil” (PDF)

Course learning materials in (or América del Sur America do Sul   Amérique du Sud). The student has free access to the materials in these languages.

Course intended for all those wanting to specialise in the South American Markets.

Sample of the course - Doing Business in South America.

Subjects of the Course Doing Business in South America

1- South America and the Latin American Economic Area (4 ECTS) of the Western Christian Civilisation (PDF).

1. Main religions in South America: Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism).
2. Introduction to Spanish and Portuguese

2- Doing Business in Chile (2 ECTS)

3- The MERCOSUR (2 ECTS)

4- Doing Business in Argentina (2 ECTS)

5- Doing Business in Paraguay (1 ECTS)

6- Doing Business in Brazil

1. Brazilian Economy (1 ECTS)
2. Brazilian Businessman: Antonio Moraes, John Robert Marinho, and Safra
3. International Trade of Brazil (0.5 ECTS)
4. Customs of Brazil (0.5 ECTS)
5. Doing Business in São Paulo (2 ECTS), Rio de Janeiro (1 ECTS), Bahia (0.5 ECTS), Espiritu Santo (0.5 ECTS), Minas Gerais (0.5 ECTS), Parana (0.5 ECTS), Santa Catarina (0.5 ECTS), Rio Grande do Sul (0.5 ECTS), Central-West region (0.5 ECTS), and the North of Brazil (0.5 ECTS)
6. Brazil's Free trade agreements

7- Doing Business in Uruguay (1 ECTS)

8- Doing Business in Venezuela (1 ECTS)

9- Doing Business in Bolivia (Accession process to the MERCOSUR) (1 ECTS).

10- Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the South American Markets.

1. MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Chile, Andean Community-MERCOSUR, Mexico, Peru, India, Egypt, Israel, and the European Union
2. Brazil Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Uruguay (FTA), Paraguay (FTA), and Argentina (FTA)
3. Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) (1 ECTS)
4. Mexico-Uruguay Agreement
5. Chile Free Trade Agreements (FTA): the Andean Community, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Central America, the United States, Canada, European Union, Turkey, Panama, China, India, South Korea, Australia, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
   1. Pacific Alliance (0.1 ECTS)
   2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (2 ECTS)
   3. Trans-Pacific Agreement (TPP)
6. Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) (0.5 ECTS)
7. Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) (0.3 ECTS)
8. Africa-BRICS (Brazil) Cooperation (0.3 ECTS)

11- Other regional institutions (summary).

1. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC)
2. South America-Africa Summit
3. South America-Arab Countries Summit
4. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
5. Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL)
6. Organisation of American States (OAS)

12- Business Plan for the South American Markets.

The course “Doing Business in South America” includes the Market Access Tool:

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