Trade and Business in Eswatini (Swaziland)

The purposes of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)” are the following:

1. To analyze the Liswati (Swazi) Economy and Foreign Trade;
2. To know the business opportunities in the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland);
3. To explore the Swazi trade relations with the country of the student;
4. To know the Swazi Free Trade Agreements;
5. To examine the profile of Swazi companies;
6. To develop a business plan for the Swazi market.

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

Doctorate (DIB): African Business, World Trade.

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

Course: Business in Southern Africa.

Learning materials in or Eswatini (Swaziland) Suazilandia Suazilandia.

Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Eswatini (Swaziland)”: 1

1. Port of Durban;
2. Port of Maputo;
3. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor;
4. North-South Corridor;
5. Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor.

Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and preferential access of Eswatini (Swaziland):

1. Eswatini (Swaziland) and the Southern African Economic Area;
2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA);
3. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
   1. European Union-SADC Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement;
5. African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA);
6. Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
   1. India-Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Agreement;
   2. EFTA-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA);
   3. United Kingdom-SACU and Mozambique Economic Partnership Agreement;
   4. MERCOSUR-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement .
7. European Union-Eswatini (Swaziland)
   1. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou Agreement);
   2. Generalized System of Preferences (EU-GSP).
8. United States-Eswatini (Swaziland)
   1. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA);
   2. COMESA-United States Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.
9. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA);

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   2. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   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. International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC);
4. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, Chicago Convention);
5. International Maritime Organization (IMO) - not a member.

African Trade and Economic Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
2. African Union (AU)
   1. African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (not signed);
   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. Afro-Arab Cooperation;
9. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA);
10. Africa-Korea Partnership;
11. Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD);
12. Africa-South America Summit (ASA);
13. Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Global Economic 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);
5. World Custom Organization;
6. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA);
7. Commonwealth of Nations;
8. African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP) countries.

Eswatini (Swaziland)

1. Borders of Eswatini (Swaziland): South Africa and Mozambique;
2. Population of Eswatini (Africa): 1.4 million inhabitants;
   1. Bantu.
3. Capital of Eswatini (Swaziland): Mbabane (administrative, 94,874) and Lobamba (legislative);
4. Area of Eswatini: 17,363 square kilometers;
5. Languages of Eswatini (Swaziland): English and siSwati;
6. Independence of Eswatini from the United Kingdom in 1968;
7. Currency of Eswatini (Swaziland): Lilangeni (SZL).

More information about Eswatini (Swaziland) (EENI African Business Portal).

Main religions in Eswatini (Swaziland):

1. African Traditional Religions;
2. Christianity (83% of the Swazi population).

Eswatini (Swaziland) belongs to the Southern African Economic Area (African Civilization).

Liswati (Swazi) Economy. Economic profile of Eswatini (Swaziland).

1. Eswatini (Swaziland) is a free market economy;
2. Low cost of doing business;
3. Swazi GDP per Capita: 3,565 dollars;
4. GDP growth rate of Eswatini (Swaziland): 3.5%;
5. Growth of the transport, storage, and communications sector: 19.3%;
6. Swazi inflation rate: 4.3%;
7. Key sectors of the Liswati (Swazi) Economy: mining (diamond, coal, kaolin, quarried stones, gold), tourism, manufacturing (Motor Car Assembly), and agribusiness (agriculture, horticulture, forestry);
8. The European Union and South Africa represent 70% of the total exports of Eswatini (Swaziland).

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Foreign Trade and Business in Eswatini (Swaziland):

Nearest ports. The main import and export ports of Eswatini (Swaziland) (landlocked country) are:

1. Port of Durban (South Africa).
   1. Distance Port of Durban-Mbabane: 537 kilometers.
2. Port of Maputo (Mozambique).
   1. Distance: 80 kilometers.

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