Country
Trade Guides - Africa /
MidEast
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Afghanistan
and Iraq Rebuilding for a
New Era -
Commerce Secretary Donald
Evans created the
Afghanistan Reconstruction
Task Force and the Iraq
Reconstruction Task Force
in February 2002 and March
2003, respectively.
The objective of these
task forces is to tackle
challenges and identify
opportunities for U.S.
companies working in these
post-conflict areas. The
task forces draw on
expertise from various
units within the
International Trade
Administration to promote
exports, develop business
prospects, and engage in
U.S. government trade
policy. Each task force
has a Web site that acts
as a comprehensive
resource for commercial
developments in both
countries. Visit www.export.gov/afghanistan
and www.export.gov/iraq
for information on current
events, tenders, business
opportunities, and links
to many more resources
within the U.S. government
and the multilateral
institutional community.
Commercial guides are
available to assist
companies as they pursue
potential opportunities.
Contact information also
is available for business
counseling from task force
trade specialists.
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Doing
Business in the Middle
East - The
countries that make up the
Middle East and North
Africa have a combined
population of over 321
million and form an area
of tremendous strategic
and economic importance to
the United States. Most of
these countries are WTO
members or are seeking
membership. Although doing
business in the Middle
East can present some
unique challenges, many
U.S. companies have found
a lucrative market for
their goods and services
in the region.
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Libya
- Persistence
and Patience are Key To
Success:
Libya is not an easy place to
do business. Those who will
succeed here will have
identified a specific market
opportunity and will be
committed to a long-term
engagement. Several U.S. and
foreign firms have found
sizeable opportunities. They
are typically willing to hire
someone (whether an
expatriate, or Libyan) to
represent them on the ground,
full-time.
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South
Africa -
It has been nearly a
decade since the end of
apartheid in South
Africa—10 years since
Nelson Mandela was elected
president on that historic
day in 1994, when millions
of South Africans went to
the polls in the country's
first multiracial,
multiparty election. In
the critical years
following his long
imprisonment, President
Mandela led South Africa
through a remarkable,
peaceful transition and,
perhaps most importantly,
left a legacy of tolerance
and political
reconciliation.
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Trade
With SubSaharan Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa, a
region with 48 countries
and 643 million people,
accounts for nearly 10
percent of the world’s
population, and the
largest regional bloc both
in the United Nations and
the World Trade
Organization (38 members
and 4 observers. However,
the region has long been a
marginal player in global
trade. The volume of world
trade has tripled while
sub-Saharan Africa’s
trade has grown less than
10 percent. In the last
two decades, sub-Saharan
Africa’s share of world
trade has fallen from two
percent to less than one
percent.
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Every month, ExportMichigan
will highlight a particular
market on our website, which
will include success stories,
news articles, market
research, upcoming trade
events and other salient
features about that market. We
will work with the the US
Commercial Service offices to
collect this information, and
will be featuring markets from
all over the world.
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These handy,
country specific guides
include links to a variety of
information sources. They
reflect the top markets for
Michigan exports as well as
several promising growth
markets. Click on
appropriate region of the
world to learn more.
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Date
Updated: March 27, 2007
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