Business in Zimbabwe, Harare

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in the Republic of Zimbabwe” are the following:

1. To analyse the Zimbabwean Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
2. To know the business opportunities in the Republic of Zimbabwe
3. To explore the Zimbabwean trade relations with the country of the student
4. To know the Zimbabwean Free Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Zimbabwean Businesspeople
6. To develop a business plan for Zimbabwean Market

1. Nearest Ports to Zimbabwe
   1. Port of Durban (South Africa). Distance (Port of Durban-Harare): 1.674 kilometres
   2. Port of Maputo (Mozambique)
   3. Access to the Port of Lobito (Angola)
   4. Port of Walvis Bay (Namibia). Via Trans-Caprivi Corridor Livingstone
2. Trans-African corridors:
   1. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
   2. Beira-Lobito Corridor
   3. North-South Corridor
   4. Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and Preferential Access of Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe and the Southern African Economic Area
2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
   1. COMESA-U.S. Trade Agreement
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. Zimbabwe is not eligible for the AGOA
7. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou Agreement)
8. Namibia-Zimbabwe Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
9. Free Trade Agreement European Union-Eastern and Southern African States (Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe)
10. Bilateral Trade Agreements with China, India, Canada, Malawi, and Japan
11. United Kingdom-Mauritius-Seychelles-Zimbabwe Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
12. Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)
13. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) - Guest Member

Trade Facilitation Programs

1. World Trade Organisation (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 Organisation (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)
3. International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC)
4. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO, Chicago Convention)
5. International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
   1. International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC)
   2. Convention Relating to Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention)
6. Customs Convention on Containers (CCC, UN) - not a member
7. Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM / IATA)

African Trade and Economic Organisations

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. African Development Bank (AfDB)
4. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP)
5. Africa-Turkey Partnership
6. Afro-Arab Cooperation
7. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
8. Africa-Korea Partnership
9. Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD)
10. Africa-South America Summit (ASA)
11. Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
12. Africa-India Framework for Cooperation
13. Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)

Global Economic Organisations

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

The Republic of Zimbabwe

1. Borders of Zimbabwe: Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, and Botswana
2. Zimbabwean Population: 16.1 million people
   1. Bantu
3. Zimbabwean Area: 390,580 square kilometres
4. Official language of Zimbabwe: English
5. Local Languages of Zimbabwe: Shona and Ndebele
6. Capital of Zimbabwe: Harare
7. Main cities of Zimbabwe: Bulawayo, Mutare-Masvingo, and Gweru
8. Independence of Zimbabwe from the United Kingdom: 1965

More information about Zimbabwe (EENI African Portal).

Religions in Zimbabwe:

1. African Traditional Religions
2. Christianity (75% of Zimbabweans)

Zimbabwe belongs to the Southern African Economic Area (African Civilisation).

Economic Profile of Zimbabwe:

1. Zimbabwean GDP growth: 5.6%
2. Inflation: 3.9%
3. Zimbabwean Currency: Dollar and ZAR (Rand)
4. Top Zimbabwean export products: platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, and clothing
5. Top Zimbabwean imports products: machinery, transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels, and food products
6. Largest Export Markets of Zimbabwe: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Botswana, and China
7. Main import countries of Zimbabwe: South Africa and China
8. Zimbabwean Natural resources: Coal, chromium, asbestos, gold, nickel, platinum, and diamonds
9. Main Zimbabwean economic sector: mining industry (copper, nickel, gold)