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The Master in International Business Specialization in Anglophone African markets (e-learning, English, 11 months) is designed to offer a global and practical vision on the East and Southern Africa countries (South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia ...): how to do business, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), importing, exporting, regional integration and institutions (SADC, COMESA, IGAD, EAC) ... Modules:
- International Business
- East Africa
- Southern Africa
- Egypt and Sudan

African Economy

African Economy and Foreign Trade

- Introduction to Africa (socioeconomic, population, religion, languages, ...)
- Introduction to African Economy. Economic Development Report.
- Africa in the global economy. African Foreign Trade.
- Africa and the global financial crisis.
- Africa and the United Nations. Millennium Development Goals.
- Africa and the World Bank.
- Regional Trade Agreements in Africa.

The African Development Bank

- Introduction to the African Development Bank (AFDB).
- African Development Fund (ADF). Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF).
- Regional integration in Africa. Regional economic communities (RECs).
- African Peer Review Mechanism. African Women in Business Initiative.
- The Investment Climate Facility (ICF). Business Action for Africa. Strategic Partnership with Africa. Trade Finance Initiative. Poverty reduction.
- Transport in Africa. CEMAC Trade Corridor Project. East African Submarine System (EASSy).
- Africa and the global crisis. Africa Food Crisis Response (AFCR).
- Middle Income Countries in Africa. Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI).
- Financial instruments. Lending and Non-Lending instruments.
- Doing business with the African Development Bank. Procurement.
- Projects & Operations. Project cycle.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA

- Introduction to The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
- ECA Member States. African Development Forum (ADF).
- Trade, Finance & Economic Development Division.
- Economic Report on Africa (ERA).
- Procurement Unit: Doing Business with UNECA.

African Union AU

- Introduction to the African Union.
- Objectives and members.
- Regional Economic Communities: CEN-SAD, ECCAS, COMESA, ECOWAS, IGAD, SADC, UMA.

New Partnership for Africa’s Development NEPAD

- Introduction to the NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development).
- NEPAD Secretariat. Socio-economic Development.
- The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
- African Regional Economic Communities (RECs).

Cotonou Agreement Africa European Union

- The Africa-EU strategic partnership.
- EU Infrastructure Trust Fund for Africa.
- The Cotonou Agreement. The ACP Group.
- Euro-Mediterranean partnership.
- European neighbourhood policy.
- EU Bilateral relations with Africa. Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) with South Africa. The EU-Algeria Association Agreement.
- Agreements with Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.

AGOA - African Growth and Opportunity Act. U.S. Africa Trade

- Introduction to The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). AGOA IV.
- Country, Product and Apparel Eligibility.
- U.S.- Africa Trade. Leading U.S. Export Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Sub-Saharan African Suppliers to the United States.
- U.S. Direct Investment in Africa. Successes cases.
- African global competitiveness initiative (AGCI) & Africa trade hubs.
- Case study: Handcrafts export growth in Ghana. Senegalese exporters. African Growers in Atlanta.
- Summaries in Spanish and French

Africa China Economic Relationships

- Introduction to the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation.
- China's African Policy.
- FOCAC Summit Beijing and Sharm el-Sheikh.
- Sino-African foreign trade relations.

Africa India Economic Relationships

- Economic Relationships between Africa and India.
- Africa-India framework for cooperation.
- Africa - India Forum Summit.
- Delhi declaration.

Africa’s Regional Integration

- Africa's Regional Integration.
- Africa Regional Economic Communities REC.
- The report on Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA).
- Trade and market integration.
- Trends in intra-African trade.
- Physical integration: Transport, Information and communications technologies (ICTs).
- Monetary Integration in Africa.

Africa: Infrastructures and Telecommunications

- Economic growth and Infrastructures in Africa.
- The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic.
- Africa's logistics and transport sector.
- Information and communication technologies.

East Africa

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COMESA

- Introduction to COMESA The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
- COMESA FTA Free Trade Area. Customs Union. Regional economy.
- The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank).
- The Infrastructures in COMESA region.
- CASE STUDY: Investing in textile, Oil Seeds and leather sector.

East African Community EAC

- Introduction to the East African Community EAC.
- Customs, Market and Economic Union. Organs of the Community. Economy and Foreign Trade.
- EAC Developing Strategic Partnerships.
- East African Development Bank (EADB).

Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD

- Introduction to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
- The IGAD Region: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
- Regional processes and alliances. IGAD Partners Forum (IPF).
- Economic Cooperation and Social Development. Economy, Foreign Trade, Industry, Tourism, Transport, Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Doing Business in Kenya

- Introduction to the Republic of Kenya. Nairobi and Mombasa.
- The Kenya's economy. Foreign Trade. Key economic institutions.
- Kenya's International trade agreements.
- Doing business and investing in Kenya (FDI Foreign Direct Investment). Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest)
- Business opportunities in Kenya: Agro-Processing, Horticulture, Manufacturing, Knowledge industry, Infrastructure ...
- Doing Business in Nairobi and Mombasa.
- Case study. General Motors East Africa. REA Vipingo. East African Breweries.

Doing Business in Uganda

- Introduction to Uganda.
- The economy of Uganda.
- Foreign trade. Free trade agreements. Export incentives.
- The floriculture sector. Cases: Uganda flower exporters association. Rosebud Ltd.
- Business opportunities in agribusiness sector: fish, fruits, vegetables, ...
- Uganda's information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
- Doing business and invest in Uganda.
- Case study: Madhvani. Mehta. AYA. BIDCO Oil Refineries.

Doing Business in Ethiopia

- Introduction to Ethiopia.
- Ethiopian economy. Foreign trade.
- Doing business in Addis Ababa.
- Business opportunities: Coffee, Cotton, Textile, Leather, horticulture, mining, tourism ...
- Investing in Ethiopia. Foreign direct investment (FDI).
- Case study: Ethiopian Telecommunications Corp, ZTE (China), MIDROC.
- Ethiopia's international relations.

Doing Business in COMESA countries

- The Economy of COMESA region.
- Doing business in: Burundi, Comoros, Eritrea, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Southern Africa

The Southern African Development Community SADC

- Introduction to the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).
- The SADC programme of action SPA. Trade, industry, finance and investment (TIFI).
- The economy of the SADC Region. Investment outlook. Business environment.
- Impact of the global economic crisis on SADC economies.
- The SADC- European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
- SADC Free Trade Area (FTA).

Doing Business in South Africa

- Introduction to South Africa.
- The economy of South Africa. Foreign trade.
- Economic relationships with Africa, Asia, Europe and America.
- Economic profile of SA provinces.
- Business and investing opportunities in South Africa. FDI Foreign direct investment.
- Case studies: Automotive industry. State-owned enterprises. World Cup. BPO and Off-shoring.

Doing Business in Botswana

- Introduction to Botswana.
- The Economy of Botswana.
- Botswana's Trade Agreements.
- Doing business in Botswana - Gabarone.
- Investing in Botswana. Foreign direct investment (FDI).
- CASE STUDY: Debswana (Diamonds). Botswana Telecommunications Corporation.
Egypt and Sudan

Egypt

- Introduction.
- Egyptian economy. Foreign trade.
- Growth sectors.
- Invest in Egypt. Foreign Direct Investment FDI
- Open a business in Egypt. Cost of doing business.
- Case: Orascom Telecomm.

Sudan

- Introduction to Sudan. Khartoum.
- The economy of Sudan. Foreign trade.
- Economic profile of the States of Sudan.
- Transport in Sudan.
- Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Sudan.
- Business opportunities in agriculture, infrastructure and services.
- Case study: DAL Group. Sudatel Telecommuncations.

International Business

Exporting

- Introduction to exporting.
- Advantages of exporting.
- Resources needed.
- Starting the export activity.
- The export process.
- Problems deriving from non-internationalisation.
- Introduction to foreign direct investment (FDI).

Globalization

- Globalization and international business. Positive and negative effects. Historical background.
- Globalization: international trade and financial markets. Cultural, political, and environmental dimensions of globalization.
- Globalization and international institutions: United Nations, WTO, WB, IMF, European Union).
- Liberalisation. The role of the World Trade Organisation.
- Regionalism. World economic agreements.
- Emerging markets. BRICM countries. India and China.
- World financial and economic crisis. Regional analysis: Africa, Asia, Europe, Arab countries. Global food crisis.
- Antiglobalization.

International Institutions

- United Nations. UNCTAD. INTRACEN.
- World Bank (WB).
- World Trade Organization (WTO).
- International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Other international institutions.

Intercultural Management

- The culture and the global society. Religion and international business.
- High and low context culture (Edward Hall).
- Cultural dimension (Hofstede): Power distance, Individual, Long-Term orientation, ...
- The seven dimensions of culture (Trompenaars).
- Cross-cultural communication and the international marketing plan.
- Intercultural management and international business.
- Cultural patterns and markets. Countries classification. Key strategies to dealing with new cultures.

Internationalization of business

- Internationalization. Competitive strategy and international competitiveness.
- Global strategy. Strategic audit.
- Five forces model. SWOT Analysis.
- PEST and value Chain analysis.
- Cases of internationalization.

Foreign Direct Investment FDI

Introduction to FDI

- Introduction to the Foreign direct investment (FDI).
- FDI outlook.
- World Trade Organization and FDI. Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs).
- OECD and the Foreign Direct Investment.
- European Union policy on FDI.
- The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's (MIGA).
- Appendices: Index of economic freedom (Heritage). FDI atlas. FDI and developing countries.

UNCTAD and Foreign Direct Investment

- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Foreign Direct Investment.
- FDI index. Inward and outward index. Methodology.
- World investment report.
- Global Investment Prospects Assessment (GIPA).
- Investment compass tool.

Investments abroad

- Establishing companies abroad: sales delegations, affiliated companies, branches, joint ventures.
- Optimizing expropriation risks.
- Corporate governance.
- Developing countries.
- Case: Reconstruction of industry in ex-Soviet Republics.

Languages for international business

- Languages of the world. The "linguas francas".
- Emerging languages (Chinese, Russian, Hindi, ...)
- Languages for international business: French, Spanish, Portuguese.
- Digital translation tools. Specialized portals.

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