African Commercial Publications (fwd)
Arthur R. McGee
ITEM ID : IT MARKET 111096682
DATE : Dec 27, 1993
AGENCY : USDOC, International Trade Administration
PROGRAM : Market Research Reports
TITLE : AFRICA - COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS - STR9312
Update sched: Monthly
Data type : TEXT
End year : 1993
AFRICA - COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS - STR9312
SUMMARY
This article is derived from a report dated December 1993, written for the
U.S. Department of Commerce - Washington, DC. It discusses commercial
publications dealing with Africa. The article consists of 10 pages.
AFRICAN COMMERCIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
Following is a partial list of resources available to learn about economic
conditions and business opportunities in Africa. These publications contain
a wide variety of information, including:
o Country briefs
o Trade and commercial policies
o Marketing information
o Company updates
o Industry profiles
o Tender announcements
o Trade and Economic Statistics
o Licensing information
o Business contacts
o Product advertisements
Several of the publishing houses listed offer additional publications which
discuss African commercial and economic issues. Where possible, these
additional publications are indicated in boldface.
Individuals are encouraged to contact the publishers directly to inquire
about other publications and to obtain complete information on ordering
subscriptions, filing news releases, or placing advertisements.
These publications are produced in the United States, Europe, and Africa,
but many are available in public or university libraries throughout the
United States.
In addition, the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) provides extensive economic
and commercial information collected by the International Trade
Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce and 17 other federal
agencies. The information is released monthly on Compact Disc-Read Only
Memory (CD-ROM), and is available at more than 800 federal depository
libraries. The NTDB is also available by subscription. Call (202) 482-1986
for details.
This list of information resources is not exhaustive, and inclusion does not
constitute endorsement by the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S.
Government.
PERIODICALS AND NEWSLETTERS:
AED (Africa Economic Digest)
. Provides articles on economic and commercial matters, business updates by
country, tender opportunities, and trade/foreign exchange statistics.
. Price: $450/year
. Frequency: 26 Issues/year
. Subscription Contact: Media International
P.O. Box 25683
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 338-4440
Fax: (202) 338-4440
. Editorial and Advertising
Contact: Africa Economic Digest
26-32 Whistler Street
London, N5 1NH, United Kingdom
Phone: [44](71) 359-5335
Fax: [44](71) 359-9173
Africa Communications
. Provides information on developments in telecommunications in Africa,
including upcoming trade events.
Price: $42/year
Frequency: 6 Issues/year
Contact: AFCOM International Inc.
1000 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 9
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 667-2111
Fax: (703) 866-5928
Africa Confidential
. Discusses economic, commercial, and political trends in Africa.
. Price: $265/year
. Frequency: 25 Issues/year
. Contact: Miramoor Publications Ltd.
73 Farringdon Road
London EC1M 3JB, United Kingdom
Phone: [44](71) 831-3511
Fax: [44](71) 831-6778
Africa Health
. Contains sector updates, product developments, and advertisements.
Circulated free of charge to doctors in Africa.
. Price: $85/year
. Frequency: 6 Issues/year
. Other publications: Africa Health Newsletter;
Modern Africa
. Contact: FSG Communications
57/59 Whitechapel Road
London E1 1DU, United Kingdom
Phone: [44](71) 377-8413
Fax: [44](71) 375-0371
Africa Investment Monitor
. Focuses on the U.S./African business trends with special articles about
investments, loans, company profiles, and projects throughout Africa.
Features currency exchange rates and African debt prices.
. Price: $345/year
. Frequency: 24 Issues/year
. Contact: Africa Investment Monitor
P.O. Box 25683
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 338-4440
Fax: (202) 338-4440
Africa Investment Update
. Discusses African trade and investment trends and profiles significant
institutions working with Africa.
. Price: $30/year
. Frequency: 12 Issues/year
. Contact: Africa Investment Promotion Partnership
1400 35th St., SE
Washington, DC 20020
Phone: (202) 789-2600
Fax: (202) 583-5519
Africa Recovery
. United Nations publication; discusses economic and development trends in
Africa and provides special features on upcoming events, special
development projects, and new development literature.
. Price: $35/year, including special briefings
. Frequency: 4 Issues/year
. Contact: Africa Recovery
Room S-3362, United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 963-6898
Fax: (212) 486-8792
Africa Report
. Contains interviews and political, economic, and cultural articles on
African affairs.
. Price: $37/year
. Frequency: 6 Issues/year
. Contact: The African American Institute
833 U.N. Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 949-5666
Fax: (212) 682-6174
. Subscription Contact: Subscription Services
P.O. Box 3000
Dept. AR
Denville, NJ 07834
African Business
. Contains business features, sector updates, country briefings, and
advertisements.
. Price: $70/year
. Frequency: 12 Issues/year
. Editorial and
Subscription Contact: IC Publications Ltd
PO Box 261, Carlton House
69 Great Queen Street
London, WC2B 5BN, United Kingdom
Phone: [44](71) 404-4333
Fax: [44](71) 404-5336
African Review of Business and Technology
. Contains updates and advertisements for selected industries.
. Price: $86/year
. Frequency: 12 Issues/year
. Other publications: African Farming and Food Processing; African
Textiles; Communications Africa
. Contact: Alain Charles House
27 Wilfred Street
London SW1E 6PR, United Kingdom
Phone: [44](71)834-7676
Fax: [44](71)973-0076
African Technology Forum
. Contains information on science and technology developments affecting
Africa, including technology transfer, training and human resources.
. Price: $14/year
. Frequency: 4 Issues/year
. Contact: African Technology Forum
MIT Branch P.O. Box 171
Cambridge, MA 02139-9992
Phone or Fax: (617) 225-0339
Bulletin De L'Afrique Noire
. Contains detailed summaries of political events, economic statistics,
national budgets, regional organizations, donor activity in Francophone
Africa.
. Price: $500/year
. Frequency: 52 Issues/year
. Contact: Bulletin DeL'Afrique Noire
10 Rue Vineuse
75116 Paris, France
Phone: [33](1)44-30-81-00
Fax: [33](1)44-30-81-11
Computers in Africa & Telecoms Update
. Contains company and industry updates, country surveys, and
advertisements for computers and telecommunications.
. Price: $55/year
. Frequency: 6 Issues/year
. Other publications: Numerous newsletters and books
. Contact: Africa File Limited
21 Mill Lane
London, NW6 1NT, United Kingdom
Phone: [44](71) 794-5308
Fax: [44](71) 435-3607
The Courier
. Contains country updates and articles on selected development issues.
Offers monthly operational summary of European-Community financed
projects.
. Price: Contact publisher
. Frequency: 6 Issues/year
. Contact: The Courier
200, Rue de la Loi, 5th Floor
1049 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: [32](2) 235-11-11
Finance & Development
. Articles and information on economic development issues, published by the
International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
. Price: Free
. Frequency: Quarterly
. Contact: Finance & Development
700 19th St., NW
Washington, DC 20431
Phone: (202) 623-8300
Fax: (202) 623-4738
Investment Legislation Review
. Provides information on significant legal developments in Africa and the
Caribbean pertaining to investment.
. Price: Free
. Frequency: Quarterly
. Contact: Shockley & Associates
1900 L St., NW--Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 659-3310
Fax: (202) 466-9042
Marches Tropicaux et Mediterraneens
. Features country and product briefings and special surveys of selected
industries in Africa. Published in French.
. Price: 3400FF/year
. Frequency: 52 Issues/year
. Contact: Marches Tropicaux et Mediterraneens
190 Boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris, France
Phone: [33](1) 45-63-11-55
PTA Business
. Features business developments and trends in the Preferential Trade Area
member nations. Announces tender opportunities and provides space for
advertisements.
. Price: $87/year
. Frequency: 12 Issues/year
. Contact: Business Publicity and Marketing Ltd.
PO Box 74258
Nairobi, Kenya
Telex: 25708 KITCO KE
South
. Provides country and sector updates for commerical, economic, political,
and social issues in the developing world. African reports and
advertisements feature prominently in each issue.
. Price: $36/year
. Frequency: 12 Issues/year
. Contact: South Publications
230 Park Avenue, Suite 932
New York, NY 10169
Phone: (212) 682-8714
Fax: (212) 697-8280
Southern Africa Report
. Covers political and economic developments in Southern Africa region,
with particular emphasis on South Africa.
. Price: Contact publisher
. Frequency: 50 Issues/year
. Contact: Southern Africa Report Association
P.O. Box 261579
Excom 2023
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: [27](11) 646-8790
Fax: [27](11) 646-2596
Southern African Economist
. Contains business articles, tender opportunities, and advertisements.
. Price: $77/year
. Frequency: 6 Issues/year
. Contact: SADCC Press Trust
P.O. Box 6290
Harare, Zimbabwe
Trait d'Union
. French language publication for an African audience about news in the
United States.
. Price: $3.00 per issue
. Frequency: Monthly
. Contact: Trait d'Union
P.O. Box 523093
Springfield, VA 22152-3093
Tel: (703) 569-6811
Fax: (703) 569-8284
U.S.-Africa Chamber of Commerce News Bulletin
. Contains information on business developments throughout Africa, general
news from the region, and a calendar of events for the Chamber.
. Price: Free to Chamber members
Frequency: Monthly
. Contact: Mr. Godwin H. Obaseki
U.S.-Africa Chamber of Commerce
170 Broadway, Suite 10006
New York, New York 10038
Phone: (212) 608-1112
Fax: (212) 608-0999
DAILY NEWSPAPERS:
Financial Times
. Oriented to European events, but provides regular coverage of African
commercial, economic, and political developments and runs
advertisements. Occasionally provides in-depth surveys of selected
African countries.
. Price: $300/year
. Frequency: Daily
. Contact: Financial Times
14 East 60th Street PH
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 752-4500
Fax: (212) 753-4814
Journal of Commerce
. Oriented to the U.S. market, but each issue covers a variety of global
trade and investment issues. Also publishes export leads collected by
U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Agriculture sources,
and runs advertisements.
. Price: $270/year
. Frequency: Daily
. Contact: Journal of Commerce
110 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 837-7000
Fax: (212) 837-7035
REFERENCE WORKS:
Africa South of the Sahara
. Provides chapters on each African country which feature historical,
social, and economic trends, statistics, and key addresses.
. Price: Contact publisher
. Frequency: Annual
. Contact: Europa Publications Ltd.
18 Bedford Square
London, WC1B3JN, United Kingdom
Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
. Lists 2,600 U.S. corporations and their 18,000 affiliates in 138
countries. Published in 3 volumes, with individual country lists
available for purchase.
. Price: $200 for 3-volume set
. Frequency: Revised every 3-4 years. 13th edition available
January 1994.
. Contact: World Trade Academy Press
50 East 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 697-4999
Fax: (212) 949-4001
The Economist Intelligence Unit Country Reports and Country Profiles
. Provide information on a country-by-country basis for the entire world.
The quarterly reports discuss business, economic, and political trends
and provide statistical updates. The annual country profile provides
background and historical information.
. Price: $295/year
. Frequency: 4 Reports/year; 1 Profile/year
. Other publications: Occasional commodity and country
studies
. Contact: Economist Intelligence Unit
Business International
215 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 460-0600
Exporters Encyclopedia
. Features trade regulations, licensing requirements, and export guidance
on a country-by-country basis.
. Price: $545/year
. Frequency: Annual
. Contact: Duns Marketing Services
3 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone: (800) 526-0651
Fax: (201) 605-6911
International Trade Reporter/Export Shipping Manual
. Contains shipping information, documentary requirements, standards,
label/packing requirements by country.
. Price: $500/year
. Frequency: Supplementary pages issued weekly
. Contact: Bureau of National Affairs
1231 25th St., NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 452-4200
Fax: (202) 452-7583
Political Risk Services Country Reports
. Reports on economic/political developments, business climate, and
forecasts for investment and trade.
. Price: $390 per country; $225 each for two or more
. Frequency: Revised annually at rate of 6-8 countries per
month
. Contact: Political Risk Services
P.O. Box 6482
Teall Avenue, Suite 200
Syracuse, NY 13217-6482
Phone: (315) 472-1224
Fax: (315) 472-1235
PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENTS/PROCUREMENT NOTICES:
A.I.D. Procurement Information Bulletin
. Announces goods and services tenders for AID-financed projects worldwide,
featuring product descriptions, quotation regulations, addresses, and
deadlines.
. Price: Free, but interested U.S. firms must fill out
database application to receive announcements.
. Frequency: Occasional
. Contact: Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business
Agency for International
Development
Washington, DC 20523
Phone: (703) 875-1551
Commerce Business Daily
. Features announcements of U.S. and foreign government tenders.
. Price: $261/first class/year; $208/second class/year
. Frequency: Daily
. Contact: Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402
Phone: (202) 783-3238
Development Business
. Provides project and bid announcements for the World Bank, African
Development Bank, and the United Nations Development Program. Publishes
the Monthly Operational Summary of the World Bank and the Quarterly
Summary of the African Development Bank. Features articles on general
development programs, notices of contract awards, and advertisements.
. Price: $350/year
. Frequency: 24 Issues/year
. Contact: Development Business
United Nations
G.C. PO Box 5850
New York, NY 10163-5850
Phone: (212) 963-1515
Fax: (212) 963-1381
World Bank Watch
. Contains advance notices of projects slated for funding by multilateral
development banks and articles of development bank activities.
. Price: $485 initial yr., $645 renewal
. Frequency: 48 Issues/year
. Contact: World Bank Watch
P.O. Box 30240
Bethesda, MD 20824
Phone: (301) 654-5580
Fax: (301) 654-1678
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION (ITA) PUBLICATIONS:
. ITA publishes several publications which cover international trade issues
and occasionally focus on African topics. Subscriptions are available
through the Government Printing Office. Individual copies of most
publications are available from the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB),
which is available for public access at more than 800 federal depository
libraries nationwide.
. Subscriptions: Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402
Phone: (202) 783-3238
Africa: Guide to Business Finance for U.S. Firms
. This guide provides background information, eligibility requirements, and
application procedures for over 80 specific finance sources for U.S.
firms doing business in Africa.
. Price: Available from the National Technical Information Service
(NTIS) for $17.00. Order number: PB90-242066.
Phone: (703) 487-4650
. Frequency: Occasional, last published in May 1990
. Other
Publications: NTIS stocks numerous reports on African topics prepared
by ITA's Office of Africa, including those on specific
countries and business sectors. Contact NTIS or the
Office of Africa (202) 482-4227 for a list of reports and
order numbers.
Business America
. Each issue reports worldwide trade, investment, and business trends.
Business America periodically includes features on African commercial
trends or announcements of trade fairs, business leads, and investment
opportunities in Africa.
. Price: $40/year for subscription; $1.75 per
issue
. Frequency: 24 Issues/year
Foreign Economic Trends Reports and Overseas Business Reports
. Foreign Economic Trends (FET's) are prepared annually by U.S. diplomatic
posts in Africa to summarize economic policies and developments in
African countries. Overseas Business Reports (OBR's) are prepared on an
occasional basis on selected African countries by Country Specialists in
ITA's Office of Africa. They summarize country policies, regulations,
and the operating climate for foreign business enterprises in African
countries. Both publications are available on the National Trade Data
Bank.
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Art McGee [amc...@netcom.com]
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