Business in Guinea-Conakry, Exports, Bauxite

1. Introduction to the Republic of Guinea (West Africa)
   1. Djibril Tamsir Niane (Guinean historian)
2. Guinean Economy
3. International Trade of Guinea-Conakry
   1. Customs System of Guinea-Conakry
4. Business and Investment Opportunities:
   1. Health
   2. Environmental
   3. Energy
   4. Information and Communication Technologies
   5. Mining
   6. Industrial
   7. Agriculture
5. Legal Framework. Investment Code
   1. Investment Promotion Agency of Guinea
6. Case Study: Guinean mining sector
7. Access to the Guinean Market
8. Business Plan for Guinea-Conakry

Sample - Foreign Trade and Business in Guinea-Conakry

1. Port of Conakry
2. Access to the Dakar-Lagos Logistics Corridor

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Guinea” are the following:

1. To analyze the Guinean Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To identify business opportunities in Guinea
3. To explore the Guinean trade relations with the student's country
4. To know the Guinean Trade Agreements
5. To develop a business plan for the Guinean Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Guinea Conakry” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

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

Doctorate in African Business.

Business in West Africa.

Area of Knowledge: Africa.

Languages: or Guinée-Conakry Guiné-Conacri Guinea-Conakry.

1. Credits of the Subject “Business, Trade and Transport in Guinea-Conakry”: 1

Trade Agreements and preferential access of Guinea-Conakry

1. Guinea-Conakry and the West African Economic Area
2. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
3. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
4. African Continental Free-Trade Area
5. Mano River Union
6. Niger Basin Authority
7. Organization for the Development of the Senegal River
8. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
9. The EU:
   1. Africa-EU Partnership
   2. GSP
10. AGOA
11. Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
12. Islamic Trade Preferential System
13. Arab Bank for Africa (BADEA)
14. Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Trade Facilitation Agreement
   3. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary Measures
   4. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   5. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   6. Agreement on Safeguards
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Rotterdam Rules
4. Hamburg Rules (Sea)

1. Economic Commission for Africa
2. African Union
   1. Africa Agriculture Development Programme
   2. African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
   3. AUDA-NEPAD
3. African Development Bank
4. Africa-Asia Partnership
5. Africa-Korea Partnership
6. Africa-Japan Cooperation
7. Africa-India Cooperation

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

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

1. Borders of Guinea-Conakry: Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
2. Independence of Guinea-Conakry: 1958 (France)
3. Guinean population: 10 million people
4. Only 41% of adults were literate in 2010
5. Area of Guinea-Conakry: 245,857 km²
6. Guinean Capital: Conakry (2.7 million).
   1. Port of Guinea
7. Guinean largest cities: Conakry, Kankan, Nzérékoré and Guéckédou
8. Official language of Guinea-Conakry: French
9. President of Guinea-Conakry: Alpha Conde
10. Ebola virus crisis in 2014

More information about Guinea (EENI African Business Portal).

Main Religions in Guinea-Conakry:

1. Islam (85% of the Guinean population)
2. African Traditional Religions

Guinea-Conakry belongs to the West African Economic Area.

Guinean Economy

1. 66% of the bauxite deposits in the World
2. Largest iron ore deposits
   1. Simandou: The largest undeveloped iron ore
3. Currency of Guinea-Conakry: Guinean Franc (GNF)
4. Guinean GDP growth: 2%
   1. Agriculture (13%)
   2. Industry (48%)
   3. Services (39%)
5. Inflation in Guinea-Conakry: 9.9%
6. Most Guinean dynamic sectors: agriculture and construction
7. Stabilization of the Guinean Economy
8. Deficit and external debt reduction
9. Declining in mining sector (gold, diamonds, and alumina)
10. Poor business environment
11. Top exports of Guinea-Conakry: bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, and fish
12. Top Guinean trade partners: Ivory Coast, France, South Korea, Spain, Ireland, and the United States