Business in Gabon. Gabonese Economy

1. Introduction to the Gabonese Republic (Central Africa)
2. Gabonese economy
   1. Industry sector in Gabon (Mining, Energy)
   2. Services sector in Gabon (Transport and telecommunications)
   3. “Green Gabon” (Agriculture and timber industry)
3. International Trade of Gabon
4. Transport and Logistics
   1. Ports of Gabon: Libreville and Port Gentil
5. Business and Investment Opportunities in Gabon
   1. Telecommunications and Information and communication technologies (ICT)
   2. Agriculture
   3. Infrastructures
   4. Natural resources
   5. Energy
   6. Housing
   7. Tourism and ecotourism
6. Case Study:
   1. Zain Gabon
   2. Sigall
   3. Import Prix
   4. Komo
7. Access to the Gabonese market
8. Business Plan for Gabon

Sample:

The purposes of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Gabonese Republic” are:

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

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Gabon” 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: of Gabon Gabão Gabón.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Gabon”: 1

Gabonese Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Gabon and the Central African Economic Area
2. Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)
3. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
4. African Continental Free Trade Area
5. AGOA
6. Africa-EU Partnership
7. Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
8. Islamic Trade Preferential System
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. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Rotterdam Rules

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-Turkey Partnership

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

1. OPEC Fund for International Development
2. United Nations
3. World Bank
4. International Monetary Fund
5. FAO
6. World Health Organization
7. World Trade Organization (WTO)
8. International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF)

1. The position of the Gabonese Republic (Atlantic Coast, bordering the Central African economies) allows to become a truly international platform, a strategic point for access to the Central African Markets
2. Political system: Democratic Republic
3. Borders of Gabon: Cameroon, Congo, and Equatorial Guinea
4. Gabon is an upper-middle-income country
5. Capital of Gabon: Libreville (500,000 people, 33% of the Gabonese population)
6. Other cities of Gabon: Libreville, Franceville, Moanda, Port-Gentil, and Oyem
7. Gabonese population: 1.9 million people
8. The area of Gabon is 267,667 km²
9. Official language of Gabon: French
10. Population growth: 2.4%
11. Life expectancy in Gabon: 63 years
12. Literacy rate: 84%
13. Gabonese Currency: Central African CFA
14. Gabon obtained its independence from France in 1960

More information about Gabon (EENI African Business Portal).

Religions in Gabon:

1. Christianity (Catholicism 75%)
2. African Traditional Religions
3. Islam

Albert Schweitzer in Gabon.

Gabon belongs to the Central African Economic Area.

1. The economic welfare of Gabon (Africa), its geographical position, political stability, and the social guarantees have already promoted many foreign investors to locate in Gabon
2. The non-Petroleum sector of Gabon growth was robust, driven by rising commodity prices
3. The Gabonese economy has slowed because of the impact of the global crisis on the three leading sectors of the Gabonese economy: timber, manganese, and petroleum
4. Gabon has twenty-three Petroleum enterprises, including nine North American, five European, two Australian, two South African, and one from China
5. The second largest producers, Shell Gabon (3.5 million tones) and Total Fina Elf became Total (5 million tones) were both on 70% of Gabonese Petroleum
6. Rail transport: Franceville-Libreville
7. Access to the Port of Pointe Noire (Congo)

To guarantee the exploitation of its natural resources, Gabon has put in place a legal and fiscal framework for Foreign Direct Investment.

1. Creation in 2002, of the Private Investment promotion Agency. The main objective is to advise to foreign investors, and facilitating administrative procedures related to business creation
2. Creation in 2005 of the Free Zone Mandji (Port-Gentil)

The Industrial Society of Gabon is a limited company with a capital of 950 billion CFA francs. Created in Libreville in 1975, SOGI is a leader in Gabon in the construction sector industrial and one of the first players in Central African region.