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Chinese Home Appliance Industry, Opportunities And Risks Of Investing In Africa

March 2, 2011 By lrworldm Leave a Comment

Article by hi joiney

1, local market opportunities in Africa



With the renewed growth of African economies, Africa, the demand for home appliances 5.5% annual rate of growth, while many African countries, weak industrial base, trade and uneven development, lack of self-sufficiency rate home appliances, supporting capacity, and large Some equipment, components and



Raw materials Imported. Market, the color



Television Has gradually over the 21-inch market profits are quite large. To occupy the African television market, we must engage in the production in Africa. Africa



Air conditioning, Refrigerator, Fan high demand, the market price is very expensive, a two of the split air-conditioning to sell dollars 800-1000.



2, lower cost opportunities Enterprise products in the international market, China’s main advantage is reflected in costs. With the economic development, labor costs, China’s labor cost advantages are gradually disappearing.



Africa, nearly 900 million population, abundant labor resources and costs are lower, so China’s household electrical appliance enterprises



Investment Africa can make full use of local labor cost advantage.



Local rich in mineral resources, in the upper reaches of the material made household appliance manufacturing costs are lower, such as



Iron ore, Rubber And so on.



3, the international developed markets Domestic companies export products directly to international developed markets, such as the European Union, the United States and other countries due to some factors such as the existence of trade barriers, making our products into these markets, there are some difficulties, direct investment by Chinese enterprises the way in Africa, avoid trade barriers, access to these markets.



Many African countries are members of the Cotonou Agreement, under the agreement, production of products of African exports to the EU Member States enjoy no



Quota Duty-free treatment; in the U.S. market, “Africa Growth and Opportunity Act,” The implementation of the 48 sub-Saharan African countries the unilateral trade preferences; Japan, Australia, Switzerland and Norway markets of these countries to Mao GSP preferential tariff treatment; that Chinese enterprises to invest in Africa, providing opportunities for exports of these countries.



4, policy opportunities Regard to Africa, many African governments to promote economic development and active encouragement of foreign direct investment, and give some preferential policies, China’s enterprises should fully make use of the preferential policies to actively invest in the country.



Order to encourage enterprises to set up factories in Africa, the state promulgated a series of encouraging and supporting measures that have a strong policy orientation, it is also the prevailing international practice. For example: our implementation of the “going out” and “into Africa” strategy is to encourage Chinese enterprises invest in China’s foreign markets, preferential policies and measures formulated by investing in Africa.



Course, when investing in Africa, the opportunity will also see a certain degree of risk, primarily as follows:



1, purchasing power risk Africa is the world’s poorest continent, although the relatively fast economic development in recent years, the low purchasing power, household electrical appliance enterprises in China is still the main risks of investing in Africa. Poverty makes a huge continent of non-marital take the majority of people can not get enough



Life The case of the basic requirements, the demand for home appliances will be very small.



2, International Business competing risks Over the years, African markets are South Korea and Japan the United States and other countries, corporations dominated, lg,



Matsushita



, Carrier and other household electrical appliance enterprises in many African countries or establishing a manufacturing plant, or into the mainstream distribution channels, to become the mainstream of home appliances brand in many countries, Chinese enterprises to enter the product is bound to encounter in the market for these products will be faced with these international big business competition.

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Technology In Africa

March 2, 2011 By lrworldm Leave a Comment

Article by Stephanie Lara

It is well known that Africa as a whole is very poor when compared with the rest of the world. There are lots of factors because of this. Among them is the shortage of technology in Africa, the exporting of resources, and the lack to keep Africa’s smartest citizens within its borders. These reasons are all related and can intertwine in a domino effect. Below, these reasons are going to be highlighted and shed light on how they can be reversed.

Exporting of Raw Materials

Africa has long been taking its raw materials and shipping them to other countries. In exchange for these raw materials, money is exchanged. In theory this money would go into technology and training so the raw materials could be refined inside the country. That is not happening in Africa, it is being spent on fancy cars and homes instead.In essence, Africa is helping develop the rest of the world at their expense. The people exporting the materials are simply keeping the money with no regard for others or the country’s future. Inevitably, this will lead to all of the raw materials in Africa being gone with zero to show for it apart from a select elite class.

Brightest Citizens Moving Abroad

The lack of technology affects Africa in other ways as well. The bright minds of Africa see no future there, and elect to move abroad to further their careers. How can Africa move forward when its smartest citizens are leaving? It is said that one in three college educated Africans live and work outside of Africa. It could be said that Africa’s most valuable export is its people. If Africa as a whole made a commitment to do whatever it requires to keep its brightest minds within its borders, great ideas would begin in Africa instead of the rest of the world.

Lack of Technology in Africa

Africa has been slow to move into the information age, slowed by staying committed to the agricultural age. It can be argued argued that Africa’s lack of standard education is what has slowed the pace in continue with the rest of the world’s technology. And even Africa’s agriculture is affected by the lack of technology. As machinery becomes more complex, it becomes much more complex to repair. The parts and installation costs rise and the farmers are not always able to satisfy these costs. A solution to this would be setting up centralized repair and technology centers where not just could farmers get their machinery repaired, but also learn how to make the repairs themselves. An investment in linking the continent via the internet can help speed the transfer of this information as well, as well as quickly bring new information into Africa.
Hopefully, Africa can make a commitment to keep up with the rest of the world in the information age. The spirit of the African people is incredible, if the tools can be established for them to succeed, they will have no issues in developing their nations.

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Nursing Jobs in Africa

March 2, 2011 By lrworldm Leave a Comment

Article by Yusi Yoaur

Like any other continent Africa has stunning population growth statistics. Beside the factor of population growth there are many factors that contribute to the ever increasing need for more medical professionals in Africa. Africa is ravaged by numerous pandemics such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, etc. The intensities of the pandemics that affect Africa are worsened by the factor of poverty and that Africa has been lagging behind in developmental matters. With the growing interest of donors and the international community in Africa there are many nursing jobs and career that you can consider.

The nursing jobs in Africa are galore for both the African natives and even those who are willing to come and serve in Africa as expatriates. Needless to say the nursing profession is a calling. There are many nursing jobs that you can consider in Africa. Africa is a developing continent and there are grim shortages of highly trained medical staff in many health care systems. Educated African health care professionals leave Africa for the so called greener pastures and this has left skills gaps in Africa which are sadly contributing to the huge figures of hospital deaths and casualties.

The foregoing has created great opportunities for those who have a passion to serve in the nursing domain to come and serve in Africa. When you are considering coming to serve as a nurse in Africa you will have to be precise with where you want serve. You may also want to be specific with the part of Africa in which you want to work. It can be Southern Africa, East or West Africa etc. the bottom line is that you need to decide were exactly you want to be in Africa as you pursue your nursing career. After selecting the part of Africa where you want to work you will then have to be even more specific about the country in which you want to work as nurse. Some countries in Africa are experiencing social and political upheavals and you may find that it will not be a good idea to work in such countries especially such as those that are war torn.

The best place to start searching for nursing jobs in Africa is over the internet. If say, you have decided to work as nurse in Ghana you can simply Google up for nursing jobs in Ghana and find how you can further proceed with getting in touch with the relevant employers that will give you placement in that particular country in which you want to serve. The internet will furnish you with all the listings that you need to consider as you have a vast search area to deal with. As soon as you are clear with where you want to serve you will strive to make all relevant contacts and explore the feasibility of serving there as foreigner.

With healthcare jobs on the rise, you may want to look for jobs across your location before going to another country.

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