ISDS Case Map
Angola
Angola, which rivals Nigeria as Africa's biggest oil producer, and the United States will sign a trade and investment deal next week to boost bilateral trade, the US ambassador to Angola was cited as saying on Tuesday.
South Africa, Namibia and Angola have sent the European Union a letter -- on an official South African letterhead and signed by the three countries' ambassadors -- reiterating concern about the interim economic partnership agreement and urging the EU to allow more time before the pact is signed.
Angola will join the Free Trade Area (FTA) of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in two to three years time.
Spain is turning to West Africa as a potential investment destination in a commercial and political offensive linked to trying to control flows of illegal migrants to its territory, its industry minister said on Thursday.
The Governments of Angola and Spain Wednesday in Luanda signed an accord for reciprocal protection of investments and a memorandum of understanding, that sets a programme of financial cooperation involving two credit lines of about Usd 600 million.
Angola is not yet prepared to join the free trade zone in the year 2008, under the process of regional integration of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), said Tuesday in Luanda the Planning minister, Ana Dias Lourenço.
Mozambique and Malawi are to liberalise trade between the two countries, under a preferential trade agreement to be signed on Wednesday, trade and industry ministry officials said here Tuesday.
An economic cooperation agreement between the Angolan and Namibian governments, aimed at the promotion and development of trade relations between both countries in this field, was recently published.
The issue of trade visas, transfer pricing of goods and the long outstanding issue of the Bilateral Investment Agreement between Namibia and Angola are some of the challenges facing businesses in the country.
