Doing Business in Angola

1. Doing Business in Angola Angolan National Private investment Agency

2. Business Opportunities

3. The Transportation Sector • Strategy: • -Introduction of a role for privatization, so that resources managed by the state can be transferred to the private sector; • -Integration of Angolan transportation network into the SADC network; • - Creation of authorities on an institutional level for the planning of the road network; • Creation of public institutes as regulatory bodies for different transportation subsectors; • - Develop the 3 main corridors originating from ports by regenerating rail companies; • - Revamp the shipping sector, bringing in private enterprise and an adequate administration to re-establish the competitiveness of national companies; • - Revamp and modernize ports; • - Institutional reorganization and strengthening.

4. Road Transportation • - Urban public transportation; • - Inter-provincial and inter-municipal passenger transportation; • - Medium and long haul transportation of goods; • The implementation of incentives for investments in a personalized taxi system is being studied; • Railways • - State ownership and operation, through the CFL, CFB and CFM; • - Open to private investment in the concession process, arranging of funds, technical assistance and repairs, and supply of rolling stock, communications, etc; • The government has approved a preliminary study called “Ango Ferro”, to refurbish, upgrade, construct and extend the whole of Angola’s rail network; • Corridors • - Malange, Lobito and Namibe; • - It is the government’s view that the 3 corridors warrant the same degree of priority and constitute an open area in which both public and private investment can operate, since they act as a support for the development of the national economic, access to the sea for land-locked countries, and stimulate regional development. Areas of Investment

5. Ports • - Open to private investment in the concession process, arranging of funds, , technical assistance, supply of equipment, communications, etc. • - Leasing port: Luanda; • Operating port: Lobito, Namibe, Cabinda, Soyo and Porto Amboim; • Shipping • Both coastal shipping and international maritime transportation in Angola are liberalized activities; • Aviation • - Liberalized activity for domestic aviation; • - International air transportation is an activity conditioned by the exercise of traffic rights to be negotiated with the national flag-carrier; • - Private investment is possible in the infrastructure-refurbishment process and provision of service; Areas of Investment

6. The Transportation Sector • Projects • Increase road-transportation capacity; • Refurbishment of Luanda Railway (CFL), Benguela Railway (CFB) and Mocamedes Railway (CFM); • Implementation of the SITLOB project; • Refurbishment of the Port of Lobito, of Namibe, Amboim and Soyo; • Construction of Viana Dry Dock; • Acquisition of Marine Navigational Aid equipment; • Regeneration of aeronautical infrastructure; • Acquisition of Aviation Navigational Aid equipment; • Profession Training;

7. The Telecommunications Sector • Delimitation of sectors of law • Law number 5/02 of April 16th, 2002; • Absolute Reserve of State: Basic telecommunications network; • Relative Reserve of State: Telecommunications services for public use; and Economic activities liable to be engaged by entities not belonging to the public sector, by way of a concession agreement. • Challenges • Increase competition in telephony market; • Improve internet services offer and universalize it; • Improve corporate segment offer; • Develop National and international backbone; • Regulate pay-tv duopoly;

8. The Telecommunications Sector • Major Liberalized Market Operators • Cellular Telephony Business : UNITEL and MOVICEL; • Landline Service Licenses: Mercury (Sonangol Subsidiary), Nexus, Wezacom and Mundo Startel; • Data communication licenses: Multitel and ACS; • Ten authorized ISPs;

9. Regulatory Framework • Basic telecommunication law (law number 8/01 of May 11th, 2001); • Regulations governing access to business of providing telecommunications services for public use, initially (Decree n 18/97 of March 27th, 1997 and updated by Decree n 44/02 of September 6th, 2002); • Regulations governing telecommunications services for public use (Decree n 45/02 of September 10th, 2002); • Regulations governing Prices of Telecommunications Services for public use (Decree n 03/04 of January 9th, 2004); • General regulations governing interconnection (Decree n 13/04 of March 12th, 2004); • National Numbering Plan; • National Frequencies Plan (Decree n 10/03 of March 7th, 2003); • Constitution of INACOM (Decree n 115/08 of October 7th, 2008); • Foreign individual persons or corporate entities cannot be majority shareholders in the capital of public service telecommunications operators (Article 18 of Law n 8/01 of May 11th, 2001); • The direct or indirect stake of a telecommunications operator in the capital of another to provide the same service cannot exceed 10% (Article 17, of the same law);

10. The Power Sector Initiatives: • Upgrade, modernize and expand electricity production capacity; • Promote development of the national electricity grid, including the Northern/Central and Central/Southern systems; • Promote development of local sources, such as small hydroelectric power plants for electrification of rural zones; • Start to put in place the national Electrification Program which includes the development of new sources of energy; • Increase and diversify the production of electricity by using energy derived from water, solar, wind and biomass sources; • Institutional reorganization of the electricity sector, with the possibility of creating private companies for the production and distribution of electricity;

11. The Power Sector

12. Angola is the second most endowed country in Africa in terms of water resources with intense rainfall in almost all the country; • 60% of Angola records an average annual rain of about 1000mm. • Only 50% of the population has access to potable water, but only 16% has piped water; • - It’s worth to see the cities infrastructure, stretching grids, water treatment ,supplies and the sewage system. The Water Sector

13. Agriculture and livestock sector Advantages • Internal market potential , • 3 million hectares of arable land, • Favorable climatic conditions, • Biodiversity • Existence of abundant water, • More irrigated areas, Bengo, Cabinda, Luanda, e Huila. • Major Crops. Tubers, cereasls and fruits

14. Agriculture and livestock sector Government programs • Promotion of agro-business Agro-industries Sustainable exploration of forest resources Veterinary and health regulatons • Constrution and rehabilitation of infrastructures in irrigated areas, warehouses and silos • Research and development • Training and Education • Promotion of rural credit

15. Invest in the future, Invest in Angola! www.anip.co.ao www.anip-us-angola.com PowerPoint by: Ana Karina Silva, Processed by: T. Veiga Revised by: Maria Luísa Abrantes, Translation: Lynn de Albuquerque