The document presents an overview of Africa, highlighting its geographical features, demographic diversity, and economic activities, including farming and mining. It discusses trade relationships between Africa, India, and China, detailing exports and imports, as well as investments in various sectors. Furthermore, it outlines initiatives by the Indian government to enhance bilateral trade with African nations, aiming for substantial growth in trade volumes.

1. WELCOME

2. Presented By…
Balram Solunke
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3. African Continents

4. Africa
54 countries.
Over 1000 languages.
797 million people.

5. THE NILE
THE WORLD’S LONGEST RIVER

6. Camel Caravan crossing the
The Sahara Sahara
World’s Largest desert in Africa is - The Sahara
Desert which spans almost 3.5 million square
miles (9,000,000 square kilometers).

7. MOUNT KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA

8. Victoria Falls

9.  Africa Geography:
 the equator cuts the continent's into two
nearly equal halves generally divided into
two regions with reference to the Sahara
(the world's largest desert)
 North of the sahara
 Sub-sahara region

10.  The African Economy
 Farming
• Subsistence farming (60%) vs cash crop
 Herding
• Cattle on the savannas (grassland)
 fishing
 Hunting and gathering
• Very few remain today
 Mining
• Gold and diamonds
 Further, these countries offer potential for investment in
sectors such as tourism, pharmaceuticals, electronics,
computer software and accessories, information
technology related products, financial services and
textiles.

11. Mauritius (Global Rank #19)

12. Country:South Africa
Capital city : Pretoria
Currency :south african rand
(ZAR)
Language:
africaans,engish,swazi,sotho,
zulu

13. Country: Rwanda
Capital: cityKigali
Currency:rwandan franc (RWF)
Language: french,english

16.  According to a WTO report, in 2011 India surpassed China with an export
growth rate of 16.1 percent, placing it at the top of the list of all major
global trading countries. China has now replaced India's as the second-
fastest exporting nation among major economies at 9.3 percent. In
2010, China exports growth was 28.4 and India saw a 22 percent growth.

17.  Africa export to India:
 important sources for Export of
petroleum, metallurgical goods, raw
cotton, fruit, vegetables and
preparations, chemicals, non-metallic mineral
manufactures, precious stones, textile
yarn, gold, & nickel.
 African nations exporting to India with Nigeria
providing 10 percent of India's petroleum
needs.

18.  Africa Import From India:
 Africa imports fabric, yarn, auto-parts and
machinery, especially agriculture equipment
from India.
 The traditional African Imports to India has
been gems and jewelry.
 India polishes almost all of South Africa's
diamonds and is a major Importer of the Sub-
Saharan African nation's gold.

19. Indian Energy & Mining Investments in Africa
Key
Chrome/ Ferrochrome
Cobalt
Copper
Diamonds
Iron ore
Oil Refinery
Oil Exploration/Prospecting
Natural Gas
Steel Refinery
Oil Pipeline
Phosphate
Carbon

20.  Indian NOCs in Africa:
Country Indian Company Type of Size of
Investment Investment
Côte d’Ivoire Unknown (various Oil Prospecting US$1 bn
companies acting
as a consortium)
Nigeria National Thermal Liquefied Natural US$1.7 bn
Power Corporation Gas
(NTPC)
Nigeria Indian Oil Oil refinery US$ 3.5 bn
Corporation (IOC)
Nigeria Indian Oil Liquefied Natural US$ 2 – US$ 4 bn
Corporation (IOC) Gas (LNG) plant & (proposed)
Oil refinery
Nigeria Oil India 25% stake in
Sunetra Nigeria
OPL 205 Ltd.
Gabon Oil India 45% stake
(including
operatorship) in an
onshore block
Sudan Videocon Group Oil Prospecting US$ 100 mn (76%

21.  Africa’s trade with India &
china:
 China and India are increasingly important
trade partners; 12.5% of Africa's exports are
to China, and 4% are to India, which accounts
for 5% of China's imports and 8% of India's
 Competition between India and China in
Africa means more rapid transfers of
technology to the continent.

22.  “Focus:Africa”
 India has been actively promoting trade with
Africa in recent years. To boost the country’s
trade with the Sub-Saharan African
region, the Government of India launched the
“Focus: Africa” programme under the EXIM
Policy 2009-14.
 To promote bilateral and regional commercial
relations with the COMESA Region, India’s
Exim Bank has extended Lines of Credit
(LOCs) to support export of eligible goods on
deferred payment terms.

23. India and Africa: bridging the
technology gap from Cairo to
the Cape
 In response to challenges facing African
countries in the provision of education and
health services
the Indian Government established the Pan-
African e-Network.

24. Bilateral Trade
With India
 Business transactions between Tanzania and
India have been simplified after the First National
Bank Tanzania (FNB) introduced seamless
banking services with FirstRand Bank (FRB) in
Mumbai, India
 Statistics show that the bilateral trade between
India and Africa recorded $45 billion dollars in
2010. Over the past seven years, the total trade
volume between India and Africa has grown as
much as seven times.
 Last year Indian and African leaders agreed to
sharply increase bilateral trade to $70 billion by
2015.
FRB based in Mumbai is a subsidiary of the
FirstRand Group.

25. NEWS

26. IBSA summit: Dilma Rousseff, Zuma and Dr Singh
The three emerging economies managed to surpass
an intra-trade target of $15bn (£9.50bn) set during
the forum’s inception in 2003, achieving $16.1bn
(£10.19bn) in 2010 and on track for a 2015-target of
$25bn (£15.83bn).

27. India-South Africa
trade to touch $15 b
before 2014
Chairman of Tata Group of Companies Ratan Tata and
Minister for Commerce and Industries Anand Sharma
during the India South Africa CEO Forum in New Delhi
Photo: S. Subramanium

28.  The CEOs Forum, the second meeting, of the
two countries led by its two chairpersons
Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons, and Patrice
Motsepe, Executive Chairman, African
Rainbow Minerals, met here.
 The first meeting of the Forum was held in
Johannesburg last year.
 The CEOs met with the objective to give a
boost to the growing bilateral economic
relations between the two nations and find
ways and means to promote bilateral trade
and investment.
 The meeting also addressed the challenges
and constraints hampering the growing
economic partnership.

29. CONT….
 Official figures put the cumulative value of
Indian investment in South Africa at $6.7
billion.
 Interacting with the South African Trade and
Industry Minister, Rob Davies, during the
meeting of the India-South Africa CEO Forum
here, Mr. Sharma said: “We hope to achieve
the target of $15 billion set for 2014 in trade
much before than the proposed deadline”.

30. Source:
 http://goafrica.about.com/od/africatraveltips/a/
africafacts.htm
 http://www.gg2.net/news/india-
news/India,+Brazil,+SAfrica+end+summit,+pl
edge+to+boost+trade+/476
 http://www.africa-
business.com/features/india_africa.html
 http://www.mepz.gov.in/eximPolicy.asp

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