Business in Namibia, Windhoek, Walvis Bay

1. Introduction to the Republic of Namibia (Southern Africa)
2. Namibian Economy
3. International Trade of Namibia
   1. Directorate of Customs and Excise
   2. Namibian Free Trade Agreements
      1. Implications for Namibia of the Tripartite Agreement
4. Case Study:
   1. Walvis Bay Export Processing Zone
   2. Namibian Dairy Sector
5. Investment opportunities in Namibia
6. Cost of doing business in Namibia
7. Transport and Logistics
8. Access to the Namibian Market
9. Business Plan for Namibia

Sample:

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

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

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

Doctorate in African Business.

Master in Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters adapted to Namibian Students.

Languages: or Namibie Namibia Namibia.

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

Logistics Corridors in Namibia:

Namibian Free Trade Agreements and Preferential Access:

1. Namibia and the Southern African Economic Area
2. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
   1. European Union-SADC Agreement
3. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
4. African Continental Free Trade Area
5. Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
   1. India-SACU Agreement
   2. EFTA-SACU Agreement
   3. UK-SACU and Mozambique Economic Partnership Agreement
   4. MERCOSUR-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement
6. Namibia-Zimbabwe Agreement
7. Namibia-EU
   1. Africa-EU Partnership
   2. European Union-GSP
8. AGOA
9. Conference on the Great Lakes Region - Guest Member

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. China-Africa Cooperation
6. Africa-India Cooperation
7. Africa-BRICS
8. Africa-South America Summit
9. Afro-Arab Cooperation
10. Arab Bank for Africa (BADEA)

1. United Nations
2. World Bank
3. International Monetary Fund
4. World Custom Organization
5. World Trade Organization (WTO)
6. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
7. Commonwealth of Nations
8. African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP) countries
9. CPLP (observer country)

1. The Republic of Namibia (Africa) shares borders with Angola, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa
2. Namibian Government: Multiparty Parliament with Democratic Constitution
3. Official language of Namibia: English
4. Other Namibian languages: Afrikaans, Herero, Lozi, Kwangali, Oshiwambo, and Tswana
5. Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
   1. Walvis Bay
6. Namibian Population: 2.6 million people
7. Namibian Area: 825,615 km²
8. Independence of Namibia from South Africa in 1990
9. Currency of Namibia: Namibian Dollar (ET) and South African Rand (ZAR)

More information about Namibia (EENI African Business Portal).

Main Religions in Namibia:

1. Christianity  (90% of Namibian population)
2. African Traditional Religions

Namibia belongs to the Southern African Economic Area.

Economic Profile of Namibia:

1. Free market economy
2. Top Namibian economic sectors: agriculture (7% of GDP), industry (20%), and services (73%)
3. Top Namibian exports: diamonds, minerals, fish, meat, livestock
4. Top Namibian export markets: South Africa, the UK, Angola, Spain, France, Switzerland, the United States, and Canada
5. Top Namibian imports: food and beverages, vehicles, and machinery
6. Top Namibian providers: South Africa, Germany, India, China, Japan, the United States, and France

International Trade and Business in Namibia:

The Walvis Bay Corridor is a PPP (Public Private Partnership) composed by four trans-corridors (Caprivi, Kalahari, Cunene and Orange) and the port of Walvis Bay. One of the objectives of this corridor is to create a transport hub in SADC region.