Doing Business in Angola 1 Angolan National Private investment Agency

Doing Business in Angola

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Angolan National Private investment Agency

Business Opportunities

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The Transportation SectorStrategy:-Introduction of a role for privatization, so that resources managed by the state can be transferred to the private sector;-Integration of Angolan transportation network into the SADC network;- Creation of authorities on an institutional level for the planning of the road network;-Creation of public institutes as regulatory bodies for different transportation subsectors;- Develop the 3 main corridors originating from ports by regenerating rail companies;- Revamp the shipping sector, bringing in private enterprise and an adequate administration to re-establish the competitiveness of national companies;- Revamp and modernize ports;- Institutional reorganization and strengthening.

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Areas of InvestmentRoad Transportation- Urban public transportation;- Inter-provincial and inter-municipal passenger transportation;- Medium and long haul transportation of goods;-The implementation of incentives for investments in a personalized taxi system is being studied;

Railways- State ownership and operation, through the CFL, CFB and CFM;- Open to private investment in the concession process, arranging of funds, technical assistance and repairs, and supply of rolling stock, communications, etc;-The government has approved a preliminary study called “Ango Ferro”, to refurbish, upgrade, construct and extend the whole of Angola’s rail network;

Corridors- Malange, Lobito and Namibe;- It is the government’s view that the 3 corridors warrant the same degree of priority and constitute an open area in which both public and private investment can operate, since they act as a support for the development of the national economic, access to the sea for land-locked countries, and stimulate regional development.

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Areas of InvestmentPorts

- Open to private investment in the concession process, arranging of funds, , technical assistance, supply of equipment, communications, etc.- Leasing port: Luanda;-Operating port: Lobito, Namibe, Cabinda, Soyo and Porto Amboim;

Shipping-Both coastal shipping and international maritime transportation in Angola are liberalized activities;

Aviation- Liberalized activity for domestic aviation;- International air transportation is an activity conditioned by the exercise of traffic rights to be negotiated with the national flag-carrier;- Private investment is possible in the infrastructure-refurbishment process and provision of service;

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The Transportation Sector

Projects• Increase road-transportation

capacity;• Refurbishment of Luanda Railway

(CFL), Benguela Railway (CFB) and Mocamedes Railway (CFM);

• Implementation of the SITLOB project;

• Refurbishment of the Port of Lobito, of Namibe, Amboim and Soyo;

• Construction of Viana Dry Dock;• Acquisition of Marine Navigational

Aid equipment;• Regeneration of aeronautical

infrastructure;• Acquisition of Aviation

Navigational Aid equipment;• Profession Training;

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The Telecommunications Sector

Delimitation of sectors of lawLaw number 5/02 of April 16th, 2002;Absolute Reserve of State: Basic telecommunications network;Relative Reserve of State: Telecommunications services for public use; and Economic activities liable to be engaged by entities not belonging to the public sector, by way of a concession agreement.

ChallengesIncrease competition in telephony market;Improve internet services offer and universalize it;Improve corporate segment offer;Develop National and international backbone;Regulate pay-tv duopoly;

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The Telecommunications Sector

Major Liberalized Market Operators

-Cellular Telephony Business : UNITEL and MOVICEL;

-Landline Service Licenses: Mercury (Sonangol Subsidiary), Nexus, Wezacom and Mundo Startel;

-Data communication licenses: Multitel and ACS;

-Ten authorized ISPs;

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Regulatory Framework• Basic telecommunication law (law number 8/01 of May 11th,

2001);• Regulations governing access to business of providing

telecommunications services for public use, initially (Decree n 18/97 of March 27th, 1997 and updated by Decree n 44/02 of September 6th, 2002);

• Regulations governing telecommunications services for public use (Decree n 45/02 of September 10th, 2002);

• Regulations governing Prices of Telecommunications Services for public use (Decree n 03/04 of January 9th, 2004);

• General regulations governing interconnection (Decree n 13/04 of March 12th, 2004);

• National Numbering Plan;• National Frequencies Plan (Decree n 10/03 of March 7th, 2003);• Constitution of INACOM (Decree n 115/08 of October 7th, 2008);• Foreign individual persons or corporate entities cannot be

majority shareholders in the capital of public service telecommunications operators (Article 18 of Law n 8/01 of May 11th, 2001);

• The direct or indirect stake of a telecommunications operator in the capital of another to provide the same service cannot exceed 10% (Article 17, of the same law);

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The Power SectorInitiatives:

• Upgrade, modernize and expand electricity production capacity;

• Promote development of the national electricity grid, including the Northern/Central and Central/Southern systems;

• Promote development of local sources, such as small hydroelectric power plants for electrification of rural zones;

• Start to put in place the national Electrification Program which includes the development of new sources of energy;

• Increase and diversify the production of electricity by using energy derived from water, solar, wind and biomass sources;

• Institutional reorganization of the electricity sector, with the possibility of creating private companies for the production and distribution of electricity;

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The Power Sector

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The Water Sector-Angola is the second most endowed country in Africa in terms of water resources with intense rainfall in almost all the country;

-60% of Angola records an average annual rain of about 1000mm.

-Only 50% of the population has access to potable water, but only 16% has piped water;

- It’s worth to see the cities infrastructure, stretching grids, water treatment ,supplies and the sewage system.

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Agriculture and livestock sector Advantages• Internal market potential ,•3 million hectares of arable land,•Favorable climatic conditions,•Biodiversity •Existence of abundant water,

• More irrigated areas, Bengo, Cabinda, Luanda, e Huila.

• Major Crops. Tubers, cereasls and fruits

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Agriculture and livestock sector Government programs

• Promotion of agro-business

Agro-industriesSustainable exploration of forest resourcesVeterinary and health regulatons

• Constrution and rehabilitation of infrastructures in irrigated areas, warehouses and silos

• Research and development

• Training and Education

• Promotion of rural credit

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Invest in the future, Invest in Angola!

PowerPoint by: Ana Karina Silva, Processed by: T. VeigaRevised by: Maria Luísa Abrantes, Translation: Lynn de Albuquerque

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