Course Business in the Maghreb

EENI- School of International Business

E-Learning Course “Doing Business in the Maghreb” (e-learning, 9 ECTS, )

Seven subjects compose the Course “Doing Business in the Maghreb” (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania:

1. The Maghrebian Economic Area as part of the Islamic Civilisation and the African Civilisation
   1. Islam in the Maghreb
   2. Introduction to French and Arabic
2. Economic Integration in the Maghreb. The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
3. Doing Business in the Maghrebian Countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania)
4. The Maghrebian business people
5. Logistics in the Maghreb
   1. The Trans-African Highways
   2. The largest Maghrebian Ports
6. Other regional economic institutions and trade agreements related to the Maghreb
7. Business Plan for the Maghrebian markets

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The main objective of the course “International Trade and Business in the Maghreb” (9 ECTS, e-learning) is to provide an overview of the Maghrebian Economy and the business opportunities:

1. To learn to do business in the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania)
2. To know the business opportunities in the Maghreb
3. To understand how to negotiate in the Maghrebian Markets
4. To analyse the international trade and foreign direct investment flows in the Maghreb
5. To understand the importance of the AMU (Arab Maghreb Union) and the Agadir Agreement
6. To explore the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the Maghreb.
7. To know the largest ports and Trans-African corridors related to the Maghrebian Countries
8. To know the main Maghrebian Business People
9. To develop a business plan for the Maghreb

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

Sample of the course - Business in the Maghreb

Course “International Trade and Business in the Maghreb” - Syllabus:

1- Economic Integration in the Maghreb.

1. The Maghrebian Economic Area (1 ECTS) (PDF) as part of the Islamic Civilisation and the African Civilisation
   1. Introduction to French and Arabic
   2. Islam in the Maghreb
2. The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) (0.7 ECTS)
3. The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) (0.1 ECTS)
4. The Arab Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement - Agadir Agreement

Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with other civilisations

1. The Morocco-United States Free Trade Agreement
2. The EFTA has FTAs with Tunisia and Morocco
3. Turkey has FTAs with Morocco and Tunisia
4. The Trade Preferential System among the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (TPS-OIC)

Trade Relations with the European Union

1. The Economic Partnership Agreements with Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia
2. The European Neighbourhood Policy (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia)
3. The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED) (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Mauritania)
4. Mauritania is a beneficiary of the Cotonou Agreement, the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

Note: Libya is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement, and the agreement COMESA-United States.

2- Doing Business in the Maghrebian Countries.

1. Doing Business in Algeria (1 ECTS)
2. Doing Business in Libya (0.5 ECTS)
3. Doing Business in Mauritania (0.5 ECTS)
   1. G5-Sahel
4. Doing Business in Morocco (2 ECTS)
5. Doing Business in Tunisia (2 ECTS)
   1. Hichem Djaït

3- Maghrebian Business People (0.1 ECTS).

1. Othman Benjelloun
2. Anas Sefrioui
3. Aziz Akhannouch
4. Miloud Chaabi
5. Mohamed Hassan Bensalah
6. Issad Rebrab
7. Ali Haddad
8. Mohamed Ali Harrath

4- Logistics in the Maghreb (1.1 ECTS).

4.1 The African Highways Networks:

1. Cairo-Dakar Corridor
2. Algiers-Lagos (Trans-Saharan)
3. Tripoli-Windhoek
4. Dakar-Lagos

4.2 The Largest Maghrebian Ports:

1. Port of Casablanca (Morocco)
2. Tunisian Ports
3. Port of Algiers

5- Summary of other regional economic institutions and trade agreements in the Maghreb.

1. Arab League
2. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
3. Islamic Development Bank
4. African Development Bank
5. Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA)
6. Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED)
7. Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River
8. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
9. African Union (AU)
10. New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
11. Afro-Arab Cooperation
12. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)

6- Business Plan for the Maghrebian markets.

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

EENI - The Middle East and Maghrebian Students:

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