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Key Success Factors in Sub-Saharan Africa
Did you know small and
medium sized business are finding success in Sub-Saharan Africa?
More than 92 percent of businesses exporting to Africa are considered
small and medium-sized enterprises (companies with fewer than 500
employees). These smaller enterprises
accounted for a 53% increase in the value of exports to the region from
2009-2012.
Did
you know U.S. exports to Sub-Saharan Africa are at record levels?
Merchandise exports reached $24
billion in 2013, an increase of $8.8 billion from 2009. The past decade saw the
largest increase in value of U.S. exports to sub-Saharan Africa in history;
U.S. goods exports have increased by 130 percent since 2000, or an average of
6.7 percent annually.
Did
you know Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the
world?
Average GDP growth surpassed 5.2
percent three straight years & it is expected to increase in 2014 and 2015.
Conference Preview Webinars
The U.S. Commercial Service and the Atlanta U.S. Export
Assistance Center recently hosted two webinars highlighting four of the markets
being covered in the upcoming DISCOVER GLOBAL MARKETS: Sub-Saharan Africa business
conference in Atlanta, November 5-6.
Audio recordings from these webinars are now available via
YouTube:
- · For the Tanzania and Ethiopia webinar (recorded September 23), click here
Conference Overview
Join the U.S. Commercial Service, the export promotion agency of
the U.S. Department of Commerce, for
DISCOVER GLOBAL MARKETS: Sub-Saharan Africa
This premier business conference will help you transform market potential
into market success in some of the
fastest-growing economies of the world. The two-day gathering of experts on
doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa is for U.S. executives who want to explore
new export market strategies, learn about innovative tools to promote
competitiveness and success, and delve into the best prospect industries in the
dynamic emerging markets of Sub-Saharan Africa.
DISCOVER GLOBAL MARKETS: Sub-Saharan
Africa features
international business leaders from the private sector, visiting U.S.
commercial diplomats posted at U.S. Embassies throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and
U.S. government officials working on international trade. Experts on trade
finance, market entry strategies, risk mitigation, and a broad array of
industry sectors, including oil and gas, agribusiness, healthcare, information
technology, franchising, and consumer goods, will highlight regional trends
that affect where and how to develop new business in Sub-Saharan Africa.
DISCOVER GLOBAL MARKETS: Sub-Saharan Africa also offers ample networking
opportunities with U.S. trade officials and diplomats, industry leaders and
other U.S. exporters.
Date:
Wednesday,
November 5 and Thursday, November 6, 2014
Location:
Atlanta Marriott
Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center
3405 Lenox Rd NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Hotels:
Contact Atlanta Marriott Buckhead
Hotel & Conference Center for hotel availability by calling (404)
261-9250. http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/atlbc-atlanta-marriott-buckhead-hotel-and-conference-center/
Conference Fee (includes breakfast, lunch and evening reception):
Registration after September 15: $350
Contact for Further Information:
Hannah Kamenetsky, Tel: (404)
815-1596, Email: Hannah.Kamenetsky@trade.gov
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