|
Southern
Region of Africa |
Scope
 |
Relationship Leader |
Website |
GUIDE Network Survey |
Area Profile |
| Brand South Africa - The
International Marketing Council of South Africa - IMC |
National promotion |
|
http://www.imc.org.za/
|
No |
No |
| South Africa Gateway, many
resource links and map |
Information portal
map of South Africa |
|
http://www.southafrica.info/
Investment incentives info |
No |
No |
| Department of Trade and
Industry - DTI - South Africa new investment support |
National |
|
http://www.dti.gov.za
www.thedti.org.za
|
No |
No |
| Trade and Investment South
Africa - TISA - "one-stop" investment service in the DTI |
National |
|
www.tisa.gov.za |
No |
No |
| Industrial Development
Corporation, South Africa |
National development
finance institution |
|
www.idc.co.za |
No |
No |
| South African Chamber of
Business |
National chamber |
|
www.sacob.co.za
|
No |
No |
| National African Federated
Chambers of Commerce |
Chambers |
|
www.nafcoc.org.za
|
No |
No |
| South Africa National
Economic Development and Labor Council |
National |
|
www.nedlac.org.za |
No |
No |
| NEF - National Empowerment
Fund - BEE - supports Black Economic Empowerment |
National |
|
www.nefcorp.co.za
|
No |
No |
| National Ports Authority
of South Africa |
National ports |
|
www.npa.co.za |
No |
No |
| Eastern Cape Development
Corporation - ECDC |
Province South Africa |
|
http://www.ecdc.co.za/
|
No |
No |
| Coega Development Corp.
Industrial Development Zone - IDZ, Eastern Cape |
IDZ, port area
See
DTI about IDZ's |
|
http://www.coega.com/
|
No |
No |
| East London IDZ, Eastern
Cape - see ECDC above |
IDZ |
|
http://www.elidz.co.za
|
No |
No |
| WESGRO - The Western Cape
Trade and Investment Promotion Agency |
IDZ |
|
http://www.wesgro.co.za/
|
No |
No |
| City of Cape Town |
City South Africa |
|
www.capetown.gov.za |
No |
No |
| CSIR - Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa |
Technology and research
center |
|
www.csir.co.za |
No |
No |
| Gauteng Economic
Development Agency |
Province Johannesburg area |
|
http://www.geda.co.za/
|
No |
No |
| Blue IQ - Gauteng
provincial investment agency, cluster and infrastructure development |
Province South Africa |
|
http://www.blueiq.co.za
|
No |
No |
| Chamber of Commerce and
Industry - Johannesburg |
Chamber |
|
http://www.nafcocjcci.co.za/ |
No |
No |
| Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIK) |
Province South Africa |
|
www.tikzn.co.za |
No |
No |
| Free State Development
Corporation |
Province South Africa |
|
http://www.fdc.co.za
|
No |
No |
| Trade and Investment
Limpopo |
Province South Africa |
|
www.til.co.za |
No |
No |
| Mpumalanga Investment
Initiative - MII |
Province South Africa |
|
http://www.mii.co.za/
|
No |
No |
| Invest North West South
Africa |
Province South Africa |
|
http://www.inw.org.za/
|
No |
No |
| Northern Cape Provincial
Government |
Province South Africa |
|
www.northern-cape.gov.za |
No |
No |
| Spoornet - South Africa
rail |
Railway |
|
www.spoornet.co.za |
No |
No |
| Eskom - South Africa |
Electric Utility |
|
www.eskom.co.za |
No |
No |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Swaziland Investment
Promotion Authority |
National |
|
|
No |
No |
| Lesotho
Investment Promotion Center (LIPC) |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Angola
Institute of Foreign Investment |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Namibia
Investment Centre |
National |
|
www.grnnet.gov.na/intro.htm |
No |
No |
|
City of Windhoek -
Namibia |
City |
TEL +264 61 290 2321 |
www.windhoekcc.org.na |
No |
No |
| Government of Botswana |
National |
|
www.gov.bw |
No |
No |
| Botswana
Export Development and Investment Authority - BEDIA |
National |
|
www.bedia.co.bw |
No |
No |
| Botswana Development
Corporation Limited (BDC) |
National |
|
www.bdc.bw |
No |
No |
| Zambia
Investment Centre |
National |
|
www.zic.org.zm |
No |
No |
| Mozambique |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Madagascar |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Malawi
Investment Promotion Agency |
National |
|
www.mipa.malawi.net |
No |
No |
| Zimbabwe
Investment Centre |
National |
|
www.zic.co.zw |
No |
No |
|
Eastern Region of Africa |
Scope |
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Egypt General
Authority for Investment (GAFI) |
National |
|
www.gafi.gov.eg/docs/profile.htm |
No |
No |
| Invest in
Egypt - events |
National |
|
www.egyptinvest.com/en/ |
No |
No |
| Sokhna Port & Logistics
Centre, Cairo, Egypt |
Port |
TEL +202 414 9944 |
www.spdc.com |
No |
No |
| Ethiopian
Investment Authority (EIA) |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Djibouti
National Agency for Investment Promotion |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Kenya
Investment Promotion Center |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Kenya Export
Processing Zones Authority |
National |
|
www.epzakenya.com
|
No |
No |
| Tanzania
Investment Center |
National |
|
www.tic.co.tz |
No |
No |
| Tanzania
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism |
National |
|
www.tzonline.org |
No |
No |
| Zanzibar
Investment Promotion Agency (ZIPA) |
Regional |
|
www.investzanzibar.org |
No |
No |
| Sudan Public
Investment Promotion Administration |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Seychelles
International Business Authority (SIBA) |
National |
|
www.siba.net |
No |
No |
| Somalia |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Rwanda Investment & Export
Promotion Agency - RIEDA - Kigali, Rwanda |
National |
(+250) 510248 |
www.rwandainvest.com |
No |
No |
| Burundi |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Uganda
Investment Authority |
National |
|
www.ugandainvest.com |
No |
No |
|
Northern Region of Africa |
 |
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Algeria APSI |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Tunisia
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency |
National |
|
www.investintunisia.tn |
No |
No |
| Morocco -
Ministry of Finance & Foreign Inv. |
National |
|
www.finances.gov.ma |
No |
No |
| Moroccan American Trade
and Investment Council |
US non-profit |
|
www.moroccanamericantrade.com
|
No |
No |
| Morocco-US Free Trade
Agreement |
US trade guide |
|
http://www.moroccousafta.com
|
No |
No |
| Moroccan Office for
Commercial and Industrial Property |
Trademarks patents |
|
http://www.ompic.org.ma/ |
No |
No |
| Morocco Gateway Advantage
- CMS Energy |
Utility, investment
promotion in USA |
|
www.moroccogatewayadvantage.com |
No |
No |
| Tangier Free Zone |
Free Trade Zone |
|
www.tangerfreezone.com |
No |
No |
| Tangier-Mediterranean
Special Agency |
Port development |
|
www.tmsa.ma |
No |
No |
| Mauritania
Dir. for the Promotion of Private Inv. |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Senegal
National Agency for Investment Promotion |
National |
|
www.apix.sn/under.htm |
No |
No |
| The Gambia
Investment Promotion and Free Zones Agency |
National |
|
www.gambia.com |
No |
No |
| Guinea-Bissau |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Libyan Foreign
Investment Board |
National |
|
www.investinlibya.org |
No |
No |
|
Sirte Depressions
Connection Project - Libya |
infrastructure project |
TEL 00218-84637381 |
www.arclibya.com |
No |
No |
|
West Central Region |
Scope |
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Guinea Office
of Private Investment Promotion (OPIP) |
National |
|
www.mirinet.net.gn/opip/opipe.html |
No |
No |
| Sierra Leone
Ministry of Trade, Industry and State Enterprises |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Liberia |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Cape Verde
Center for Investment, Export and Tourism Promotion |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Ivory Coast
Centre for Investment Promotion |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Vitib S.A. - Cote d'Ivoire |
Free Zone |
+225 20 300 850 |
www.vitibsa.com |
No |
No |
| Burkina Faso |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Mali -
National Center for Promotion of Investment |
National |
|
www.promali.org/cnpi |
No |
No |
| Ghana
Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) |
National |
|
www.gipc.org.gh |
No |
No |
| Ghana Free Zones Board |
Free zones |
|
www.gfzb.com |
No |
No |
| Kumasi, Ghana |
City |
|
Kumasi foreign investment report |
No |
No |
| Togo |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Benin
Investment Promotion Centre |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
|
Central Region of Africa |
Scope |
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Nigerian
Investment Promotion Commission |
National |
|
www.cei.org.ni |
No |
No |
| LADOL - Lagos Deep
Offshore Logistics Base, Nigeria |
Free Zone |
+234 1 279 0684 |
www.ladol.com |
No |
No |
| Calabar Free-Trade Zone,
Nigeria |
FTZ port |
|
|
No |
No |
| Niger Center
for Promotion of Investments |
National |
|
www.investir-au-niger.org
|
No |
No |
| Chad |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Cameroon CGCI |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Congo (Dem.
Republic) FPI |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Congo |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Equatorial
Guinea |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
| Gabon Agency
for Private Investment Promotion |
National |
|
none identified |
No |
No |
|
Other sources of information
|
The following additional sources of information are included here for ease of
reference. Refer also to the list of US
Government and related information sources for
these or other countries. Have you found other good sources, or local
contacts for economic development and investment support? Please let us
know so that we may share them with others. This could include leading
business media in the region, professional associations, industry
associations, trade promotion organizations active in the region, and other
potentially relevant sources of information about establishing business
operations in the region and doing business there. |
| "Advance fund" and related
fraud schemes |
Website |
| US Secret
Service advisory related to Nigerian and other "419" fraud schemes,
which have now spread to other countries (South Africa, Ivory Coast and
others, including Europe).
Forward scam e-mails, faxes, or letters (marked "No Financial Loss -
For Your Database") to the US Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 419
Task Force, 950 H Street, Washington DC 20001-4518 or by e-mail to
419.fcd@usss.treas.gov so that they can investigate as
appropriate, for which they have agents and support in Nigeria and
elsewhere. Do not expect a reply, as hundreds of such scams are
reported daily. |
www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml
Please note that the scams are not limited to "advance
fee" fraud, duping people into giving financial account information or
money. There are variations including US visa fraud activities, and
corporate identity theft (using corporate materials to create the illusion
of a legitimate business transaction or references). These are
criminal activities and can be dangerous for more than financial losses.
Please report them. |
| The 419
Coalition Website - information about dealing with 419 fraud schemes,
such as e-mails from Nigerian and other West African scammers. This
includes separate reporting instructions for messages received in countries
other than the US. |
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ |
| FBI, US
Secret Service, and CIO Magazine reporting guidelines for
cyberthreat reporting (network intrusion), such as hacker attacks, viruses /
worms, etc. There is also a process for anonymous
reporting of attacks on business networks known as InfraGuard run by the
National Infrastructure Protection Center. |
http://www/secretservice.gov/net_intrusion.shtml
refer also to the CIO Magazine website at
http://www2.cio.com for related articles,
such as their "Alarmed" column or articles such as "Break Glass, Pull
Handle, Call FBI" at
http://www.cio.com/archive/060101/fbi_content.html |
| PhoneBusters -
Anti-fraud call center site operated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP and Ontario Provincial Police to fight spam and advance fund scams in
Canada as well as identity theft and other types of phone, fax, e-mail,
Internet or mail fraud schemes |
www.phonebusters.com |
| General sources of information about doing
business in Africa |
Website - Refer also to our
Middle East directory for information on
Egypt |
| The Corporate
Council on Africa and links to African government websites |
www.africacncl.org
http://www.africacncl.org/Links/index.asp
|
| Business for
Africa - website supported by the African Business Roundtable and ICC |
http://www.africaplc.com
|
| East and
Central Africa Trade Competitiveness Hub |
http://www.ecatradehub.com |
| Common Market
for Eastern and Southern Africa |
www.comesa.int |
| Southern
African Development Community |
www.sadc.int |
| Polity -
Policy and Law Online News - South Africa |
www.polity.org.za
|
| Trade Law
Centre for Southern Africa |
www.tralac.org |
| MBendi -
website with considerable information and links for business in Africa,
including a South Africa Business Digital Guidebook for sale about investing
in the region, and the African Resource Network for consulting and research
services |
http://www.mbendi.co.za
|
| American Embassy, US &
Foreign Commercial Service office, which prepares the
Country Commercial Guide.
The Commercial Guides are often very detailed, with industry sector analyses
as well as useful lists of local contacts in the country updated
periodically by the commercial officers at the Embassies and Consulates.
This typically includes real estate firms and consultants, accountants,
lawyers, and banks, as well as the suggested local processes to follow when
establishing operations in the country. They also include information
on investment opportunities, trade regulations and barriers, financial
transfers, intellectual property protection, the investment climate, project
finance, travel considerations, trade events, and support contacts at the US
Embassy |
http://usembassy.state.gov/
list of US Embassy offices, key contacts, and websites, such as the one for
Rabat, Morocco as an example of the
available content, or the US Commercial Service website for Morocco at
http://www.buyusa.gov/morocco/en/
www.export.gov/tic
US Department of Commerce, Trade Information Center, through which the
Country Commercial Guides can be obtained
www.state.gov
US Department of State website, through which Background Notes about
specific countries can be obtained |
| US Department of State - Consular Information Sheets - information on travel requirements for entry
such as visas, travel
warnings, currency regulations, health issues, etc. |
www.travel.state.gov |
| US Center for Disease Control & Prevention -
health advisories |
www.cdc.gov/travel |
| Government
trade promotion programs |
|
| African Growth
and Opportunities Act - US trade and investment for sub-Sahara Africa |
www.agoa.gov
|
| US Department of Commerce
- US export promotion services and trade missions |
www.export.gov |
| Commercial News USA - "The
showcase for American-made products and services" - official US Commerce
Department export marketing magazine |
www.export.gov/cnusa |
| US Department of Agriculture, Foreign
Agricultural Service - promotes food exports |
www.fas.usda.gov |
| US Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Economic Analysis - includes FDI data |
http://www.bea.doc.gov/
|
| US Trade and Development
Agency |
www.ustda.gov
or www.tda.gov |
| US Trade Representative -
includes information on trade agreements |
www.ustr.gov |
| Export-Import Bank of the United States
(Eximbank) |
www.exim.gov |
| US Department of Commerce National Trade Data
Bank (NTDB) - this trade information may also be helpful for
some investors, also available on CD-ROM |
www.stat-usa.gov |
| Government
foreign aid programs |
|
| Department for
International Development (DFID) - UK government department for poverty
reduction and sustainable development to meet the Millennium Development
Goals |
www.dfid.gov.uk |
| BMZ - German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
http://www.bmz.de |
| GTZ - German
organization for sustainable development programs - Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, working with the federal
government BMZ |
http://www.gtz.de/en/
|
| Canadian
Industrial Development Agency - CIDA - and the
Canada Fund for
Africa |
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
|
| International
Development Research Centre - Canada |
http://www.idrc.ca/ |
| The OPEC Fund
for International Development |
http://www.opecfund.org/
|
| Australian
Government AusAID |
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/
|
| New Zealand
Aid and Development Agency |
http://www.nzaid.govt.nz/
|
| Japan
International Cooperation Agency - JICA |
http://www.jica.go.jp/
|
| US Agency for
International Development - refer also to the Millennium Challenge Account
initiative which now guides many choices about US foreign aid programs and
projects, and the US AID collaboration with GlobalGiving in the Global
Development Alliance (GDA) |
http://www.usaid.gov
http://www.mca.gov
There are also US
AID country profile sites, such as Morocco
http://www.usaid.gov/ma/ |
| US Agency for
International Development - Trade and Investment support work, such as
capacity-building initiatives which may be relevant to trade and direct
investment projects |
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/economic_growth_and_trade/eg/trade.html
|
| US Agency for
International Development - Sub Saharan Africa initiatives |
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/ |
| US Agency for
International Development - Asia and Near East - this section covers their
work in Egypt and Morocco |
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/ |
| Private
foundations and economic development initiatives in Africa |
refer also to
the directory of
humanitarian
and philanthropic, non-profit services |
| Global Giving
(Many Futures, Inc.) - set up by former World Bank staff; seeking
investment in small-scale, private development initiatives such as
entrepreneurial ventures rather than traditional national and multilateral aid programs and
major
infrastructure projects. Provides donors with an easy
process to directly support specific small-scale projects as proposed by the
participating organizations. Doesn't directly perform or control the
projects. |
www.globalgiving.com
Refer also to our
Humanitarian
and Philanthropic Services directory |
| Aga Khan
Development Network - Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) - This
for-profit initiative promotes economic development through business in
Africa and Asia |
http://www.akdn.org/
|
| National development programs - poverty
reduction, health, education, etc. |
|
| National
Development Agency - South Africa |
http://www.nda.org.za |
| Independent
Development Trust - South Africa |
http://www.idt.org.za |
| US Chambers of Commerce |
Website |
| American
Chamber of Commerce in Egypt |
www.amcham.org.eg
|
| American
Chamber of Commerce in Ghana |
www.amcham-ghana.org
|
| American
Chamber of Commerce, Ivory Coast |
none
identified yet |
| American
Chamber of Commerce in Morocco |
www.amcham-morocco.com |
| American
Chamber of Commerce in South Africa |
www.amcham.co.za
|
|
US Chamber of Commerce
Center for
International Private Enterprise - promotes democracy and market economies |
www.uschamber.org
www.cipe.org |
|
International Chambers of Commerce |
|
| International Chamber of Commerce
- The world business organization |
www.iccwbo.org |
| World Chambers
of Commerce |
www.worldchambers.com
|
| Other
associations of multinational businesses with interests in Africa |
|
| African
Business Roundtable (ABR) - ABR was set up by the Africa Development Bank as
a network of CEO's to strengthen the African private sector. |
www.abrnet.org |
| Commonwealth
Business Council (CBC) |
www.cbcglobelink.org
|
| The Business Roundtable |
www.brtable.org |
| The Conference Board |
www.conference-board.org |
| Organization for International Investment |
www.ofii.org |
| US Council for International Business |
www.uscib.org |
|
Research Sources |
|
| Global directories of companies with
foreign operations |
Refer also to our
Research directory for
other sources |
| Uniworld
Business Publications, Inc. - a spin off from Simon & Schuster, publishes
directories of "who owns whom" in the global marketplace, concentrating on
multinational corporations and their foreign subsidiaries, affiliates and
branch offices |
http://www.uniworldbp.com |
| Political and economic risk analysis |
|
| Country Watch international news alerts |
www.countrywatch.com |
| World
Compliance - "know your customer" is an important governance issue now for
global companies, especially in regions with problems of corruption, fraud,
and atrocities. This service helps executives to check available
records about their contacts, whether for their own protection and oversight
of operations and subcontractors or for regulatory compliance reasons. |
http://www.worldcompliance.com
|
| Transparency
International - reports on political corruption and related issues in Africa
and elsewhere |
www.transparency.org |
| Milken
Institute - supports published research such as work with MIT on the global
costs of "opacity" in foreign direct investment, including examples of such
problems in Africa |
www.milkeninstitute.org |
| Business Monitor International - Emerging Markets Online
- macroeconomic research on many countries, subscription |
www.businessmonitor.com |
| PRS Group -
Political Risk Services, International Country Risk Guides Country Data |
www.prsonline.com
http://www.prsgroup.com/icrg/icrg.html
www.icrgonline.com
www.countrydata.com |
| Insurance
related to political and economic risks for investment projects |
|
| Overseas Private Investment Corporation |
www.opic.gov |
| MIGA - The World Bank -
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
www.miga.org
|
|
Associations and publishers related to economic development in Africa |
|
| Development
Gateway - links to many sources of information about development issues |
www.developmentgateway.org |
| World Economic
Forum - Knowledge Navigator - includes a section with articles on foreign
direct investment, country studies, etc. - and WorldLink magazine |
www.weforum.org
Knowledge Navigator
www.worldlink.co.uk |
The Economist magazine - frequent country and industry features,
including good coverage of business development and political-economic risk
issues in Africa and the Middle East |
www.economist.com
www.ebusinessforum.com |
| The Globalist - online
features on global economy, politics, history, culture |
www.theglobalist.com |
| Emerging Markets Online |
www.emerging-markets.com |
| BBC World Service, and
Global Business Programme - generally offers more frequent and useful
reporting on business issues in Africa and the Middle East than US news
sources |
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/business |
| Foreign Policy magazine - note related
publications such as the Globalization Report prepared with A.T.Kearney, and
the Insiders Guide to Global Research on the Web |
www.foreignpolicy.com
www.globalnewstand.com |
| Foreign Affairs magazine -
foreign policy, with more governmental than business focus |
www.foreignaffairs.org |
| FDI Magazine, by FT Business (The
Financial
Times ) |
www.fdimagazine.com |
|
Corporate Location
magazine (also known for a while as SDI - Strategic Direct Investor ) is published by Euromoney
Institutional Investor Plc. In the past they also organized
events for investment promotion agencies in Europe and the US. They
are now publishing a new annual magazine for
WAIPA (tied to UNCTAD) called
GlobalExchange |
www.corporatelocation.com |
| World Association of Investment
Promotion Agencies - supported by UNCTAD, UNIDO, OECD as well as MIGA and
FIAS of the World Bank Group |
www.waipa.org |
| Directory of
Development Organizations - focus on development such as poverty reduction
in developing countries - long global and regional lists of International
Organizations, Governments, Private Sector Institutions, Development
Agencies, Universities, Research and Training Institutes, NGOs/PDOs,
Grantmakers, Banks, Microfinance Institutions and Development Consulting
Firms |
www.devdir.org |
| Demographic
and economic research sources |
see also UN
agencies and World Bank sources below |
| Statistics South Africa |
http://www.statssa.gov.za |
| Global Insight, Inc. -
including what was formerly known as DRI (Data Resources Inc., which was
part of McGraw Hill's Standard & Poor's services) and WEFA (Wharton Economic
Forecasting Associates), as well as Primark Decision Economics (formerly
part of Thomson Financial), specializing in global economic and financial
market information and analytical and advisory services. |
www.dri-wefa.com
www.pde.primark.com |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit |
www.eiu.com |
| Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Factbook |
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook |
| Woods & Poole
Economics, Inc. |
www.woodsandpoole.com |
| Nation Master
- tools for comparing national statistics data across many countries |
www.nationmaster.com |
| World
Competitiveness Yearbook, published by IMD business school |
http://www01.imd.ch/wcy/
|
|
Multilateral organizations which support economic development in Africa |
|
| UNCTAD World Investment
Directory, Volume X, Africa 2008 - Country profiles contained in each volume
of this series are regularly updated and placed on the UNCTAD´s FDI
statistics website |
Link to download report on 53 economies in Africa
UNCTAD Foreign Direct Investment statistics |
| UNCTAD - United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development - their
Global Investment Prospects Assessment (GIPA) assesses prospects for
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). It analyses predicted patterns of FDI flows
at the global, regional, national and industry levels from the perspectives
of global investors, host countries and international FDI experts. |
http://www.unctad.org
|
| IFC - International
Finance Corporation - part of the World Bank group, promotes private sector
investment in developing countries for job creation and economic growth |
www.ifc.org www.worldbank.org |
| Africa Development Bank -
and the African Development Fund |
www.afdb.org
|
| OECD - research
publications, statistics, and other work related to trade, development, and
other social issues for democratic government and growth of market economies.
Initiatives include the MENA-OECD Investment Programme (Middle East and
North Africa region) |
www.oecd.org
|
| United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa - UN ECA |
www.uneca.org |
| The African Union
Commission, formerly known as the Organization for African Unity, is behind
NEPAD - The New Partnership for Africa's Development |
www.africa-union.org
|
| World Trade Organization |
www.wto.org |
| International Trade Center
- technical cooperation organization of UNCTAD and WTO, and International
Trade Forum magazine |
www.intracen.org
www.tradeforum.org |
| World Food Programme |
www.wfp.org |
| Friends of WFP,
Inc. - US donor support to the United Nations World Food Programme |
www.friendsofwfp.org
|
| United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees |
www.unhcr.ch |
| US Association
for UNHCR - donor to the work of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
|
www.unrefugees.org
www.usaforunhcr.org
|
| UNICEF - The
United Nations Children's Fund |
www.unicef.org
|
| United States
Fund for UNICEF - one of 37 national committees for donor support of UNICEF |
www.unicefusa.org
|
| United Nations Industrial
Development Organization - UNIDO - promotes industrialization |
www.unido.org |
| Asia-Africa Investment &
Technology Promotion Centre - established by UNIDO to promote business
linkages for investment, trade and technology transfer from Asia to Africa.
|
http://www.unido-aaitpc.org/ |
| UNDP - United Nations
Development Programme |
www.undp.org |
| UN Global Compact -
voluntary organization promoting business collaboration with the UN agencies
and other groups regarding various development issues |
www.unglobalcompact.org |
|
Professional Service
Providers - for capital investment
projects to develop business operations in Africa |
| Consultants
to government or business for economic development in Africa |
|
| The Development Executive
Group |
www.DevelopmentEx.com
|
| Development Alternatives
Inc. - technical and economic consulting services to businesses and
governments worldwide with expertise in such areas as policy reform,
democratic governance, agribusiness, and environmental policy. They have
offices in England, South Africa and Brazil and reportedly do projects such
as USAID and World Bank work. |
http://www.dai.com |
| International Executive
Service Corps - similar conceptually to SCORE as a network of retired
executives with international experience to assist companies as they grow |
http://www.iesc.org |
| Trade and Industrial
Policy Strategies - South Africa policy and research consultants |
http://www.tips.org.za
|
|
Corporate Real Estate Firms |
|
This section will be used
for convenience to highlight major corporate real estate firms with
operations in the region.
See also the
global CRE
list, which can be used to find local offices of firms which may not be
highlighted below.
We may also provide selective
major property listings for the region, with links to the real estate
firms and agents involved. |
| Colliers
International - Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg |
www.colliers.com
www.dockside.co.za
|
| Regus -
furnished, staffed, and equipped offices on short-term leases, plus meeting
rooms, videoconferencing, and temporary (daily) space which may be useful to
project teams needing a place to operate in an area during planning or
startup work |
www.regus.com
for list of offices in over 300 locations worldwide
including Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia |
| Residential
real estate |
|
| The Property
Magazine - Cape Town and Gauteng province (Johannesburg) |
www.thepropertymag.com |
|
Business
Location Consultants, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering,
Interior Design, and Construction |
|
This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of location
consultants and
project management
services. |
|
Buck Consultants
International - global business site selection consulting, based in the
Netherlands with offices and alliances with professionals in various
countries |
www.bciglobal.com |
| IBM Business
Consulting Services -
Plant Location International - advisory services for business site
selection decisions, and economic development consulting services |
www.ibm.com/bcs/pli |
| Koios
Associates LLC - trade development and investment promotion consulting
experience in south Africa, sub-Saharan and east Africa as well as the
Middle East |
www.koiosllc.com |
| Trade
promotion services |
|
| World Trade Centers Association |
www.wtca.org |
|
Tax Advisors, Human Resources (International
Assignments), and Legal
Consultants |
|
This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of tax
advisors, human
resources specialists, and
international legal advisors. |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers
- tax practice publishes "Doing Business in ... " country guides, and their
International Assignment Solutions group assists companies with human
resources and tax compliance issues as executives are assigned to other
countries.
In Africa, over
4300 partners and staff operate out of 36 countries (July 2005). |
www.pwcglobal.com
PwC
Southern Africa -
Doing Business and Investing in South Africa (PDF)
|
| Deloitte - full range
of global tax services, including Global Employment & Individual
Solutions for executives on international assignments, and
Deloitte Global Country Guides |
www.deloitte.com
www.deloittewebguides.com |
| Ernst & Young |
www.ey.com
|
| KPMG |
www.kpmg.com |
| Relocation Tax Services LLC
- international
executive assignments, tax compliance |
www.taxmove.com |
| Human
resources and relocation services |
|
| Master Movers
International, Gauteng province, South Africa - home and business moves |
http://www.mastermovers.co.za/
|
| Watson Wyatt - labor costs and other
HR
research in international markets |
www.watsonwyatt.com |
| Runzheimer International
- HR services related to international assignments |
www.runzheimer.com |
|
Banks |
| Development
Bank of Southern Africa |
www.dbsa.org
|
| Standard Bank,
South Africa |
www.standardbank.co.za
|
| First National
Bank - a division of FirstRand Bank Ltd.; South Africa's oldest bank |
https://www.fnb.co.za/
|
| Banque
Commerciale du Maroc, Morocco |
www.attijari.com
|
| Bank Al-Maghrib,
Morocco - government central bank |
www.bkam.ma |
| Banque
Internationale Arabe de Tunisie |
www.biat.com/tn
|
|
Transportation and Logistics Services |
|
Transnet - Southern Africa transportation and logistics
company |
www.transnet.co.za
|
|
Regional, National, and Local News Media
- see also
Associations and Publishers |
|
BBC News
- BBC Country
Profiles - for Africa or other regions of the world |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/default.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm |
| AllAfrica
Global Media - regional news website with content from many media sources,
and tied to the Sustainable Africa channel for information on development
issues |
http://allafrica.com/
http://allafrica.com/sustainable/ |
| afrol News -
African News Agency |
http://www.afrol.com/
|
| Independent
Online - major South African paper |
http://www.iol.co.za/ |
| Mail &
Guardian - South African weekly |
http://www.mg.co.za |
| Financial Mail
- South Africa |
http://free.financialmail.co.za/ |
| Business Day -
South African business daily |
http://www.businessday.co.za |
| Business
Report - South African business daily |
http://www.busrep.co.za/ |
| South Africa -
The Good News - has links to national promotional initiatives |
http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/ |
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