Angola
The original report was published in the USA Today on Monday, February 28, 2011
 Luanda, Angola's capital, is the one of the world's most expensive cities due to its reliance on imports No account of modern-day Angola and its socioeconomic development can be given without taking into strong consideration the 27-year long civil war waged by the MPLA (People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola), the UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) and FLEC (Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda).
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 Angola LNG is an onshore project, involving a good deal of the local community For the world’s oil multinationals, Angola has been Christmas all year round.
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When Secretary of State Clinton visited Angola in August 2009, she gave the country two thumbs up for all of its developmental efforts
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In 2002, Angola embarked on a mission to rebuild its crippled agricultural sector – once the crowning jewel of the economy – with the ultimate goal of developing the ability to feed itself once again.
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 Dino Marrosse, Secretary General of the MPLA Ruling party MPLA, led by Dino Matrosse, is leading Angola in eliminating poverty and speeding up development
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Swift cargo handling and secure storage facilities will be further enhanced as Luanda becomes a leading transshipment hub
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A dry port around 15 miles inland from the Port of Luanda will reduce customers’ costs and optimize storage space at the capital’s seaport
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With ports acting as Angola’s doors to the world, the state-run Maritime and Port Institute of Angola is working to improve infrastructure and efficiency at all national ports
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Luanda is the home to about one-third of Angola’s more than 12 million citizens, making it by far the country’s biggest and most important city.
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Angola is blessed with mineral wealth, especially oil, which is helping the country fund its reconstruction after the civil conflict that delayed economic development for decades.
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The chief executive officer of BESA discusses the bank’s secret recipe for success in its short yet productive history in Angola
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Uniceramica produces ceramic materials for Angola’s widespread reconstruction program. By the end of 2010, there will be some 27 factories in operation, helping to alleviate the country’s reliance on foreign imports
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 Thanks to IPGUL, city planning is becoming more organized and historical buildings are being better preserved Angolan and foreign companies are working non-stop to meet the government’s ambitious goal
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Angola’s second largest cellular operator is hoping to win new market share with its new technologies, focus on data services, competitive prices and improved coverage
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 Guests at HCTA have a choice of 201 rooms, including 21 suites and 20 villas,outdoor pool, gym, spa and beauty treatments Contemporary design, luxurious elegance and first-class facilities surround guests at the Talatona Convention Hotel. Known by its acronym HCTA, it is Luanda’s premier five-star hotel and the country’s first to offer such exacting levels of service
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 Unicargas owns a fleet of 120 trucks that it employs to deliver high-quality overland cargo transport services Nearly every component of Angola’s infrastructure was damaged or not serviced during the civil war, including roads, railways, ports, water and electricity networks, and hospitals.
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 Unitel, a 75% Angolan company, began operations in 2001 and has since include 3G, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing sectors in Africa, and in Angola. With a penetration rate of just about 57% at year-end 2010, the cellular market still offers huge growth potential in terms of capturing new customers as well as providing existing ones with a greater offering of services and products.
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Angola is going from strength to strength in its regional and international diplomatic relations
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Its goal is twofold: to raise agricultural production and to reincorporate hundreds of families back into rural life
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The son of the second broker in Angola, Rui Alberto da Silva Simões continues in his father’s footsteps by leading Cabinda’s oldest customs brokerage in operation since 1921
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Knowledge sharing and up-to-date training with overseas partners are ongoing at Multiterminais and Multiparques
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In addition to his position as general manager for Angola’s leading logistics operators Multiterminais and Multiparques, Leonel da Rocha Pinto has also spent many years promoting several social causes, including the effects caused by landmines, and the promotion of Paralympic sports in his capacity as chairman of the Angolan Paralympics Committee.
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Francisco Venancio, CEO of the Port of Luanda, discusses how the port is meeting the challenge of huge inflows of traffic through infrastructural and managerial improvements
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 MANUEL FERREIRA DE CEITA, General Director of ENANA With a total area of 400,000 square miles, Angola needs an efficient and safe aviation sector as part of its transport system and ENANA is working to provide this
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Able to turn profits just a year after its creation, BESA offers world-class services
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The Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts industry to grow 7.5% in 2011 and peak at 8.8% in 2012, after just a 1.4% rise in 2010.
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Few cities on earth have undergone such tre-mendous growth in such a short time as Luanda has.
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Formed in 2008 by an international consortium, Angola LNG is making the best of a valuable natural resource
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 Since it was opened in 2003, GUE has constituted approximately 10,000 new businesses Setting up a company in Angola is simple, thanks to Guiche Unico de Empresa (GUE), a public service that houses delegates from all ministries and offices involved in the creation process under a single roof.
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Lunda Norte is known principally for its large diamond deposits, which are its main source of wealth and make it a net contributor to the national government’s coffers
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LOCATION:
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
AREA:
total: 1,246,700 sq km
country comparison to the world: 23
land: 1,246,700 sq km
water: 0 sq km
AREA - comparative:
slightly less than twice the size of Texas
CLIMATE:
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
POPULATION:
13,338,541 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
CAPITAL:
name: Luanda
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 9.6%
industry: 65.8%
services: 24.6% (2008 est.)
AGRICULTURE - products:
bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish
INDUSTRIES:
petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair
EXPORTS:
$50.59 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
$40.83 billion (2009 est.)
EXPORTS - commodities:
crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton
EXPORTS - partners:
China 37%, US 24.5%, India 8.7%, France 8.3% (2009)
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