Doing Business in South Africa

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Learning unit: Foreign trade and business in South Africa. Syllabus:


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

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Course Southern Africa - Master Africa - Master Emerging Markets - Master in International Business for South African students. (Es): Sudáfrica

Course summary (Business in South Africa)

Doing business in South Africa: the engine of economic growth in Southern Africa region.

  • South Africa is one of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) markets
  • The Republic of South Africa is the economic powerhouse of Africa. The economy of South Africa has been growing since September 1999.
  • South Africa is leading the industrial production, mineral production and electricity of African continent.
  • Business Process Outsourcing is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in South Africa. Call centre industry employs 54 000 call centre agents.
  • Manufacturing sector is the most developed in Africa. State-owned companies have a critical function in the economy. The automotive sector in South Africa accounts for 10% of manufacturing exports of the country.
  • South Africa stock exchange is ranked among the top 20 in the world. Legal framework of South Africa is well developed
  • The Republic of South Africa has a modern and efficient infrastructure, many multinational companies are established in the country to export products and services to the southern African region.

South Africa has preferential access to ...

Example of the course (Doing Business in South Africa):
South Africa Business

The Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a policy instrument intended at broadening the economic base of South Africa, further stimulating economic growth and creating jobs while eradicating poverty.

South Africa is member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD),  IORARC, Forum Africa China, Forum Africa India, African Development Bank, Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), African Union, SADC ...

11 official languages of South Africa: Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.

Borders of South Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho.


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