Do Business in Angola - the Essential Field Guide to Investing and Doing Business in This Rapidly Growing Economy

Do Business in Angola - the Essential Field Guide to Investing and Doing Business in This Rapidly Growing Economy
Author: Ricardina Pederneira
Publisher: Rethink Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781781331507

Since 2002, Angola has been an attractive country for investment and is a key emerging market. If you're an investor, business owner or entrepreneur and would like to be able to trade and work in this exciting country then Do Business in Angola is your must-have resource. Do Business in Angola Will: Provide guidance on which sectors, other than oil and gas, are ripe for investment due to increasing diversification in the Angolan market; Answer questions you may have about security, corruption, bureaucracy, transportation, currency, the legal system, visas and culture; Dispel the common myths about doing business in Angola based on a legal expert's first-hand experience; Uncover the common challenges faced by businesses investing in Angola with case studies demonstrating how other investors have overcome them; Give you essential resources, facts and contacts all in one place, so you can confidently set up business in Angola and avoid the pitfalls.

Doing Business in Angola

Doing Business in Angola
Author: Institute of Export (IoE)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2016
Genre:
ISBN:

Angola is the third biggest market in Sub-Saharan Africa, and one of its fastest growing economies. Situated on the south-western coast of the continent, it is estimated that Angola will overtake Nigeria by 2020 to be sub-Saharan Africa's leading oil producer with production figures currently close to two million barrels per day. The UK is one of the largest overseas investors in Angola with annual investments of over US$3 billion and this figure is likely to grow. The profit versus investment ratio is good and Angola is a market with significant opportunities for UK companies across a range of sectors. In 2013 the UK and Angola agreed on a High Level Prosperity Partnership, one of only five across Africa, which is beginning to develop a strong relationship in trade between the two countries. Angola is a mineral resource-rich country - rich in oil, gas, diamonds, coffee, sisal, marble and iron, among other natural resources. However, after nearly three decades of conflict, the country has just started rebuilding its infrastructure which was neglected during the war. Likewise, institutions and human capital are weak and rebuilding is bringing tremendous challenges for the government. Angola's economy is almost totally dependent on revenues from the oil industry, which adds up to nearly 86% of the total GDP. The current drop in the global price of oil, together with the Angolan Government's wish to move away from the US dollar, is causing major challenges for investors. Realising the scale of challenges inherited through 30 years of war, the government have decided to embrace a market economy backed by a programme of economic diversification in order to minimise the country's dependence on oil revenue. A new Ministry of Macro Economic Coordination has been created with the sole purpose of finding modern mechanisms of self-sustainability through the concept of diversification, enhancing private investment in th.

Historical Dictionary of Angola

Historical Dictionary of Angola
Author: W. Martin James
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2018-03-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1538111233

Angola, slowly recovering from a twenty-seven year civil war, is becoming a regional super-power in southern Africa. This rise can be attributed to oil, diamonds, a battle-tested armed forces and a political system that is dominated by one party – the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola – MPLA). Problems remain to be solved. The vast wealth is in the control of the elite while the vast majority of the people live on less than two dollars per day. Corruption is rife, the health and education system in shambles, landmines remain a festering problem and the opposition is intimidated and split into various factions. President Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola for almost thirty-eight years, has opted not to run for re-election in the August 2017 elections. Instead his hand-picked successor João Lourenço was elected president. Interestingly, dos Santos has not surrendered his presidency of the party. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Angola contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Angola.

Doing Business 2020

Doing Business 2020
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1464814414

Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.