Transcript Document 182961

SOUTH AFRICA
YOUR GATEWAY INTO AFRICA
 Area :
1,219, 090km2
 Population :
44,8 million
 Currency :
R1 = 100 cents
 Time :
GMT + 2 hrs
 Head of the State :
President Thabo Mbeki
 Business language :
English
 Total GDP 2005 :
US $ 213 billion
 GDP per capita (PPP):
US $ 12 100
 Real GDP Growth :
4.8%
OUR LOCATION
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STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHIC POSITION TO GLOBAL SHIPPING ROUTES
 6% OF AFRICA’S POPULATION
 18% OF AFRICA’S GDP
 45% OF AFRICA’S MINERAL PRODUCTION
 50% OF AFRICA’S PURCHASING POWER
 DYNAMIC FORCE IN SADC
 DRIVING FORCE BEHIND NEPAD
 PROGRESSIVE LEGAL FRAME WORK
 FINANCIAL SYSTEM ROBUST AND WELL
REGULATED
 WORLD’S 17TH LARGEST STOCK
EXCHANGE (JSE)
 SA FUTURES EXCHANGE (SAFEX)
 SA BOND EXCHANGE (BESA)
Johannesburg Securities Exchange
Roads & Rail
Extensive road and rail network across South Africa which connects with
Sub-Saharan African region
Ports
Strategic ports are located in Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East
London, Richards Bay, and Saldanha Bay.
Together these handle over 13,000 vessels and 188 million tons cargo a
year.
Airports
Approximately 148 licensed airports/ aerodromes
9 major airports
20 scheduled domestic airlines licensed to provide air services
99.8% digital, optic fiber based, 120gbps to us
Network
Global connectivity, 3 submarine cables, satellite earth stations
Direct dialing 235 countries, VOIP technology
Digital transmission speeds of 120 mbps to 155mbps
Broadband
infrastructure
Convergence of voice, data, e-commerce and web services
High capacity technology and broadband wireless
Space stream and satellite networking technology
Reliability
Up to 99% up-time for end to end domestic fiber networks
South Africa offers telecommunications infrastructure
with world-class connectivity and uptime
26 Quarters of consecutive growth
Consumer and Business confidence at 25 year high’s
Inflation and interest rates are at 25 year low’s
2004-2005: 300 000 new jobs created (formal sector)
FDI into SA increased eightfold to around $8bn
Ranked 42nd on World Competitiveness Report
19 SA Companies ranked on Fortune’s Global 2000
“South Africa is poised on the edge of Greatness ….it is a great place to do business
because of its political stability: the country has a modern economic policy which is in
tune with global imperatives”
Peter Hain , British Minister for Africa
Country
Moody's Sovereign LongTerm Debt Rating
Foreign Currency
(2004/5)
S&P's Sovereign LongTerm Debt Rating
Foreign Currency
(2004/5)
Rating
Rating
Poland
A2
BBB+
Mexico
Baa2
BBB-
South Africa
Baa1
BBB+
Thailand
Baa1
BBB
Philippines
Ba2
BB
India
Baa3
BB
Turkey
B1
B+
Brazil
B2
B+
 INCREASED GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
 INCREASED FOREIGN PURCHASES OF SA EQUITIES
 CONSTRUCTION BOOM NEW PROJECTS WORTH R4 BILLION
 GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS R 370 BILLION
“SA’s financial stability ratio’s are all good. But SA’s most important feature,
which other emerging markets don’t have is it’s safeguards in the form of
sound company law and strict stock exchange rules and regulations.”
John Gnodde Chief Executive , Brait Private Equity.,
 BARCLAYS:
R33 BILLION (Financial sector)
 VODAFONE:
R 21 BILLION (Telecommunication)
 BHP BILLITON:
R 4.4 BILLION (Mining)
 VSNL/ TATA:
R 1.2 BILLION ( Telecommunication)
 TALK TALK (UK):
R 200 MILLION ( BPO/ CALL CENTERS)
 IFA HOTELS & RESORTS:
 MAN FERROSTAAL:
R 1 BILLION
(Tourism)
R 1.8 BILLION (MINING)
AUTOMOTIVES
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The leading manufacturing sector in South Africa.
Comprising 6.6% of GDP and 84% of Africa’s
vehicle production.
All major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
are represented in South Africa.
Mercedes-Benz C class RHD, BMW 3-Series,
Toyota Corolla, Ford engines and VW Golf/
Jetta are built in South Africa.
Contract to build Hummer H3
South Africa is the 3rd largest supplier of catalytic
converters to the USA, after Germany and Japan.
Murray & Roberts
Dubai
Burj Al Arab
2010 SOCCER WORLD CUP
 AGRO – PROCESSING, BIO FUELS
 AUTOMOTIVES
 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES
 ELECTRO TECHNICAL
 BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING / CALL CENTERS
 CLOTHING, TEXTILES, LEATHER AND FOOTWEAR
 TOURISM
 MINING AND METAL INDUSTRIES
“For to be free is not merely to cast off
one's chains, but to live in a way that
respects and enhances the freedom of
others.”
Nelson Mandela
SOUTH AFRICAN CONSULATE GENERAL
SUITE 600
200 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
CHICAGO,
IL 60604
PH.
312 939 7929
FAX.
312 939 2588
EMAIL. [email protected]