Business in Djibouti

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: Doing Business in Djibouti. Syllabus:

  1. Introduction to the Republic of Djibouti (East Africa)
  2. The Djiboutian Economy
  3. International Trade of Djibouti
  4. Port of Djibouti
  5. Telecommunications and New Technologies in Djibouti
  6. Foreign Direct Investment in Djibouti
  7. Introduction to French and Arabic
  8. Access to the Djiboutian Market
  9. Business Plan for Djibouti

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

  1. To analyse the Djiboutian economy and foreign trade
  2. To evaluate the business opportunities in Djibouti
  3. To explore Djibouti's trade relations with the student's country
  4. To know Djibouti's Free Trade Agreements
  5. To analyse the importance of the Port of Djibouti
  6. To develop a business plan for the Djiboutian Market
The subject “Doing Business in Djibouti” is studied...
  1. Doctorates: Islamic Countries, Africa
  2. Course: East Africa
  3. Masters (e-learning): African Business, International Business, and Muslims Countries

Course learning materials in English or French Djibouti Spanish Djibouti Portuguese Djibuti

  1. Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Doing Business in Djibouti”: 2 ECTS Credits
  2. Duration: two weeks

Sample of the subject - Foreign Trade and Doing Business in Djibouti:
Port of Djibouti

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Description of the Subject (Doing Business in Djibouti):

Djibouti: an economy based on services (marine transport and telecommunications).

A strategic location in the Horn of Africa. Access to the Ethiopian market.

The Republic of Djibouti has an advantaged strategic location in the Horn of Africa and serves as a link for interconnection with other Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa member countries.

  1. Area: 23,200 square kilometres
  2. Djibouti shares borders with Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia
  3. Capital: Djibouti (21,200 people)
  4. The official languages: Arabic and French
  5. Djiboutian population: 890,000 people
  6. Type of Government: Semi-Presidential Republic
  7. Independence from France: 1977

Religion in Djibouti: Islam (94% of the population).

  1. Fiqh: Shafi'i.
  2. After independence, the Republic of Djibouti built a legal system based partly on Islamic Law
  3. The Constitution of Djibouti states Islam as the only religion of the State, while it provides equality of citizens of all faiths (Article 1) and freedom of religious practice (Article 11)

Djibouti Business

The Djiboutian Economy:

  1. The Republic of Djibouti wishes to leverage its strategic positioning to be a regional hub for international trade, financial services, and telecommunications
  2. This small country (890,000 inhabitants) is also characterised by a unique climate of security in this region
  3. Djibouti has created an enabling environment for foreign direct investment (FDI)
  4. Around the Port of Djibouti and the railway from Djibouti - Ethiopia; it has been developed other key sectors: banking, insurance, and distribution
  5. Djibouti, as other city-states like Singapore and Mauritius, wishes to take profit of its strategic position to become a regional centre in the financial, logistical, and telecommunications sectors
  6. The main trading partner of Djibouti is France; but like the rest of Africa, China is every day more necessary in Djibouti.
  7. The Republic of Djibouti offers access to many regional markets for companies seeking to expand their business. Djibouti has preferential access to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Arab world, the European Union market, and the United States
  8. Djiboutian economy depends on the service sector (87% of the gross domestic product)
  9. The economic growth of the port of Djibouti also has been allowed by substantial foreign direct investment from the United Arab Emirates; in 2000, Dubai Ports (the third world port operator), has obtained the control of the port

The N’Djamena-Djibouti Corridor

COMESA Custom Union

Djibouti has preferential access to

  1. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  2. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
  3. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
  4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Trade Agreement
  5. Cotonou Agreement
  6. Generalised System of Preferences (European Union-Djibouti)
  7. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
  8. COMESA-United States Trade Agreement

N’Djamena-Djibouti Trans-African Highway

Djibouti is a member of:

  1. Arab League
  2. Afro-Arab cooperation
  3. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
  4. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
    1. Trade Preferential System among the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (TPS-OIC)
    2. Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
    3. Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    4. Islamic Centre for the Development of Trade
    5. Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries
  5. Islamic Development Bank
  6. Forum Africa (Djibouti) China
  7. Forum Africa (Djibouti) India
  8. African Development Bank
  9. Asia-Middle East Dialogue (Djibouti)
  10. Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Djibouti)
  11. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
  12. Africa (Djibouti) - BRICS
  13. New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
  14. African Union (AU)

❮ Samples - Business in Djibouti ❯

Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD

COMESA Certificate Origin

COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement

Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

COMESA-United States Free Trade Agreement

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