The climate of Dahab According to shoppingpicks, the seaside resort of Dahab on the Gulf of Aqaba, an hour’s drive from Sharm el Sheikh, is located in the Sinai desert. The climate in Dahab is generally milder than in the rest of Egypt because of the sea breeze that makes the evenings pleasant. Rainfall here is negligible (an average of ten days a year) and makes this region extremely dry.…
Read MoreClimate and Weather of Diani Beach, Kenya
The climate of Diani Beach According to shopareview, Diani Beach is a popular tourist destination in southwestern Kenya, several kilometers south of Mombasa. There is a total of more than 25 kilometers of sandy beach here. The town is a popular kitesurfing resort. There are many large luxury hotels, which attract many beach tourists every year. Inland is the Kaya Kinondo Sacred Forest, which is home to many smaller endemic…
Read MoreClimate and Weather of Kaédi, Mauritania
The climate of Kaedi Kaédi is a large city in southern Mauritania, on the Sénégal River. This river forms the border with neighboring Senegal. Kaédi is located in the province of Gorgol, of which the city is also the capital. Kaédi is known for its market and is the meeting place for the local farmers. The hospital of Kaédi has a special architecture. It was built outside the city as…
Read MoreZimbabwe Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Zimbabwe is a relatively minor market for the EU. From the point of view of the EU, the trade balance has been negative for a long time. In the commodity composition of Zimbabwean exports to the EU, important items are beef, tobacco, steel and diamonds, followed by…
Read MoreZambia Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU EU countries are not among Zambia’s main import or export trade partners. From the EU’s point of view, Zambia is a less important market. From the EU, Zambia mainly imports engineering products, means of transport, medicines, fertilizers, chemicals, electrical appliances and electronics, and to a lesser extent…
Read MoreUganda Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Currently, the EU’s relations with Uganda focus mainly on development cooperation in the areas of rural development, energy and governance, and regular political dialogue on issues of internal affairs, human rights and regional cooperation. To a much lesser extent, attention is paid to trade and investment issues,…
Read MoreTunisia Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Tunisia’s exports to the European Union in 2021 represented 70.2% of total exports, and compared to 2020 they increased by 13.9%. This growth can be explained by the increase in exports to France (+10.7%), Italy (+31.4%) and Germany (+24.9%), and on the other hand by the decrease…
Read MoreTogo Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Cooperation between the EU and Togo is successful thanks to the convergence of interests in the economic and security fields. Togo has made huge progress in improving the business environment, which is appreciated by the European side, especially taking into account the negative trend in other countries…
Read MoreTanzania Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Currently, the EU’s relations with Tanzania focus mainly on development cooperation in the areas of rural development, energy and governance and political dialogue. To a much lesser extent, attention is paid to trade and investment issues, which is evidenced by the fact that the Economic Partnership Agreement…
Read MoreSudan Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU (only for non-EU countries) General comment on trading with EU countries, comment on the numbers in the table, reasons for a positive or negative balance. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Exports from the EU (million EUR) 956.4 706.6 821.3 802.2 665 Imports into the EU (million EUR)…
Read MoreSouth Sudan Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU South Sudan’s exports to the EU were absolutely minimal in the past period, a turnaround occurred in 2020, when South Sudanese exports increased significantly. The same trend continued in 2021, when South Sudanese exports to the EU increased more than 3 times compared to the previous year.…
Read MoreSouth Africa Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: 1 Business Relationships 2 Foreign direct investment 3 FTAs and Treaties 4 Development Cooperation 5 Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Relations between the European Union and South Africa are mutually correct. Both sides have a strategic partnership agreement and conduct regular political dialogue. Since 2016, mutual trade relations have been covered by the Agreement on Economic Cooperation between the European Union and…
Read MoreSomalia Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Due to the economic situation in the country and the need to import almost all goods, Somalia’s trade balance with the EU is considerably negative. Both exports from the EU and imports into the EU have been at a similar level in recent years, despite the global…
Read MoreSierra Leone Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU ON 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Exports from the EU (million EUR) 186.4 163.8 165.2 188.7 250.7 Imports into the EU (million EUR) 262.3 230.9 267.4 210.6 271.8 Balance with the EU (million EUR) 75.9 67 102.2 21.9 21.1 Source: European Commission Trade relations with the Czech…
Read MoreSeychelles Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU After a balanced trade balance in 2018, Seychelles experienced a period of high exports from the EU and weakened imports to the EU in 2019 and 2020, leading to a deepening of the trade balance. In 2021, the situation was reversed, exports from the EU fell significantly…
Read MoreSenegal Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Senegal’s foreign trade balance has been in deficit for a long time, the country is dependent on imports even in the case of food products. The main trading partner is traditionally France, other EU countries have significantly weaker trade ties. The commodity structure of exports consists mainly…
Read MoreRwanda Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Currently, the EU’s relations with Rwanda focus mainly on development cooperation in the areas of rural development and governance and regular political dialogue on issues of internal affairs, human rights and regional cooperation. To a much lesser extent, attention is paid to trade and investment issues, which…
Read MoreRepublic of the Congo Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU The EU is one of the most important trading partners and at the same time one of the most important donors of development aid. In 2020, EU countries’ imports from the Republic of Congo amounted to EUR 842 million and exports to EUR 589 million. In 2021,…
Read MoreNigeria Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU The EU is one of Nigeria’s main trading partners – about 25% of trade. The largest import items are oil extraction equipment, vehicles, construction machinery, petroleum products, machine tools and machinery, chemicals, cement, consumer goods, food (rice) and live animals. Oil and oil products clearly dominate Nigeria’s…
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Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU The EU is the most important funder of development and humanitarian aid in Niger, as well as one of the most important trading partners. In 2021, the EU imported €169.8 million worth of goods from Niger and exported €309 million worth of goods to Niger. Compared to…
Read MoreNicaragua Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Nicaragua was the EU’s 128th trading partner in 2021. For 2021, goods worth 341 million euros were imported from Nicaragua to the EU, which is approximately the same as in previous years. Agricultural products (53.5%) and animals, respectively, are imported from Nicaragua to the EU. animal products…
Read MoreNamibia Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Trade relations with Namibia are regulated by the Agreement on Economic Cooperation between the EU and the Southern African Development Community EU-SADC EPA, which has been implemented since 2016. The EU-SADC EPA abolishes the vast majority of customs tariffs between the EU and Namibia and thus contributes…
Read MoreMozambique Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Mozambique’s largest trading partners from EU countries are traditionally the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Spain. The trade balance between the EU and Mozambique has been in deficit for a long time in favor of Mozambique. The EU imports large quantities of aluminum from Mozambique,…
Read MoreMorocco Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU The European Union is Morocco’s largest trading partner. This situation is due to two basic factors. Historical and geographical. The Kingdom of Morocco had and still has close ties to the European continent. The main trading partners are Spain and France. Both countries previously administered parts of…
Read MoreMauritius Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU EU markets account for 58% of Mauritian exports and access to these markets is a priority for the government and the private sector in Mauritius. In 2021, the total value of EU exports to Mauritius reached EUR 82million, increasing by 1.5% year-on-year. Conversely, imports from Mauritius to…
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Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Mauritania is slowly opening up to foreign investment. In 2012, the Investment Code was amended. The state mainly supports investment projects of the public-private partnership type in the field of transport infrastructure and energy. According to the law, special economic zones are also defined, but for now…
Read MoreMali Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships The European Union is still an important trading partner of Mali in its imports and one of the important ones in its exports with preferential treatment under the Economic Partnership Agreement between the West African States, CEDEAO/ECOWAS and WAEMU on the one hand, and the European Community and its member states on the other hand from 2014. Among the most important items of Czech exports to Mali…
Read MoreMalawi Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU The EU is an important trading partner for Malawi. Malawi belongs to the so-called least developed countries (LDCs), therefore it has free and duty-free access to European markets as part of the “Everything but Arms” program. From Malawi’s point of view, mutual trade has a long-term positive…
Read MoreMadagascar Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU (only for non-EU countries) General comment on trading with EU countries, comment on the numbers in the table, reasons for a positive or negative balance. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Exports from the EU (million EUR) 640.1 642.3 661.9 533.6 562.2 Imports into the EU (million EUR)…
Read MoreLiberia Trade and Foreign Investment
Subchapters: Business Relationships Foreign direct investment FTAs and Treaties Development Cooperation Prospective fields of study (MOP) Business relations Trade relations with the EU Liberia’s economy is market-based and heavily dependent on natural resources, foreign aid and foreign direct investment. Liberia’s main export destinations in 2021 were Europe (mainly Switzerland, which buys gold), followed by Asia (mainly China) and Africa (mainly Liberia’s neighboring countries). Allcountrylist: Overview of major industries in Liberia,…
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