‘Angola’ Archives
Starting a Foreign Business in Angola
This piece highlights issues for consideration when starting a foreign business in Angola in four areas: 1) foreign business start-up, 2) access to industrial land, 3) Foreign ownership issues across sectors, and 4) commercial dispute arbitration. Foreign Business Start-Up It takes 12 procedures and 263 days to establish a foreign-owned limited [...]
Registering Property in Angola
Registering property in Angola takes approximately 184 days as compared to about 81 days for the Sub-Saharan Africa region. This piece outlines the general technical procedures for registering property in Angola, according to the Doingbusiness.org database by the World Bank. The procedures listed are based on an entrepreneur purchasing [...]
Provinces in Angola
The following is a list of each province, including capital, physical size, and population, in Angola. Province Name Capital Area (sq. km) Population (2005) Bengo Caxito 31,371 250,000 Benguela Benguela 31,788 939,000 Bié {Bie} Kuito 70,314 1,674,000 Cabinda Cabinda 7,270 260,000 Cuando [...]
News about Angola: Business, Investment, and Trade – Week of July 19, 2010
This article is a news feed of random articles from Google News about business, investment, and trade in Angola produced weekly. Exploratory mission to visit eight African nations next month - Financial Express Bangladesh - thefinancialexpress-bd.com 07/22/2010 Exploratory mission to visit eight African nations next monthFinancial Express [...]
Angola: Government Leaders and Key Ministries
 The following list includes the government leaders – the head of state and his/her cabinet – and key ministries of Angola as of June 23, 2010. Pres. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA Prime Min. Ahmed OUYAHIA Dep. Prime Min. Noureddine Yazid ZERHOUNI Min. of State & Personal Representative of the Head of State Abdelaziz [...]
Intellectual Property Laws in Angola
Intellectual property laws in Angola may cover such areas as domain names, traditional knowledge, transfer of technology, patents/copyrights, etc. Angola is also party to several international intellectual property agreements. The following is a list of some of the intellectual property laws in Angola in the order of the most [...]
Angola: Economic Landscape 2010
View of Angola’s Capital City, Luanda Source: Beth Balboni Angola expects to return to solid economic growth in 2010 still dampened by demand for oil globally. This AfribizBrief podcast looks at the economic climate, including sector happenings. It also points out a few factors about the politics and people of Angola. Related [...]
Angola’s Participation in Regional and Multilateral Trade-Related Agreements
Angola is a party to the following regional and multilateral trade-related agreements, which impact the flow and considerations of business, trade, and investment. This information is as of 2008. Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958, which entered into force on 7th June 1959. Convention on the [...]
Major Foreign Multinational Corporations in Angola
The affiliates of some major transnational corporations (TNCs) operating in Angolaare listed below. For further information on inward and outward investment flows in Angola, check out the World Investment Director 2008 for Africa by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Corporation Home Country Sector Alvalade [...]
Angola: Laws Affecting Multinational Corporations
Laws that may affect foreign transnational corporations (TNCs), or multinationals (MNCs), operating in Angola are listed below. The information is as of 2008. Law relative to Oil Activities, Law No. 13/78, 1978; Source: Ministry of Finance, Evaluation of Angolan Petroleum Sector, Executive Summary: Initial Report [...]

