Cape Verde Business
• Main exports: Shoes, clothes, fish, bananas and salt.
• Main imports: Petroleum, foodstuffs, consumer goods and machinery.
• Main trade partners: Portugal, Japan, The Netherlands and USA.
Economy
A further vital source of national income is the wages of Cape Verdeans working abroad- some 700,000 Cape Verdeans have emigrated, mainly to the USA.
Annual growth in Cape Verde was at 2.4% in 2008, while inflation stood at 4.5%. However, unemployment continues to be a problem with an estimated 21% of the population still without a job.
Business Etiquette
Office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1230 and 1430-1800.
Conferences & Conventions
Business Contacts
Rua de Luz 31, CP 728, Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde
Tel: 328 495.
Website: www.cciasb.com
Câmara de Comercío Industria e Servícos de Sotavento
Av. Andrade Corvo, Edificio Shopping Moeda, Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde
Tel: 615 352.
Ministry for Education, Science, Youth and Sport (Information on Conferences/Conventions)
Palácio do Governo, Santiago, Praia, Cape Verde
Tel: 610 507.
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