Doing Business in Niger

The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in the Republic of Niger” are the following:

1. To analyze the Nigerien Economy and Global Trade;
2. To know the business opportunities in the Republic of Niger;
3. To explore the Nigerien trade relations with the country of the student;
4. To know the Nigerien Trade Agreements;
5. To develop a business plan for the Nigerien Market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Niger” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate (DIB): Islamic Business, African Business, World Trade.

Course: Business in West Africa.

Masters (MIB): Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Learning materials in or Niger Niger Níger.

1. Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Niger”: 1 ;
2. Duration: one week.

Area of Knowledge: Africa.

1. Trans-African Roads;
   1. Trans-Sahelian Highway;
   2. Algiers-Niger-Lagos Corridor.
2. Nearest Ports;
   1. Port of Cotonou;
   2. Port of Lagos (Nigeria);
   3. Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast);
   4. Port of Lomé (Togo).

Nigerien Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements:

1. Niger and the West African Economic Area;
2. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
3. West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU);
4. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD);
5. African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA);
6. Niger-United States
   1. Niger is a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA United States);
   2. US-WAEMU Trade Agreement.
7. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou Agreement);
8. G5-Sahel;
9. Niger Basin Authority;
10. Islamic Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC);
11. Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA).

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   2. WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI);
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG);
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
3. Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules, UN).

African Trade and Economic Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
2. African Union (AU)
   1. African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption;
   2. African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD);
   3. Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).
3. African Development Bank (AfDB);
4. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP);
5. Africa-India Framework for Cooperation;
6. Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa);
7. Africa-Turkey Partnership;
8. Africa-Korea Partnership;
9. Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD);
10. Africa-South America Summit (ASA);
11. Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Islamic Organizations:

1. Afro-Arab Cooperation;
2. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA);
3. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
   1. Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC);
   2. Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI);
   3. Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT);
   4. Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC).
4. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).

Global Organizations:

1. United Nations (UN)
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
   2. International Trade Centre (INTRACEN);
   3. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
2. World Bank (WB);
3. World Trade Organization (WTO);
4. International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Republic of Niger

1. Area of Niger: 1,267,000 square kilometers (landlocked country);
2. Boubou Hama (Nigerien, Historian)
3. Nigerien Population: 19.8 million people
   1. Hausa;
   2. Bozo;
   3. Fula;
   4. Songhai.
4. Capital of Niger: Niamey (770,000 people);
5. Largest cities of Niger: Niamey, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabéri, Agadez, and Zinder;
6. Nigerien official language: French;
7. Other local languages: Hausa, Tamacheq, and Zarma;
8. Nigerien Independence: 1960 (from France);
9. The Republic of Niger is a Semi-Presidential Democratic Republic;
10. Borders of the Republic of Niger: Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

More information about Niger (EENI African Business Portal).

Religions in Niger:

1. Islam (96% of the Nigerien population, 11 million);
2. African Traditional Religions.

Niger belongs to the West African Economic Area (African Civilization).

Economy of Niger

1. The Republic of Niger is “one of the most exciting emerging countries”, according to the UNDP (United Nations Development Program);
2. The Economy of Niger is based principally on crops, livestock, and uranium (30% of exports, the largest resources in the World);
3. The Republic of Niger has two Uranium mines: COMINAK and SOMAIR (French consortium). Companies from the People's Republic of China and Canada are studying the viability of open new mines;
4. The Nigerien real gross domestic product growth: 6%, driven mainly by the agricultural sector
   1. Agriculture: 33% of the Nigerien GDP;
   2. Services: 50.6%;
   3. Industry: 14%.
5. Debt service (% of the export products): 7.7;
6. The population of Niger lives mainly from agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and handicrafts;
7. Inflation in Niger: 1.9%;
8. The Nigerien currency: CFA Franc;
9. Niger has huge petroleum reserves;
10. The Nigerian Society of Petroleum Products is the main pillar of the country's energy policy;
11. Top Nigerien economic sectors: petroleum, gold, and aluminum;
12. Niger is the fourth uranium producer in the World.

International Trade of Niger

1. Top Nigerien exports: uranium ore, livestock, and cowpeas;
2. Top Nigerien exports partners: Nigeria, the United States, India, Italy, China, and Ghana;
3. Top Nigerien imports: foodstuffs, machinery, and vehicles;
4. Top Nigerien imports partners: France, China, Nigeria, Togo, and Ivory Coast.

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