Time Programme

0830 Registration of Participants

hrs
0900 Welcoming Remarks
hrs Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Export Acceleration), MATRADE
0915 Presentation on “Malaysia’s Trade with African Countries” by MATRADE
hrs
0930 “Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa”
hrs Presentation by the speakers from Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar,
Mozambique, Uganda & Zimbabwe
1115 Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
hrs Moderator: Former MATRADE Trade Commissioner in South Africa
1135 Sharing of Experiences by Malaysian Company
hrs 1. Hyrax Oil Sdn Bhd
2. Iris Corporation Bhd
1215 Q&A Session
Emcee
Nurfatin Amirah Azmi
Assistant Manager
Unit Africa
MATRADE
Sambizafy Nirina Prisca
Study Manager
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Crafts

Randrianimasina Claude Fremy

Head of Export Single Window (GUE)
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Crafts
 Madagascar Location Map

Madagascar is a big island, his is located at Mozambique canal and indian ocean.
Its surface is 590 000km2, with length of 1500km and width of 570km.
The capital is Antananarivo
Potentiality of Madagascar
- A potential for mining, agriculture, energy, fishing particularly
dense and varied, which must be exploited (With the
development of a big mining project (Sheritt Company from
Canada) the traffic is expected to grow by 3 million tons per year.

- A main port handling containers, dry and liquid bulk and general
cargo. The global traffic of Toamasina Port is evaluated at 1.7
million tons per year, of which 70% is containerized.

- Member of COMESA, AGOA, SADEC, WTO

- No less than 80% endemic species and a variety of other species

present in most of the island (vanilla, clove, …)

- Climat tropical zone

Potentiality of Madagascar
- The uniqueness and richness of its biodiversity (the biodiversity rate is 90%, No. 1 in
Africa) and the endemicity rate is the highest in the world) are also an asset for
tourism investment.

- 7 varieties of baobabs, 19 000 plant species and a fauna of more than 100 000
species (chameleons, turtles, lemurs, ravinala,…)

- This exceptional originality is particularly due to its isolated location in the middle of
the Indian Ocean

- Young Population
 Demography
Categories 2018
Population 26 262 368
Gender composition 50,12 % male and 49,88 % female
Age Group < 18 years old : 51,59 %
18-49 years old : 37,99
49-64 years old : 7,33%
>65 : 2,99%
Retirement Age 60 years old

Life Expectancy Men: 64 years old

Women: 67 years old
Language Majority: Malagasy / French
Minority: English
Literacy Level 64,7%
Religion Christianity : 41%
Traditional religion : 52%
Islam : 7%
Ethnics 18 Ethnics
 Key Economy Data
Economy Indicators 2018
GDP Real Value and Growth USD 12,10 Billion and Growth Rate 5.0%
GDP per Capital USD 432.70
GDP by sector (%) Agriculture : 23,70 %
Industry (Construction, mining, manufacturing, energy production)
: 16,00%
Services : 60,30 %
Inflation rate 5,5 %
Unemployment rate 1,66 %
Currency Malagasy Ariary (MGA)
Major Banks BMOI, BPCE group / BOA, Bank of Africa / BFV – Societe generale
Lending Rate 44,75%
 Potential Export and Import
Products in Madagascar
Potential Export Products Potential import Products into
of Madagascar: Madagascar:
1. VANILLA 1. OIL
2. NICKEL AND COWBALT 2. PETROLUM
3. COCOA BEANS 3. RICE
4. CLOVE 4. ELECTRONIC PRODUCT
5. FOOD PROCESSED (fish, crustassed, caviar,…)
 US Madagascar imports from US
Malaysia imports from dollars
dollars Malaysia
Madagascar
Animal or vegetable fats and oils; products of their
Cocoa 2 409
dissociation; dietary fat. . . 54 763
Coffee, tea, mate and spices 2 176 Milk and dairy products; bird eggs; natural honey;
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic edible products of origin. . . 9 951
invertebrates 382 Soaps, organic surfactants, laundry preparations,
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or lubricating preparations,. . . 3 431
crocheted 273 Cereals 2 996
Machinery, mechanical appliances, nuclear reactors,
Vegetables, plants, roots and tubers 155
boilers; parts of these. . . 2 228

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MADAGASCAR

- Preferential customs arrangements to facilitate market access

- Multiple investment opportunities in high potential areas
- Cost of competitive factors (labor, electricity and water)
- A legal and fiscal framework for investment (aimed at facilitating business practices and encouraging local and
foreign investment)
- The Malagasy government's commitment to structural projects (the Malagasy government relies on public-
private partnerships)
- An island rich in natural resources (with mining, agricultural, energy, fishing potential).
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