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Business in Southern Africa Course: economy foreign trade SADC

EENI International Business - Africa - Foreign Trade Courses

Master International Business

Specialization course "Doing business in Southern Africa" - Syllabus:

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). FTA with EFTA.
- SADC Free trade area (FTA).
- Southern African Customs Union (SACU). FTA with India.

India - SACU PTA

- India SACU Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA).
- Economic Relations between India and South Africa.

Doing business in South Africa

- 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.

Doing business in Botswana

- Introduction to Botswana.
- The economy of Botswana. Foreign trade.
- Trade agreements of Botswana. SADC.
- Doing business in Botswana - Gabarone.
- Foreign direct investment (FDI)in Botswana.
- Case study: Debswana (Diamonds). Botswana Telecommunications Corporation.

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Addressed to: the course "Doing business in Southern Africa" is intended for all those wishing to specialize in Southern African markets.

Duration: 3 weeks

Course objectives:
The main objective of the course "Doing business in Southern Africa" is to provide an overview of the region's economy and business opportunities.

- To learn to do business in South Africa and Botswana.
- To understand the importance of SADC (The Southern African development community).
- To know where to find information.

Course tutors:
Akogoun Turk

Course learning materials:

Communication with tutors (student's questions, exercises ...) in:

Methodology: e-learning / Distance learning.

Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.

Course summary (Business in Southern Africa)

Doing Business in South Africa and Botswana. The Southern African development community SADC. Export Import. Specialization course distance e-learning

- The Southern African Development Community SADC.
- Doing business in ...
- South Africa.
- Botswana.

The Southern African development community (SADC) has been in existence since 1980, when it was formed as a loose alliance of nine majority-ruled states in Southern Africa known as the Southern African development coordination Conference (SADCC), with the main aim of coordinating development projects in order to lessen economic dependence on the then apartheid South Africa. Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania recorded high growth rates of over 7 per cent.

Example of the course Business in Southern Africa:

The economy of the SADC Region. Economic growth in the SADC region remained robust in the face of the global financial turmoil and high energy and food prices. Economic growth averaged 6.8 per cent (excluding Zimbabwe) compared to 6.4 per cent recorded in 2006. Some countries in the region benefited from the terms of trade gains resulting from the surge in commodity prices. However, there are variations across countries.

South Africa is the economic powerhouse of Africa, leading the continent in industrial output and mineral production and generating a large proportion of Africa's electricity. The country has abundant Natural resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy and transport sectors, a stock exchange ranked among the top 20 in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting efficient distribution of goods throughout the southern African region.

The South Africa of today is one of the most sophisticated and promising Emerging markets globally. Not only is South Africa itself an important emerging economy, it is also the gateway to other African markets.

South Africa Business economy

Botswana's economy is still dependent on the mining sector, in particular diamonds, which contributes about a third of the country's GDP. The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in its Economic report on Africa, places Botswana ahead of five other African countries that have made most progress in developing policies that promote economic growth, with the aim of reducing poverty.

Botswana Business economy

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