vanuatu country brief 2013
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Vanuatu Country Brief 2013 for MBA 434 South Pacific Business Environment (Core Course) The course covers key issues relating to the South Pacific business environment. Corporate social responsibility, regionalism, utilisation of natural resources, impacts of culture on business problems, labour relations, government support for business privatisation and the consequences of foreign investment will be considered. The relationships of business, culture and the natural environment, commercial law, as well as the ethics of various viewpoints and practices constitute major themes. The Graduate School of Business (GSB) is located at Statham Campus and currently Professor Raghuvar Dutt Pathak is the Head of the Graduate School of Business (GSB) and Director of MBA programme. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) was first offered in 1995 by The University of The South Pacific. It has since then established itself as a high quality, internationally recognised programme. As well as offering the MBA courses to both full-time and part-time students in Suva, we continued to deliver the programme to part-time students to other pacific island nation. Year after year has seen an increase in MBA student enrolments. http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=mbaTRANSCRIPT
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VanuatuCountry Report ~ October 2013
Archana SinghS99000405
Maxine Valentine S97002304
Stuart Gows11100919
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ScopeCountry BasicsInfrastructureBusiness EnvironmentForeign TradeBusiness SectorsInvestment PromotionSustainabilityBusiness Requirements????Conclusion
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Country Basics
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Location in South Pacific
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Vanuatu GeographyLand area 14,760
Km2 More than 80
islandsseveral active
volcanoes
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Population 2012Total Population
250,000Males 119,091Females 114,932
Av. growth rate 2.3%Population density (per
sq.km) 21UrbanizationUrban population
57,195Urban growth rate 3.5%Percent urban (%) 24.4
Age Dependency Ratio 71
Structure 2009< 15 years 90,97315 - 24 years 45,42325 - 59 years 83,82160+ years 13,806
GRAPH OF SPREAD!!
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Political situation Independence: July
1980
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Global ConnectivityAir SeaGood air connectionsAirlines:
Air VanuatuFiji AirwaysPacific BlueAir Calin
International port: Port Vila
Regular shipping from:AustraliaNew Zealand
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InfrastructureRoadsPortsAirportsTelecommunicationsUtilities
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InfrastructureRoads Ports
New tar sealed roadsEfateEspiritu Santo
Funding Millennium Challenge Accounts (MCA)
Upgraded wharf facility Port Vila
2 new tug boats (ADB)
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InfrastructureAirports Telecommunications
Bauerfield (Efate)new cargo terminalextension of runway
Pekoa’s (Santo)International flights
Government priority:Improving domestic
airports
Mobile networks increased
Internet connectionNew Cable to Fiji?
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InfrastructureElectricity Water/SewerageHows this work? Only in city of Port
Vila???
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Business EnvironmentAll the Historical $$$ and GDP stuff
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Ease of doing business World Bank recent report
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Vanuatu GDP -per capita (PPP) (US$)GRAPH?
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2012 Balance of PaymentsGrowth Rate of Merchandise Exports (%)
24.6Growth Rate of Merchandise Imports (%)
1.0Trade Balance (% of GDP) -24.4Current Account Balance (% of GDP) -6.0
ADB Economics and Research Department Development Indicators
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Labour Force Statistics 2009Employed 42,295Subsistence workers
41,877Males 21,942Females 19,935
Labor Force Participation rate 70.9
Unemployment rate 4.6Males 4.1Females 5.2
Employment-population ratio 30.3
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Foreign Trade
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Imports
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Exports
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Trade & Economic Organizations MembershipSPARTECA – South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation AgreementMSG-TA - Melanesian Spearhead Group – Trade
AgreementPICTA - 3) Pacific Island Countries Trade
AgreementEU Economic Partnership AgreementAsian Development Bank (ADB)World BankInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)WTO - World Trade Organization - in progress
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Business SectorsPrivate Sector Structure
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Tourism(>40%!)
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CoffeeBeefCopraTourismFinancialManufacturing (approx 14%)
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Investment PromotionVanuatu Investment Promotion Authority
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Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority How good is it
ranked on the ??UN WAIPA???Formed under
Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Act (VFIP Act)
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Sector OpportunitiesVanuatu is endowed
with a vast array of non mineral resources and its productive sectors have significant untapped potential
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National Investment PolicyGovernment of
Vanuatu March 2005
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SustainabiltyFroward for a Green Economy?
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Business Requirements
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Business Requirements
Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC)
VIPA act N). 15 of 19897 steps
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ProcessThe processing of
FDI application and other requirements have been stream-lined
Faster, consistent and transparent outcomes
Simple flowchartIPA assistance...
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Conclusion
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high cost economy
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References Pacific Institute of Public Policy, social and Economic impact of introducing
telecommunications throughout Vanuatu Australia Broadcasting Cooperation Vanuatu Economic Report 2009 Vanuatu Economic Report 2010 Australian High Commission in Port Vila website. Updated April 2011 2011 Index of Economic Freedom Doing Business 2012 Vanuatu en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu http://www.governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/component/content/article/78-
vanuatu-status.html http://www.heritage.org/ www.investvanuatu.org/vanuatu/facts.html www.dfat.gov.au/geo/vanuatu/vanuatu_brief.html www.ausaid.gov.au/country/country.cfm?CountryId=17 http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr2011/