Business in the Seychelles, Tourism, Victoria

1. Introduction to the Republic of Seychelles (East Africa)
2. Doing Business in Victoria
3. Economy of the Seychelles
4. International Trade of the Seychelles
   1. Seychellois Custom Procedures
5. Transport and Logistics
   1. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor
6. Business and Investment Opportunities in the Seychelles
   1. Fisheries
   2. Offshore Industries
   3. Energy
   4. Agriculture
   5. Tourism
7. Seychelles Investment Board
8. Case Study: Seychelles Trading Company
9. Access to the market

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Seychelles” are:

1. To analyze the Seychellois Economy, Logistics and Foreign Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in the Seychelles
3. To explore the Seychellois trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Seychellois Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Seychellois companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Seychellois market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Seychelles” 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.

Masters adapted to Seychellois Students.

Languages: or Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in the Seychelles”: 2

Seychellois Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. The Seychelles and the East African Economic Area
2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
3. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
   1. European Union-SADC Agreement
4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
5. African Continental Free Trade Area
6. Indian Ocean Commission
7. Indian-Ocean Rim Association
8. The United States-Seychelles:
   1. AGOA Act
   2. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (COMESA)
9. European Union-Seychelles
   1. Africa-EU Partnership
   2. Free Trade Agreement EU-Eastern and Southern African States (Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe)
10. Trade Agreement with India
11. UK-Mauritius-Seychelles-Zimbabwe Agreement

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. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. BIC (Containers)
4. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
5. International Maritime Organization
   1. Istanbul Convention - not a member
6. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member

1. Economic Commission for Africa
2. African Union
   1. AU Convention on Combating Corruption
   2. AUDA-NEPAD
3. African Development Bank
4. Africa-Asia Partnership
5. Africa-Korea Partnership
6. Africa-Japan Cooperation
7. Africa-South America Summit
8. Afro-Arab Cooperation
9. Arab Bank for Africa (BADEA)
10. China-Africa Cooperation
11. Africa-India Cooperation
12. Africa-BRICS
13. Africa-Turkey Partnership

1. World Bank
2. World Trade Organization (WTO)
3. International Monetary Fund
4. United Nations

1. Seychellois Area: 455 km²
2. Seychellois Capital: Victoria
3. Seychellois Population: 94,000
4. Adult literacy rate: 96%
5. Official Languages of the Republic of Seychelles (Africa): Creole, English, and French
6. Independence of the Seychelles: 1976 (United Kingdom)
7. Type of Government: Socialist Multi-Party Republic
8. Civil Law of the Seychelles: based on the French Napoleonic Code. Criminal law: based on the British laws
9. Nearest countries to the Seychelles: Mozambique, the Comoros, and Mauritius

Religion: 86% of Seychellois are Catholics.

The Seychelles belongs to the Eastern African Economic Area.

More information about the Seychelles (EENI African Business Portal).

1. Tertiary sector: 71% of GDP
2. Top Seychellois exports: canned tuna, fish, frozen prawns, cinnamon bark, medical appliances, and metals
3. Top Seychellois trading partners: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the UK, the United States, the EU, and COMESA countries
4. Currency of the Seychelles: Seychelles Rupee (SCR)
5. Special Investment Zones in the Seychelles