Cape Verde Export
Economical Info
The primary mission of the Commercial Section is tosupport U.S. commercial interests and help companies increase sales and marketshare in Cape Verde. Its commitment is to: · Promote the export of U.S. goods and services · ... [Read More]
Cape Verde (04/05)
Export.gov provides a portal to all export-related assistance and market information offered by the federal government and provides trade leads, free export counseling, help with the export process, and more. ... Trade (2003): Exports--$54 million: shoes, fish, garments, bananas. Imports--$296 million: foodstuffs, consumer goods, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels. Major trading partners—Portugal (71% of exports, 48% of imports), Netherlands (15% of imports), and the United States (23% of exports). ... [Read More]
Country Commercial Guide
Rua Abilio Macedo n 6, Praia, Cape Verde Tel.: (238)-261-56-16 Fax: (238)-261-13-55 Versão em Português [Read More]
Travelling Information
Contact For Cape Verde tourism information please contact ACITE, the Capeverdean Agency for Investment, Tourism and Export at tel. (238)- 262-2621 or fax. (238)-262-2737 or your travel agent. Top ... [Read More]
Cape Verde
Cape Verde is a multiparty parliamentary democracy in which constitutional powers were shared among the elected Head of State, President Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires, former president of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV); the head of government, Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves; and Neves' party, the PAICV. In January 2001, Pires was elected by a margin of 12 votes over the country's former prime minister and Movement for Democracy (MPD) president, Carlos Veiga, in what the National Electoral Commission and international media judged to be free and fair elections. The judiciary generally was independent. The police have primary responsibility for maintenance of law and order. Civilian authorities maintained effective control of the security forces. Some members of the security forces committed human rights abuses. [Read More]
Cape Verde
Praia has a 30-acre export processing zone (EPZ), which houses two Portuguese companies and a Cape Verdean-Sengalese joint venture. There are no special laws or exemptions from regular labor laws for EPZ's. ... [Read More]
Cape Verde
d. Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, or ExileThe law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the Government generally observed these prohibitions. The law stipulates that a suspect must be charged before a judge within 48 hours of arrest. Police may not make arrests without a court order unless a person is caught in the act of committing a felony. The courts had jurisdiction over state security cases, and there was a functioning system of bail. The Government did not use forced exile. e. Denial of Fair Public Trial The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary, and the Government generally respected this provision in practice. The Constitution provides for the right to a fair trial and due process, and an independent judiciary generally enforces this right. Cases involving former public office holders continued under investigation. For ex ... [Read More]
Cape Verde
The Constitution provides for the right to organize, to operate without hindrance, and to sign collective work contracts; however, there has been very little collective bargaining, and there were no signed collective bargaining agreements during the year. There are no special laws or exemptions from regular labor laws in export processing zones. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
An additional quantifiable achievement in the economic area is that Cape Verde made its first textile exports under AGOA in December 2002. The U.S. government is expanding efforts to increase the number of AGOA exporters. ... Significantly, in 2004, the United Nations is considering "graduation" of Cape Verde from being considered a least developed nation to a developing country, which may impact the country's ability to qualify for lower lending rates and some foreign aid programs. Due to concerns that the country remains extremely dependent on international economic assistance and emigrants' remittances, one of the government's most urgent priorities is to expand the economic base and promote exports. As previously discussed, it has made tourism and fisheries, in addition to air and maritime transport, some of its top development priorities. ... [Read More]
Self Help Program
PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES FOR EXPORT THAT ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON COMPETING U.S. EXPORTS; ... [Read More]
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