Business in Guinea-Bissau, Cashew, Nuts

1. Introduction to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)
2. Bissau-Guinean Economy
3. International Trade of Guinea-Bissau
4. Business and Investment Opportunities in Guinea-Bissau
   1. Agro-processing industries
   2. Fisheries
   3. Mining
   4. Tourism
   5. Energy
   6. Transport and Logistics
5. Guinea-Bissau Expansion Corporation
6. Access to the Bissau-Guinean Market
7. Business Plan for Guinea-Bissau

Logistics in Guinea-Bissau. Access to:

1. Port of Dakar (Senegal)
2. Dakar-Lagos Logistics Corridor

The purposes of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Guinea-Bissau” are:

1. To analyze the Bissau-Guinean Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in Guinea-Bissau
3. To explore the Bissau-Guinean trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Bissau-Guinean Trade Agreements
5. To develop a business plan for the Bissau-Guinean Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Guinea-Bissau” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate in African Business.

Master in Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa.

Languages: or Guinée Bissau Guinée-Bissau Guinea-Bissau.

Credits of the Subject “Doing Business in Guinea-Bissau”: 1

Area of Knowledge: Africa.

Bissau-Guinean Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Guinea-Bissau 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
6. Guinea-Bissau - United States
   1. AGOA (U.S.)
   2. WAEMU-U.S. Agreement
7. Guinea-Bissau - EU:
   1. Africa-EU Partnership
   2. Generalized System of Preferences (EU GSP)
8. Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
9. Arab Bank for Africa (BADEA)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. Rotterdam Rules
3. Is not a member of WCO
   1. Kyoto Convention

1. Economic Commission for Africa
2. African Union
   1. Africa Agriculture Development Programme
   2. AU Convention on Combating Corruption
   3. AUDA-NEPAD
3. African Development Bank
4. Africa-Asia Partnership
5. Africa-Korea Partnership

1. Afro-Arab Cooperation
2. Arab Bank for Africa (BADEA)
3. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
4. Islamic Development Bank

1. Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries
2. United Nations
3. World Bank
4. World Trade Organization (WTO)
5. International Monetary Fund

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau

1. Bissau-Guinean Population: 1.5 million people
   1. Mandinka
2. The official language of Guinea-Bissau is Portuguese (only 14% speak Portuguese) and Creole
3. Capital of Guinea-Bissau: Bissau (400,000)
4. Bissau-Guinean largest cities: Bissau, Bafatá, Gabú, Bissorã, Bolama
5. Borders of Guinea-Bissau: Senegal and Guinea
6. Total area of Guinea-Bissau: 36,120 km²
7. Independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal: 1973

More information about Guinea-Bissau (EENI African Business Portal).

Main religions in Guinea-Bissau:

1. African Traditional Religions
2. Christianity
3. Islam (50% of the Bissau-Guinean population, 0.7 million)

Guinea-Bissau belongs to the West African Economic Area.

Economy of Guinea-Bissau:

1. Guinea-Bissau is one of the ten world's poorest countries
2. Bissau-Guinean agriculture: 12% of  total area of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (38.4% is pasture, Forests 38.1%)
3. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau makes most of its turnover with cashew nuts exports
4. Main harvests in Guinea-Bissau: bananas, little mango flavor
5. Guinea-Bissau has many natural resources, whose reserves are scarcely exploited (phosphates, bauxite, and petroleum)
6. Military coup in 2012