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1. Emerging
Africa

2. 1. The Young Continent
2. Import
3. Export
4. South Africa
5. Future Outlook
Outline

3. The Young Continent
 world's second largest & second most populous
continent
 20 % of total land area
 1.0 billion people
 youngest continent in terms of its population
 50 % of Africans 19 years old or younger

4.  Africa’s economic pulse has quickened
 GDP rose by 4.9 % a year from 2000 through 2008
The Young Continent

5.  telecommunications, banking & retailing are
flourishing
 construction is booming, private-investment
inflows are surging
 collective GDP at $1.6 trillion in 2008
 continent among the world’s most rapidly
growing economic regions
The Young Continent

6.  about 70% of Africa’s imports from the world
composed of high value manufactured goods
 top 5 imported products:
 machinery & equipment
 chemicals
 petroleum products
 scientific instrument
 foodstuffs
Import

7. Import
 main partner of imports  America
 some Asian countries became top trading partners

8.  imports of grains have been spread & increased
twice as much as in 20 years from 1991-2011
 main grains are wheat, corn & rice
Import
 17.3% of world grain imports is occupied by Africa

9. Export
 one of the main driving forces of growth is trade
 risen in terms of value since 2005
 top 5 exported products:
 palm oil
 gold & diamonds
 oil fuel
 cocoa & timber
 precious metals

10.  Europe is Africa’s largest trading partner
Export

11.  China’s share of trade exploded in the last
decade
Export

12.  exports to earn hard currency for imported capital
goods & to finance investments required to diversify
 used to reduce budget deficits, fund investments &
build foreign-exchange reserves
 Africa’s oil & gas exporters have the continent’s
highest GDP per capita
 Algeria, Angola, Chad, Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon, Libya & Nigeria
Export

13. South Africa
 movement towards an internationally competitive
economy
 admission to WTO in 1995
 in 2000 international trade
16 % of GDP
 Europe is biggest source of trade

14.  important trading relations with Italy, the
United States & China
South Africa

15.  more than 1/3 of the value of the country’s imports
from machinery & transportation equipment
 main exports from mining & agricultural products
 most valuable exports:
corn, diamonds, fruits, gold, metals &
minerals, sugar & wool
South Africa

16.  last 20 years enormous increase of values of
imports & exports
South Africa

17.  world's third largest coal exporter & second
largest producer of gold
 recently admitted to the economic coalition BRICS
 sophisticated banking sector
South Africa

18. Future Outlook
 African countries become more politically stable
 average growth rate of 5.5 % of GDP expected
to continue
 reforms have been directed towards improving
competitiveness & investing in measures
 investment in infrastructure is being stepped up

19. Future Outlook

20.  future focus on 3 aspects in terms of
international trade:
1. Address supply-side constraints
2. Invest more effort in specific measures to
facilitate trade
3. Deepen regional integration
Future Outlook