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TRADE POLICY REVIEW  
REPORT BY  
ANGOLA  
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex  3 of the 
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), the policy statement by  Angola  
is attached.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: This report is subject to restricted circulation and press embargo until the end of the 
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  Contents  
1   INTRODUCTION  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  4 
2   ELEMENTS OF ANGOLA'S ECONOMIC CONTEXT  ................................ ............................  4 
2.1   Macroeconomic policy  ................................ ................................ ................................  5 
2.1.1   Tax policy  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  5 
2.1.2   Monetary, exchange and financial policy  ................................ ................................ ..... 6 
2.1.3   Income and pricing policy  ................................ ................................ ........................  8 
2.1.4   COVID -19 impact mitigation  ................................ ................................ .....................  9 
2.2   Structural reforms  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 10 
2.2.1   Improvement  of the business environment  ................................ ................................  10 
2.2.2   Financial services  ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 10 
2.2.3   Public business sector  ................................ ................................ .............................  11 
2.3   Construction and rehabilitation of economic and social infrastructures  ..............................  12 
2.3.1   Agriculture  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  12 
2.3.2   Fisheries  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  14 
2.3.3   Energy & waters  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 14 
2.3.4   Transports  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  14 
2.3.5   ICT and media  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 16 
2.3.6   Urban planning, construction and social infrastructure  ................................ .................  18 
2.4   External sector of the economy  ................................ ................................ ..................  18 
2.4.1   Net balance of payments  ................................ ................................ ........................  18 
2.4.1.1    External debt  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 19 
2.5   Promoting economic activity and attracting investment  ................................ ..................  19 
2.5.1   Instruments  to boost economic activity  ................................ ................................ ..... 19 
2.5.2   Raising investment ................................ ................................ ................................ . 20 
3   COMMERCIAL POLICY  ................................ ................................ ................................  21 
3.1   Agriculture and livestock farming  ................................ ................................ ................  21 
3.2   Fishing & marine re sources  ................................ ................................ ........................  22 
3.3   Mineral resources, oil and gas  ................................ ................................ ....................  23 
3.3.1   Oil and gas  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  23 
3.3.2   Mineral resources ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 24 
3.4   Industry  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  24 
3.5   Culture &  tourism  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 26 
3.6   Poverty reduction  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 28 
3.7   Trade and development cooperation agreements  ................................ ...........................  28 
3.7.1   Bilateral trade cooperation agreement s ................................ ................................ ..... 29 
3.7.2   Regional  trade agreements  ................................ ................................ ......................  29 
3.7.3   International  agreements  ................................ ................................ ........................  29 
3.7.4   Trade  agreements for development and cooperation  ................................ ...................  29 
3.7.5   Preferential trade agreements  ................................ ................................ ..................  30 WT/TPR/G/ 452 • Angola  
 
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  4   ANGOLA AND THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM  ................................ ................  30 
4.1   Implementation  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  31 
4.2   Special and differentiated treatment (TED)  ................................ ................................ ... 31 
4.3   Agricultu re ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  31 
4.4   Market access for non -agricultural products (NAMA)  ................................ ......................  31 
4.5   Services  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  32 
4.6   TRIPS Agreement on trade -related aspects of intellectual property rights and public health  . 33 
4.7   Trade facilitation  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 34 
4.8   Commercial rules and measures  ................................ ................................ .................  34 
4.8.1   Sanitary and phytosanitary mesures  ................................ ................................ .........  34 
4.9   Technical assis tance  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 35 
5   CONCLUSION ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  36 
 
 
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  1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  The Republic of Angola has been asserting itself as a democratic state governed by the rule of 
law. Since peace was achieved in 2002, it has experienced four (4) processes of free, transparent 
and fair elections.  
1.2.  As a sovereign state, Angola deposited its instrument of accession to the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) based in Geneva (Swiss Confederation) in 1996, thereby recognizing  its legal 
link to the Marrakesh Agreement of 15 April 1994 establishing the WTO. As a full member, Angola 
has participated in all WTO activities, including the trade negotiations under the current cycle called 
the "Doha Round", in compliance with the comm itments made at the time of ratification.  
1.3.  Since joining the World Trade Organization in 1996, Angola has held two Trade Policy Reviews 
Mechanism the first in 2006, and the second in 2015.  
1.4.  Since its last Review in 2015, the Republic of Angola has made numer ous legislative and policy 
changes to promote economic activity, with the aim of promoting exports and replacing imports. In 
this context, the Export Diversification and Import Substitution Programme (PRODESI) deserves 
special mention. It was approved by P residential Decree No. 169/18 of 20 July.  
1.5.  It is also worth mentioning that from the point of view of private sector financing, the Credit 
Support Programme ("PAC") has been launched, with a view to achieve the objectives set out in the 
National Development  Plan (NDP) 2018/2022.  
2  ELEMENTS OF ANGOLA'S ECONOMIC CONTEXT  
2.1.  For a better overview of Angola's economic context, we highlight elements such as 
macroeconomic policy, structural reforms, the construction and rehabilitation of economic and social 
infrastructu re, the external sector of the economy, policies to promote economic activity and attract 
investment.  
2.2.  Between 2013 and 2017, Angola's macroeconomic context was characterized by a challenging 
macroeconomic environment, influenced by weak economic growth, fi scal and balance of payments 
deficits, prominent levels of inflation as well as the continued devaluation of the exchange rate. 
Therefore, between 2013 and 2017, the national GDP grew by an average of 1.5%, in other words, 
5.6 percentage points lower than forecasted in the NDP 2013 -17, with the non -oil and oil sectors 
recording average rates of 2.9% and 1.2%, respectively, against the 9.6% and 1.8% anticipated in 
the Plan, with recessions of 2.6% and 2.5% in 2016 and 2017, respectively.  
2.3.  The Macroeconomic Re ference Framework for the 2013 -17 period set out the objectives of 
preserving macroeconomic stability and guaranteeing the conditions for economic growth, with the 
sustainability of the public and external accounts as determining factors, based on the esta blished 
assumptions.  
2.4.  The macroeconomic scenario that observed was determined by the deviation of the value of 
some determining variables from the assumptions made, as well as the strong dependence of the 
national economy on the oil sector.  
2.5.  The profile of o il production during the abovementioned period (2013 -17), was one of moderate 
growth, registering an average daily production of 1.706 million barrels, contradicting the expected 
assumptions of 1.947 million barrels. This performance, or lack thereof, was due to: (i)  operational 
problems that forced production to be halted beyond what had been scheduled; (ii)  a natural decline 
in production as oil fields matured and (iii) new fields not coming on stream because of reduced 
investment in research.  
2.6.  On the othe r hand, the average export price of domestic crude oil was USD  68.8 per barrel, 
which is around 23.3% below the average assumed between 2013 and 2017, which was 
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  2.7.  To turn the economic situation around, economic programs capable of raisi ng the level of 
economic growth in a sustainable way were implemented between 2018 and 2022, with the aim of 
reducing the national economy's exposure to the oil sector.  
2.8.  In fact, between 2018 and 2022, the national economy observed the cycle of economic gro wth 
from 2021 onwards, a period which marked the reversal of the economic growth trajectory, after 
five consecutive years of recession, which also saw the stabilization of the external and monetary 
public accounts, guaranteeing a moderate pace of price gro wth in the economy.  
2.9.  For this period, the overall GDP has made a significant recovery, from a contraction of  2% 
in 2018 to a growth of 3.05% in 2022, due to the recovery of the oil sector, including gas, which 
went from a situation of contraction (9.40%) in  2018 to a recovery of 0.55% in 2022, as well as the 
remarkable growth of the non -oil sector, which went from -0.10% in 2017 to 3.94% in 2022.  
2.10.  The fiscal accounts recorded a reversal of the deficit situation in the primary and overall 
balances, from 2.9% a nd 6.3% of Gross Domestic Product in 2017, to surpluses of 6.7% and 2.7% 
in 2022, respectively; The reduction of the public debt stock, measured as a percentage of GDP, 
to 65% in 2022, compared to 134% in 2020;  
2.11.  International Reserves ("RI") stood at USD 14 .66 billion in 2022, representing a negative 
variation of 10.45% compared to 2018 (USD 16.17 billion), equivalent to around 6.35 months of 
imports of goods and services . 
2.12.  The national currency against the US dollar on the Primary Market depreciated by 99.20 % to 
AOA/USD  503.7, compared to AOA/USD 252.86 in 2018, a scenario resulting from the liberation of 
the foreign exchange market from a fixed to a flexible regime.  
2.13.  Angola recorded inflation of 16.158% in October, a decrease of -0.1 percentage points 
compare d to the same period of 2022, according to the National Consumer Price Index  (IPCN). 
National inflation for the period in question (2022) stood at around 13.85% . 
2.1  Macroeconomic policy  
2.14.  The government launched the Macroeconomic Stabilization Program ('PEM') at the beginning 
of January 2018, envisaging budget consolidation, greater exchange rate flexibility, a reduction in 
the public debt/GDP ratio to 60% in the medium term, an improvement in the debt profile through 
a liability management operation, t he settlement of domestic arrears and the effective 
implementation of anti -money laundering legislation, as well as an increase in national production 
in order to reduce import levels and the diversification of exports, and results have been achieved 
in line with the objectives.  
2.15.  The launch of the 2018 -2022 National Development Plan with a programmatic approach 
comprising the following programs linked to the economic sector: (i) Program to Improve Public 
Finance Management; (ii) Program to Support Production , Substitute Imports and Diversify Exports; 
(iii) Program to Encourage Agricultural Production; (iv) Program to Encourage Livestock Production; 
(v) Program to Encourage Manufacturing Industry Production; (vi) Program to Develop and 
Consolidate the Oil and Gas Sector; (v) Program to Promote Employability; (vi)  Program to 
Reconvert the Informal Economy.  
2.1.1   Tax policy  
2.16.  Tax policy is based on a structure in which the tax system has various internal taxes levied 
on income and assets. Indirect taxes at the level of customs activity are the import duty par 
excellence.  
2.17.  Throughout the period under review, the tax base for the most varied taxes was updated.  
2.18.  With regard to international trade, the Customs Tariff stands  out Approved by Presidential 
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  2.19.  The Customs Tariff of Import and Export Duties is the diploma that structures the conformity 
of the Nomenclature of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System governed by the 
World Customs Organization and is currently b eing updated for the implementation of the 
2022 version.  
2.20.  The law also systematizes the rates of import duties, which are levied on all goods imported 
and brought into national territory for consumption. In addition to the duties, VAT on imports and 
excise duties, where applicable, are payable.  
2.21.  On the other hand, Presidential Legislative Decree No. 10/19 of 29 November incorporated 
into national legislation rules recommended in the field of trade facilitation, such as prior and 
incomplete customs clearance a nd the possibility for taxpayers to obtain advance information via 
prior tariff classification.  
2.22.  As part of the risk management of goods traded in international trade, Angola has 
implemented a program to extend tax safeguards with electronic devices, from e lectronic seals, as 
part of the Container Control Program, to the Fiscal Measurement System ("SMF"), which allows 
data to be collected, processed and reported in real time, making it possible to control oil and gas 
shipments . 
2.23.  The National High Security Tax  Stamp Program (PROSEFA), responsible for implementing the 
obligation to affix high security tax stamps to beverages, alcoholic liquids, tobacco and their 
manufactured substitutes, with the aim of combating smuggling and counterfeiting, protecting the 
revenue owed to the State, guaranteeing the reliability of products introduced into national territory 
and, in this way, protecting public health, intellectual property rights and improving the business 
environment.  
2.24.  Angola implemented the Authorized Economic O perator (AEO) in 2018 under Presidential 
Decree No.  293/18, which approved the program, initially for importers and exporters. In  2022, 
under Order No. 2945/22 of 5 July  the program was extended to Customs Brokers and Freight 
Forwarders.  
2.25.  The AEO program cu rrently has 52 participants who are implementing the Framework of 
Standards for Protecting and Facilitating Trade, through the Company – Customs pillar.  
2.1.2   Monetary, exchange and financial policy  
2.26.  The evolution of the National Bank of Angola's monetary policy marked by reforms since  2018, 
with the implementation of a new operational framework characterized by a monetary target regime, 
enshrining the Monetary Base in national currency as the operational variable and M2 in national 
currency as the intermediate va riable. This regime has led to greater use of monetary policy 
instruments, especially open market operations.  
2.27.  The reforms in the conduct of monetary policy reached their peak with i) the one -off 
amendment to the Constitution, which gave the BNA the status of an independent Central Bank, a 
relevant requirement for price stability and which culminated in the approval of Law No.  24/21, 
18 October  – the National Bank of Angola Law. This law brought significant changes to the 
BNA's  actions within the scope of th e inflation control mission and determined its formal 
independence, with it being responsible for performing its duties without interference from any 
external persons or entities. On the other hand, this law clarified that the BNA's main mission is to 
guarantee price stability to ensure the preservation of the value of the national currency, establishing 
as a secondary mission that of ensuring the stability of the financial system.  
2.28.  With a view to successfully fulfilling its main mission of conducting moneta ry policy, the BNA 
has developed a strategy aimed at reducing the inflation rate to one digit in the medium term, 
adopting a restrictive and prudent policy in order to manage economic agents' expectations more 
efficiently.  
2.29.  After the inflation rate at the e nd of 2016 reached around 42%, as a result of the devaluation 
of the national currency against the US dollar, an adverse shock to the terms of trade, monetization 
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  with the reforms implemented, there was a trend towards a slowdown in inflation, which reached 
around 16.90% at the end of 2019. This process of slowing inflation interrupted in 2020 due to the 
negative effects of the pandemic, which increased the p rices of goods and services in the economy.  
2.30.  In 2022, the inflation rate fell to 13.86%, after two years of strong acceleration in the 
economy's general price level.  The process of disinflation in the economy resulted from the combined 
effect of i) a tight and prudent monetary policy; ii) the appreciation of the national currency against 
foreign currencies; and iii) the regular supply of widely consumed goods in the economy.  
2.31.   In the exchange rate field, after adopting the fixed exchange rate regime in 2016 t o deal 
with the external shock, which generated various distortions in the exchange market, the BNA began 
exchange rate reforms in 2018, which followed the following phases: i) implementation of the 
managed exchange rate regime within a band of plus or min us 2%; ii) total flexibilization of the 
exchange rate, which is now determined by market forces, through the law of demand and supply.  
2.32.  In addition, the procedures for current invisible transactions were made less bureaucratic, the 
limits applicable to the various payment instruments for importing goods were made more flexible, 
and the capital account was partially opened, making the foreign exchange market even more 
efficient; iii) The FXGO application on the Bloomberg platform came into operation to carry out 
foreign exchange transactions, putting an end to the BNA's monopoly as the sole provider of foreign 
currency resources to the market, giving space to other agents, namely the Ministry of Finance, oil 
and diamond companies and other sectors.  
2.33.   It should be noted that the new exchange rate regime made it possible to reduce  the gap in 
the real effective exchange rate, which resulted in the elimination of the artificial overvaluation of 
the national currency in relation to all the currencies of Angola's econ omic partners. On the other 
hand, there was also an increasingly efficient allocation of scarce foreign currency resources, 
reflected in the behaviour of the reference exchange rate and, concomitantly, in the reduction of the 
differential between the excha nge rates of the formal and informal markets.  
2.34.  In terms of the evolution of the exchange rate, it should noted that from 2018 to 2020, the 
average exchange rate depreciated by around 55.75%, from USD/AOA 258.67 to USD/AOA  584.49. 
However, in 2021 there was a more moderate depreciation of 5.51%, and finally, in 2022, there was 
an appreciation of the national currency, with the average exchange rate standing at 
USD/AOA  460.06  in 2022.  
2.35.  Financial policy (macroprudential) is aimed at the financial strength and st ability of the 
financial system. In this regard, in the banking sector, the National Bank of Angola's actions in the 
last few years of the 2017 -22, five-year period were marked by reforms in terms of regulation and 
supervisory processes, essentially aimed at increasing confidence in the financial sector and ensuring 
convergence of the prudential regime with internationally recognized standards, such as Basel, FATF, 
IOSCO, to guarantee the stability of the Angolan financial system.  
2.36.  Thus, the new BNA law revised and approved, with a view to granting the Central Bank 
independence and autonomy. Likewise, Law No. 14/21, 19 May – Law on the General Regime of 
Financial Institutions – was approved and published, establishing various innovations in order to 
strengthen supervisory powers, risk -based supervision, the principle of proportionality in the actions 
of regulators, as well as the definition of the BNA as a macro -prudential and b ank resolution 
authority.  
2.37.   In addition, the payment system law has been updated to incorporate current innovations 
and advances in mobile payment systems and fintechs, and in money laundering and terrorist 
financing, in line with the FATF's 40 recommendati ons, with an emphasis on the concept of PEP, risk 
assessment and beneficial ownership.  
2.38.  These reforms culminated in the publication of a set of complementary regulations in line with 
Basel  II and III, in particular Notice No. 8/21 of 6 July, on regulatory c apital requirements and 
Instruction No. 14/21 of 27 September, on the liquidity ratio, among others.  The methodology for 
supervising, monitoring and monitoring banks' risks was updated, with the introduction of the 
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  management and capital and liquidity positions of the supervised institutions, safeguarding their 
solvency and long -term financial resilience.  
2.39.  In addition, given the previous amounts of share capital in the banking sector, there was a 
need to reinforce the minimum share capital, with the main objective of ensuring adequate levels of 
solvency and liquidity, thus promoting  the strengthening of the soundness of the Angolan Financial 
System ("SFA"). Within the framework of the provisions established by Law No. 14/21 of 
19 May - Law on the General Regime of Financial Institutions, the National Bank of Angola published 
Notice  No. 12/2022 of 4 May, on the adequacy of the Minimum Share Capital and Regulatory Own 
Funds of Non -Banking Financial Institutions.  
2.40.  At the end of 2022, the banking sector had a volume of assets corresponding to 
AOA 18.43  trillion, represented by 23 financial  banking institutions distributed throughout the 
country through 1,478 branches and 366 banking agents, whose operation was ensured 
by 14,850  employees. Around 18 million bank accounts have been opened with these institutions. 
It should be note that, of al l the banking institutions, six banks hold 68% of the market share of 
total assets.  
2.1.3   Income and pricing policy  
2.41.  There are currently a number of goods and services in the country whose prices are set by 
the state, and most of which require a large financial e ffort from the Treasury through price subsidies 
whenever the actual cost is higher than the set price.  
2.42.  In view of the need to make price regulation policy more efficient and effective, as well as to 
optimize spending on price subsidies, the initiative was taken to promote a Reform of Price 
Regulation in Angola, led by IGAPE:  
a. The decentralization of price regulation will involve identifying the sectoral entities subject 
to this transfer of powers, which is centralized in MINFIN, as well as ensuring a smooth 
transition with very few adverse effects on the current price structure.  
b. The liberalization of goods and services, or of specific markets, preceded by a thorough 
analysis not only of the price structure and/or the market, but also the drafting of feasible 
proposals capable of ensuring alignment with the general policy.  
2.43.   Within this framework, the following transfer and liberalization actions stand out:  
a. Transfer of Price Regulation Competence:  
i. Water Supply and Wastewater Sanitation Services through the Regul atory Institute for 
Water and Electricity Services (Public Electricity Sector) Presidential 
Decree  No. 178/20 of 25 June, was approved and published, amending Presidential 
Decree No. 4/11 of 6 January, approving the Tariff Regulations, as well as President ial 
Decree No. 255/20 of  7 October, approving the Tariff Regulations for the respective 
services and products;  
ii. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Derivatives  through the Petroleum Derivatives Regulatory 
Institute, which approved Presidential Decree No. 283/20 of 2 7 October, establishing 
the Model for Defining the Prices of Products Derived from Crude Oil and Natural Gas, 
and Joint Executive Decree No. 331/20 of 16 December, defining the rules and 
procedures for making this model operational.  
b. Price liberalization : 
i. Approval of Executive Decree No. 256/20 of 30 October,  amending the list of goods 
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  ii. Approval of the Legal Basis for Price Regulation in the oil sector:  
a. The new Model for Defining the Prices of Products Derived from Crude Oil and 
Natural Gas was published, approved by Presidential Decree No. 283/20 
of 27 October, and the Regulation on the Procedures for the Operationalization of 
the model, approved by Joint Executive Decree No. 331/20 of 16 Decem ber. The 
new pricing legislation for the oil sector allows for a clearer reading of the costs 
incurred in determining the prices of derivatives, guaranteeing the calculation, on 
monthly basis, of international reference prices and national market prices, w hich 
have contributed to the calculation of price subsidies.  
iii. Approval of Presidential Decree No. 122/19 of 24 May, approving the adjustment to 
electricity sales tariffs.  
iv. Joint Executive Decree No. 230/18 of 12 June, approves the revision of the Drinking 
Water Tariff Plan.  
v. Presidential Decree No. 255/20 of 7 October, approves the Tariff Regulations for Water 
Supply and Wastewater Sanitation Services.  
vi. Presidential Decree No. 178/20 of 25 June, which amends and republishes the 
Electricity Tariff Regulations.  
vii. Presidential Decrees 131, 132 and 133/23 of 1 June and Joint Executive Decrees  80 
and 81/23 of 1 June, approving measures to mitigate the impact of the partial removal 
of the gasoline price subsidy , the gasoline price subsidy for agriculture, artisanal 
fishing and taxi and motorcycle taxi drivers and the creation of the National 
Employment Fund.  
viii. Joint Executive Decrees No. 61/23 and 62/23 of 8 May  approving the regulations on 
the use of the SNBI (National Integrated Ticketing Syste m) for transport operators 
and the regulations on the social pass and transport tickets for use in the SNBI, applied 
to the public passenger transport tariff system.  
ix. Joint Executive Decree No. 187/23 of 1 September,  approving the rules and 
procedures for s etting and changing the value of fees and emoluments for education 
and teaching services provided by Private and Public -Private Education Institutions.  
2.1.4   COVID -19 impact mitigation  
2.44.  The declaration of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID -19) pandemic as a global emerg ency by the 
World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020, due to its rapid transmission and its impact on 
the health of populations, led countries to begin taking general confinement measures that directly 
involved the closure or conditioned exercise o f many sectors of economic activity, causing many 
companies to close during the period of confinement, putting thousands of workers in a very delicate 
situation.  
2.45.  In this context, in view of companies' fixed costs, the negative effects of the uncertainty 
created by the health crisis itself on consumption and investment intentions in the short and medium 
term in families and companies, as well as the reduction in company productivity due to restrictions 
on citizens' mobility, In response to the need to adopt measures that would ensure immediate relief 
from the negative economic and financial effects of the pandemic on companies and families, 
on 9 April 2020, the Angolan Executive approved the Immediate Measures to Relieve the Negative 
Economic and Financial Ef fects of the COVID -19 Pandemic, through Presidential Decree No.  98/20 
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  2.2  Structural reforms  
2.2.1   Improvement  of the business environment  
2.46.  In 2019, the Roadmap for State Reform approved by Presidential Decree No.  105/19 of 
29 March. This important instrument of political measure, the Roadmap for State Reform, is based 
on fundamental axes that guide administrative simplification, and it is important to highlight the 
following:  
a. Reform of the Administration;  
b. Reform of Justice and the Law; and , 
c. Reform of the Business, Competition and Market Environment.  
2.47.  In the area of Administrative Reform, the aim is to bring the weight of the administrative 
bodies into line with the country's financial limits. To this end, a series of laws have approved aimed  
at adjusting existing services, avoiding duplication of attributions, merging Ministerial Departments 
and reforming the system of creation and public institutes.  
2.48.  With regard to the Reform of the Law, it is worth highlighting the amendment to the 
constitut ion in 2010, by Law No. 18/21 of 16 August, the approval of the State Civil Liability Regime 
with the approval of Law No. 30/22, which materialized Article 75 of the Constitution of the Republic, 
and the approval of the Law on Expropriation for Public Util ity, by Law No. 1/21 of 7 January, which 
must always be preceded by fair and prompt compensation.  
2.49.  With regard to improving the business environment, competition and the market, following 
the approval of the roadmap for reforming the State, there followed n umerous pieces of legislation 
containing measures to simplify administration and reduce bureaucracy in procedures with an impact 
on the exercise of economic activity, most notably Presidential Decree No. 161/21 of 21 May and 
Presidential Decree No. 182/22 of 22 July.  
2.50.  It is also worth mentioning the recent approval of Presidential Decree No.  189/23 
of 29 September, which exempts citizens from 98 countries from tourist visas for entry into Angola, 
of which 14 are African, 11 Asian, 35 European, 8 American, 14  Oceanian and 16 Caribbean and 
Pacific Islands from tourist visas . 
2.51.  From a formal point of view, competition came to be regulated by Law No. 5/18 of 10 May, 
and was regulated by Presidential Decree No. 240/18 of 12 October, containing a system for 
disciplin ing competition and punishing its violation, and an entity was created with specific powers 
in this area of competition monitoring, called the Competition Regulatory Authority by Presidential 
Decree No. 313/18 of 21 January.  
2.52.  Angola respects private propert y and is a market economy state. The food supply for families 
is provided by the private sector, with the state playing the role of regulator.  
2.53.  Despite the efforts to reconvert the informal economy, it is still the main source of livelihood 
for families and  supplies.  
2.2.2   Financial services  
2.54.  In 2021, the new Law on the General Regime of Financial Institutions, Law No. 14/21 of 
19 May, approved, repealing Law No. 12/15 of 17 June, the Basic Law of the Financial System.  
2.55.  The Law on the General Regime of Financial Institutions introduces significant changes to the 
legal regime in force at the time, specifically in terms of institutions and supervision, intervention 
measures, infringements and sanctions.  
2.56.  The law applies to financial institutions and institu tions auxiliary to the financial system that 
have their head office, permanent establishment or any other form of representation in national 
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  national  territory that are not financial institutions, defining the guiding principles of the financial 
system's activity and regulating the process of establishing and carrying out the activity of financial 
institutions.  
2.57.  The law also regulates the exercise of supervisory activity, the process of corrective 
intervention and resolution, infractions and their sanctioning, dissolution and liquidation regimes, as 
well as defining the Auxiliary Institutions of the Financial System, including, where applic able, their 
authorization and registration with the competent supervisory body and also regulates that Financial 
Institutions that are corporate in nature and belong to the Public Business Sector are subject to the 
supervisory procedures of the Court of Au ditors, subject to the respective exceptions, and that the 
activity in Angolan territory of Financial Institutions headquartered abroad must comply with 
Angolan  law. 
2.58.  Finally, the new law abolishes the National Financial Stability Council (CNEF) and creates  the 
Council of Financial System Supervisors (CSSF).  
2.2.3   Public business sector  
2.59.  The current Public Business Sector comprises a universe of 94 companies, of which  65 are 
public companies, 22 are publicly owned and 7 have minority public shareholdings. However, despite 
recent improvements, the SEP has had a negative impact on public accounts, considering the large 
financial support from the state.  
2.60.  To meet this challenge, the Roadmap for the Reform of the Public Business Sector (SEP) was 
approved by Presidential D ecree No. 13/22 of 18 January, which defined the desired strategic vision, 
envisioning a change in the current paradigm by 2025, which demands a restructuring and resizing 
of the SEP to allow a greater focus on structuring and strategic projects, also havi ng repercussions 
on strengthening the efficiency of companies in the sector, aligned with the current liberal and 
competitive economic model.  
2.61.  The strategic vision defined is based on four fundamental axes, namely the Redimensioning 
of the State's presence in the SEP, Management Efficiency, Monitoring and Mitigation of Fiscal Risk 
and Financial Reporting and Transparency, which will achieve the following objectives:  
a. Resize the SEP, minimizing the presence of the State;  
b. Segregating the role of the state as sh areholder, supervisor and regulator;  
c. Increasing management efficiency to reduce the burden on the state and maximize the 
value of returns for the state and the economy as a whole;  
d. Improve the mechanisms for monitoring and mitigating the fiscal risks under lying the SEP, 
contributing to the quality of public finances;  
e. Increasing levels of transparency and quality in financial reporting, with a view to timely 
and open communication;  
f. Prioritize, and where possible accelerate, reform in the water, energy, trans port and 
telecommunications sectors;  
g. Improve the country's business environment.  
2.62.  Although the roadmap for the reform approved in January 2022, its implementation began 
systematically in 2019, when the Privatization Programme (PROPRIV) 2019 -2022 was approve d by 
Presidential Decree No. 250/19 of 5 August, as part of the 1st axis of the SEP reform, with a view 
to reducing the state's presence in the economy, through the sale of assets and public companies, 
and boosting the private sector, which would own and o perate these assets.  
2.63.  In this sense, since 2019 to date, 98 assets and companies have been privatized, representing 
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  2.64.  Considering the positive results of the initiative, PROPRIV's implementation period was 
extended until 2026, by Presidential Decree No. 78/23 of 28 March, including 73 assets and public 
companies to be privatized, of which 21 are national reference companies, 15 are Sonangol 
subsidiaries and assets, 17 are industrial units in the Special Economic  Zone and 20 are other 
companies and assets to be privatized.  
2.65.  The liquidation processes were streamlined, resulting in the liquidation of five companies 
(Empromac, Frescangol, Entex, Hidromina, Roremina) in 2022 and two companies (África Têxtil and 
Tecnogi ron) in the first half of 2023.  
2.66.  In parallel with the resizing of the SEP, following the approval of the Roadmap for the Reform 
of the SEP, actions were taken to implement the new SEP design, and the following steps taken to 
make it a reality:  
a. Definition of  the criteria for the characterization of SEP companies, in public companies 
and commercial companies with public capital, and a preliminary list drawn up based on 
the criteria defined;  
b. Approval of the transformation of the legal nature of TCUL and UNICARG AS from State 
Economic Unit (U.E.E.) or Public Company (E.P.) to Public Limited Companies (S.A.s), 
under the terms of Presidential Decrees 125/23 and 126/23 of 30 May, as well as the 
technical proposals for the organic statutes of Secil Marítima, ENCIB, Ed ipesca -Namibe, 
Edipesca -Luanda and BDA;  
c. Implementation of the initiative for regular dialogue with companies, which involved visits 
to 20 companies, from November 2022 to July of the current year, with the aim of 
promoting close monitoring and reinforcing the need to comply with the obligations arising 
from the Law on the thrifty and transparent management of public assets;  
d. The development of the Public Business Sector Portal is underway, with the aim of 
automating the process of rendering company accounts;  
e. A new paradigm for quarterly reporting proposed, based on a set of sectoral reference 
indicators for assessing operational and financial performance, which was presented and 
discussed with the companies at the methodological seminar held in the first quar ter of 
2023, and is currently being validated with the companies.  
2.67.  Overall, there is a prospect of a reduction in the number of public companies, considering the 
current universe of 94 companies, based on the privatization and restructuring of companies wit h a 
focus on profitability and the provision of essential goods and services for the population, for the 
group of companies that will remain in the state sphere.  
2.3  Construction and rehabilitation of economic and social infrastructures  
2.68.  The growth of the national economy necessarily involves the construction and rehabilitation 
of economic (transport and logistics, energy, water, sanitation and telecommunications, etc.) and 
social (urban centers, schools, hospitals, etc.) infrastructures, with the aim of st rengthening national 
integration, valuing the potential of each region.  
2.69.  In this context, the implementation of programs aimed at rehabilitating and building physical 
infrastructure continues with the aim of recovering and boosting the national economy, wit h special 
attention to the non -oil sector.  
2.3.1    Agriculture  
2.70.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is the auxiliary ministerial department of the Head of 
the Executive Branch responsible for proposing, formulating, implementing, evaluating, controlling 
and s upervising the policies of the Executive Branch in the fields of Agriculture, Forestry, Food 
Security and Food, and is responsible for drawing up the strategy for diversifying production and 
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  2.71.  Angolan agriculture dominated by Family Agricultural Holdings (EAF), which occupy 92% of 
cultivated areas, and Corporate Agricultural Holdings (EAE), which account for only 8% of cultivated 
areas. Family farming accounts for  more than 80% of production and of the 92% of land cultivated 
by EAF, there is limited access to mechanized production factors, namely mechanization, 
infrastructure and technology, which makes productivity very low.  
 
Years  Agricultural Products  (Tonnes ) 
Cereals  Roots/ Tubers Legum es/Oilseeds  Fruits  Vegetables  
2015/2016  49,166 10,554,585 619,301 5,068,705 -- 
2016/2017  2,507,637 10,835,419  571,272 5,152,940 1,929,091 
2017/2018  2,885,228  10,876,856 571,002 5,211,596 1,900,006 
2018/2019  2,902,643 11,135,827 574,954 5,314,860 1,938,791 
2019/2020  3,071,085 11,823,262 606,698 5,578,778 2,010,420 
2020/2021  3,065,750 12,141,266 600,729 5,768,877 1,895,088 
2021/2022  3,187,951 12,922,711 621,755 6,079,785 1,975,867 
2.72.  Thus, to support agricultural activity and increase production levels and access to resources, 
work has been carried out to improve and rehabilitate the infrastructures supporting the 
Agroindustry at national level, with emphasis on rehabilitating the small and large -scale irrigation 
system in approximately 126 (one hundred and twenty -six) existing irrigation schemes.  
2.73.  This rehabilitation was based on the results of the agricultural land assessment of 
approximately 18 million hectares, according to the classification and assessment of soils with a high 
potential suitability for irrigation in around 7.9 million hectares (PLANIRRIGA, 2012).  
2.74.  Still about infrastructure, the following have been built:  
a. Cereal Conservation Silos Unit, with capacity to store and conserve up to 12,000  tonnes 
of cereals, in the Matala irrigated perimeter;  
b. Silo units, located in the cities of Catete and Ganda – with a capacity to store 8,000 ton nes 
of corn;  
c. Silos have been set up in the towns of Caconda, Ca ala and Quizenga, with a capacity of 
up to 4,000 ton nes for storing corn, while a silo with a capacity of 4,000 ton nes has been 
installed in the town of Sanza Pombo for storing rice;  
d. Poultry Ration Factory, as part of the poultry enterprises in Cacanda (L -North), 
Waco  Kungo (C. South), Negage, Nzeto, Luena, Lucala and Fazenda Pungo Andongo; and  
e. Grain milling units in the towns of Pedras Negras, Pungo Andongo, Longa, Sanza Pombo, 
Camaiangala, Camacupa, Quizenga and Cubal.  
f. Milling units for cereal processing;  
g. Warehouses for storing and preserving cereals;  
h. Completion of the 156  km Cáfu irrigation canal  
i. The Ndué and Caulevar dams, in Cunene province, are under construction to provide water 
for the population, irrigation and livestock watering;  
j. Irrigat ion perimeters and agro -industrial centers.  
2.75.  In the livestock sector, meat production in the country for 2022 was 319,962  tonnes, 
dominated by goat meat. Meat production distributed as follows: 159,157 ton nes of goat meat, 
100,462 ton nes of beef, 48,421 ton nes of poultry meat, 11,337 ton nes of pork and 585 ton nes of 
sheep meat. Egg production stood at 2,693,560,926 units, with Luanda province contributing 
around  51.0% of total production. As for milk, production reached 6,279,283 litters, with the WT/TPR/G/ 452 • Angola  
 
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  provinces of Huila and Kwanza Sul accounting for 69.8% of production, as indicated by the results 
of the  2021/2022 campaign.  
2.76.  In the forestry sector, the total volume of timber licensed was 11,025 cubic meters in planted 
forest and 127,307 cubic meters in native fore st, producing 100,960 cubic meters of roundwood. As 
for non -timber forest products, 1,717 kilograms of wax and 48,610 kilograms of honey produced.  
2.3.2   Fisheries  
2.77.  During the period in question, the fisheries sector saw the construction of infrastructure 
through the building of support centers for artisanal maritime fishing, the building of port 
infrastructure to support industrial and semi -industrial fishing and the construction of aquaculture 
production centers.  
2.78.  A total of 19 maritime artisanal fishing support c enters were built along the seven coastal 
provinces of Cabinda, Zaire, Bengo, Luanda, Kwanza Sul, Benguela and Namibe. In addition, port 
infrastructures to support industrial and semi -industrial fishing were built during the period in 
question, in particul ar the fishing port of Boa Vista – Luanda and the fishing port 
of Tombua  – Namibe.  
2.79.  It is also worth highlighting the construction of aquaculture production centers in Massangano, 
the Ngolome project in the municipality of Dondo in Kwanza Norte province and  the Missombo project 
in K. Kubango province.  
2.3.3   Energy & waters  
2.80.  During the period in question, important progress made in this sector in terms of 
infrastructure, with a view to increasing electricity generation and transportation capacity.  
2.81.  Regarding producti on, the construction of infrastructures was completed, including the Laúca 
hydroelectric dam, the Soyo combined cycle thermal power station, the rehabilitation and expansion 
of the Cambambe, Luachimo and Lomaum dams, making for an increase in installed cap acity of 
around 3,550  MW (Three thousand five hundred and fifty Megawatts) in 2017.  
2.82.  On the other hand, studies are being carried out with a view to introducing wind and 
photovoltaic energy production into the energy matrix.  
2.83.  In terms of electrification and the increase in installed capacity throughout the country, the 
Laúca Power Station came into operation, changing the previous paradigm of electricity shortages 
and frequent blackouts.  
2.3.4   Transports  
2.84.  In the field of transport, the Angolan government has created  an integrated network in the 
country, consistent with the objectives of developing not only nationally but also regionally, in order 
to facilitate the process of economic development in the country.  
2.85.  Between 2015 and 2022, infrastructure was built in the v arious subsectors that make up the 
transport sector, namely:  
a. Airport projects  
i. Rehabilitation of 18 Airports in Provincial Capitals ; 
ii. Rehabilitation of the runway at AIL 4 de Fevereiro ; 
iii. Rehabilitation of Catumbela Airport ; 
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  b. Maritime Port Projects  
i. Construction of a breakwater for the new Cabinda Quay Bridge ; 
ii. Construction of the Cabinda Cabotage Terminal ; 
iii. Construction of the Soyo Cabotage Terminal ; 
iv. Rehabilitation of the Mussulo Bay Lighthouses ; 
v. Acquisition of three  Small Speedb oats; 
vi. Construction and supply of one ferry for passengers and light vehicles ; 
vii. Construction of the Rivungo/Shangobo River Canal . 
c. Road Projects  
i. Purchase of 1 ,000 minibuses ; 
ii. Purchase of 1 ,500 buses for school transport . 
d. Railway projects  
i. Construction of the 2nd Line of the Luanda Railroad (CFL) in the Bungo/Baia Section ; 
ii. Rehabilitation of the Luanda Railroad (CFL) ; 
iii.  Construction of the Baia New Luanda International Airport Railway Branch (NAIL) ; 
iv. Rehabilitation of the Moçâmedes Railway (CFM) ; 
v. Modernization of 8 GE-U20C Locomotives ; 
vi. Supply of 100 GE C30 -Aci locomotives ; 
vii. Construction of Baia Station – CFL; 
viii. Construction of Kapalanga Station – CFL; 
ix. Construction of Viana Station – CFL; 
x. Construction of Musseques Station – CFL 
xi. Construction of Bungo Station – CFL; 
xii. Acquis ition of Railway DMUs for  CFL, Luanda ; 
xiii.  Purchase of Workshop Equipment for CFA/MINTRANS ; 
xiv. Construction and Equipping of the DMU's Workshop at the CFL (Cazenga) ; 
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  2.3.5   ICT and media 
2.86.  During the period in question, the ICT (Telecommunications, Information Technology and 
Social Communication) sector made great strides, with the following standing out:  
a. Expansion of the national fiber optic network with mor e than 30 (thirty) thousand km 
installed, as a result of public and private investment;  
b. Construction of more than 2,340 microwave sites, which interconnect the provincial 
capitals, thus benefiting the population of the national territory, including regions  
considered remote (small municipalities and communes) where their inhabitants live in 
complete isolation;  
c. Completion of the first submarine cable system in the world to connect Africa and 
South  America, called SACS – South Atlantic Cable System. This ultr a-modern, 
high-capacity submarine cable system connects Fortaleza (Brazil) and Luanda (Angola) 
with the lowest latency between the two continents, operating smoothly;  
d. Completion of the MONET submarine cable linking the United States and Brazil, which has 
been fully operational since April 2018, providing high -capacity and high -speed 
telecommunications services.  
e. The installation of 458 VSAT stations in all provinces, as well as investments in 
telecommunications infrastructure, applied to the implementation o f the fiber optic 
backbone, SAT3, WACS (international cables) and ADONES (national cable);  
f. As part of the National Space Program estimated in USD 320 million, the Angolan satellite, 
ANGOSAT -2, was built and launched into orbit in October 2022. An HTS (High  Transmission 
Rate) satellite designed to provide telecommunications services, especially the Internet, it 
was designed and built to cover the entire African continent and a significant part of 
Southern Europe in the C -Band and covers almost all of Souther n Africa in the Ku -Band;  
g. Also in line with the National Space Program, in terms of space industry and technology, 
making use of optical satellite resources, radar and drones, three earth observation 
systems were created, namely Tech -Ecology, Tech -Agro, Tec h-Gest and Tech -Mines, 
which help agricultural productivity, deforestation monitoring, construction works 
monitoring, oil spill monitoring and detection, ship detection and information for the 
mining sector.  
2.87.  As part of the digital inclusion of citizens, th e Angolan Executive has set up the Massification 
and Digital Inclusion Program, where the results are satisfactory, namely ReMA, ANGOLA ONLINE, 
NGOLA DIGITAL and DIGITALAO.  
2.88.  The DIGITAL.AO Project is an incubator that focuses on providing IT infrastructure solutions 
for corporate businesses and startups, as well as solutions for providing individual pages, mail 
services and guaranteeing the operational quality needed to provide quality hosted services.  
2.89.  On the other hand, the number of mobile telephone subscr ibers and Internet subscriptions 
are indicators that have been growing rapidly in recent years:  
a. The increase in the number of cellular mobile telephony users, from thirteen (13)  million  
in 2017 to around twenty -three million nine hundred (23.9) in 2022;  
b. The increase in Internet subscribers from 4.4 (four million four hundred) in 2017 to 
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  2.90.  The table below shows the evolution of the indicators.  
 2017  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  
Mobile users  13,323,952 13,288,421 14,830,154 14,645,050 15,327,864 23,967,173 
Fixed line users  161,070 171,858 124,726 119,164 120,001 93,968 
Mobile Internet  4,354,043 5,820,154 6,740,418 6,637,340 7,325,997 9,349,591 
Fixed Internet  96,919 32,735 109,662 121,314 263,522 739,461 
Pre-paid mobile 
users  13,208,472 13,157,898 14,689,788 14,498,429 15,168,685 23,797,094 
Mobile users with 
mobile plans  115,480 130,523 140,366 146,621 159,179 170,079 
Source:  INACOM data. Viewed  at: https://observatoriotic.gov.ao/dashboard . 
2.91.  The regulatory framework for Telecommunications and Information Technology in Angola has 
evolved, with the consolidation of  market liberalization and the promotion of competition, and is 
embodied in the following main pieces of legislation:  
a. Law No. 7/17 of 16 February, Law on the Protection of Computer Networks and Systems;  
b. Presidential Decree No. 108/16 of 25 May, approving t he General Regulation on Electronic 
Communications (RGCE);  
c. Presidential Decree No. 122/16 of 9 June, approving the Strategic Plan on the Licensing 
Regime for Electronic Communications Operators;  
d. Presidential Decree No. 85/17 of 10 May. Approves the Space S trategy of the Republic of 
Angola 2016 -25; 
e. Presidential Order No. 129/19 of  22 July, approving the Strategy for Digital Transformation 
in Angola, through the White Paper on Information and Communication Technologies 
2019-22 (LBTIC);  
f. Presidential Decree No. 243/20 of 29 September, approving the National Roaming 
Regulation;  
g. Presidenti al Decree No. 42/22 of 10 February  amending Presidential Decree No. 166/14 of 
10 July (Electronic Communications Infrastructure Sharing Regulation);  
2.92.  Taking into account the dynamics of the national market, the Executive decided to award four 
Global Unified  Titles (TGU), for the provision of all electronic communications services, to the 
following entities:  
a. ANGOLA TELECOM, EP;  
b. MOVICEL;  
c. UNITEL;  
d. AFRICELL.  
2.93.  Likewise, three operators (UNITEL, MOVICEL and AFRICELL) were granted frequency licen ces 
to support 5G technology in the domestic market.  
2.94.  In terms of fixed service, the market has the following operators: Angola Telecom, MS Telcom, 
ITA, INFRASAT, Startel, TV CABO, with t he following indicators in 2022: TV Cabo (44.8%), 
MS Telcom (36%), Angola Telcom (17.2%) and Startel (1.9%).  
2.95.  In the Internet access market, several operators are currently competing with different types 
of service, namely fixed network, satellite, fiber op tics, mobile Internet and other mobile devices, 
with the following operators: Angola Telecom, INFRASAT, Movicel, ZAP, Unitel, TV Cabo, MS Telcom, WT/TPR/G/ 452 • Angola  
 
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  Angola Cables, Mundo Startel, Africell Angola, Internet Technologies Angola (ITA), Net One and 
Multitel.  
2.3.6   Urban  planning, construction and social infrastructure  
2.96.  Over the last five years, the government has sought to plan, develop, execute and carry out 
a series of projects to ensure the relaunch of the development of the national economy.  
2.97.  The Integrated Plan for In tervention in Municipalities (PIIM) was adopted, which has so far 
designed around 2,000 projects, compared to the initial 800. By April 2022, more than 350  projects 
had already been completed throughout the country, and there are financial guarantees to co mplete 
the rest, especially schools, hospitals and urban centers.  
2.98.  The Executive is committed to investing in infrastructure without compromising the 
sustainability of public finances and the future of generations. The Angolan government is continually 
negotiating with various partners to open up new lines of financing for projects with a strong impact 
on families' lives.  
2.99.  The Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM) aims to materialize Public 
Investment (PIP), Development Support Expenditure  ("DAD") and Basic Activities (Act) actions, with 
priority given to social actions, to inhibit the rural exodus and promote more inclusive economic, 
social and regional growth in the country. This Plan aims to increase the autonomy of 
Angola's  164 municipa lities as part of the policy of deconcentration and decentrali zation of 
administrative powers, thus improving the quality of life throughout the country.  
2.100.   The works included in the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities ("PIIM") fully 
funded by the government, and the amount is derived from the disbursement of money from the 
Sovereign Fund. However, other initiatives, included in the Public Investment Program (PIP), make 
use of other lines of funding, which is why they admit the entry and presenc e of external entities in 
their execution.  
2.101.   In recent years, more than 39,000 housing units built in eight of the country's provinces, 
particularly in the social housing sector. Twelve centralities have also been built, 1,470  kilometers 
of roads have been r ehabilitated and 800 plots of land and more than 1,700 plots for targeted 
self-construction have been built.  
2.4  External sector of the economy  
2.102.   The external sector of the Angolan economy is of major importance given the challenges of 
diversifying national prod uction and the dependence on the extractive sector, particularly minerals 
and oil.  
2.103.   Consequently, balancing external accounts and the budget is a challenge, given the volatility 
of the international market, which presupposes taking advantage of the country' s existing potential 
to promote economic development.  
2.4.1   Net balance of payments  
2.104.   The shock to the terms of trade that began in mid -2014 led to a swing in the current account, 
from a surplus in 2013 to a deficit in 2015, reflecting the reduction in exports onl y partially offset 
by the reduction in imports. A second terms of trade shock in 2019 -20, triggered by the COVID -19 
pandemic, caused a further deterioration in the current account, although this time it remained in 
surplus, as a more flexible exchange rate  led to a sharper contraction in imports. With the recovery 
in oil prices, the current account balance strengthened, to almost 11.72% of GDP in 2021 
and 10.14% of GDP in 2022.  
2.105.   In 2022, the Current Account remained in surplus to the tune of USD  11,763.1  million 
(11.4% of GDP), which represents an annual increase of 40.0%, driven by the substantial 
improvement in the surplus balance of the goods account, despite the increase in deficits in the 
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  2.106.   The most recent s tatistics from the National Bank of Angola show that in the second quarter 
of 2023, the current account balance stood at USD 102.0 million (0.4% of GDP), although this was 
down on the previous and same period. Contributing to this development was the quarterly drop in 
the goods account balance, due to the reduction in export revenues and the improvement in the 
deficit balances of the services and current transfers accounts, despite the deterioration in the 
primary income balance.  
2.107.    International reserve s stood at USD 14.66 billion in December 2022, corresponding to 
6.2 months of imports of goods and services. In the second quarter of this year, international 
reserves stood at USD 13.68 billion, corresponding to 7.4 months of imports of goods and services . 
2.4.1.1    External debt  
2.108.   The stock of total external debt in 2022 stood at USD 58,755.8 million, compared to 
USD 64,747.2 million the previous year, representing an annual reduction of USD  5,991.4  million , 
while the stock of public external debt increased slightly  to USD 52,065.7 million in 2022, compared 
to USD  51,261.3 million in 2021.  
2.109.    The level of external debt stock in 2022 was the lowest in the last four years. For  2023, in 
the second quarter of 2023, the total external debt stock stood at USD  56 460.8 millio n compared 
to USD  57 503.6 million in the first quarter, representing a reduction of USD 1 042.8 million.  
2.5  Promoting economic activity and attracting investment  
2.5.1   Instruments  to boost economic activity  
2.110.   The promotion of economic activity and the attraction of investment necessarily involves, in 
addition to market stability, the granting of benefits and full permission for operators to conduct 
economic activity without restrictions, except in cases justified by the overriding public interest.  
2.111.   This is the result of the new Law on the Delimitation of Sectors of Economic Activity 
in October 2021 (Law No. 25/21), repealing Law No. 5/02 of 16 April, on the Delimitation of Sectors 
of Economic Activity and other legislation that contradicts the provisions of this Law.  
2.112.   The purpose of this law is to define the legal regimes for access to the exercise of economic 
activity in Angola and it applies to public, private and cooperative entities wishing to develop 
economic activities in the country.  
2.113.   Also highlightin g the approval of the new Public -Private Partnerships (PPP) Law in May  2019 
(Law No. 11/19) regulated by Presidential Decree No. 316/19.  
2.114.   The promotion of economic activity and consequently investment with a view to ensuring 
and achieving the country's self -sufficiency with a focus on diversifying the economy is a priority for 
the Executive.  
2.115.   As there is therefore a need to promote economic activity, various instruments to promote 
economic activity were approved between 2015 and 2022.  
2.116.   Regarding internal or ex ternal investment, we believe that this is crucial for the development 
of any country, and Angola has made significant strides in attracting and attracting investment.  
2.117.   In this context, we highlight below the essentials of the instruments for promoting econ omic 
activity and attracting investment.  
2.118.   During the period in question, in order to achieve self -sufficiency and food security, the 
Angolan state approved numerous instruments to promote national production.  
2.119.   Special attention should be paid to PRODESI  – PRODESI is the acronym for the Production 
Support, Export Diversification and Import Substitution Program. It approved by Presidential 
Decree  No. 169/18 of 20 July. It is an Executive program to accelerate the diversification of national 
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  value and replacing imports, namely in the following sectors: Food and Agr o-industry, Mineral 
Resources, Oil and Natural Gas, Forestry, Textiles, Clothing and Footwear, Construction and Public 
Works, Information Technology and Telecommunications, Health, Education, Training and Scientific 
Research, Tourism and Leisure.  
2.120.   PRODESI h as five pillars, namely: access to the internal market, access to the external 
market, increased production and productivity, access to credit and training and qualification. In all 
the pillars there are operational instruments and in the case of financing , two main financial 
instruments have been approved, namely: the Credit Support Project (initially approved by 
Presidential Decree No. 159/19 and subsequently by Presidential Decree No. 94/22) and BNA 
Notice  No. 10/20. 
2.121.   In order to facilitate the granting o f credit to the real sector of the economy, the BNA 
published Notices No. 4/2019 of 3 April and No. 7/19 of 7 October, choosing 17 products with the 
potential to contribute more quickly to covering domestic consumption needs. The Notice applies to 
the gran ting of credit by Banking Financial Institutions, to produce essential goods that have 
shortfalls in the supply of domestic production, raw materials and investment necessary for their 
production, including the acquisition of technology, machinery and equi pment.  
2.122.   Both the restructured PAC and BNA Notice no. 10/20 aim to facilitate access for companies 
to private investments in the production and marketing of 54 products defined in Presidential 
Decree  No. 23/19 of 14 January.  
2.123.   Together, these two instruments h ave financed more than 2,200 projects total of 
AOA 1.130  billion in various sectors of activity since 2019.  
2.124.   More recently, in view of international dynamics and with a view to achieving self -sufficiency 
and food security, the government approved three (3) major plans in the field of grain cultivation,  
fisheries and livestock, namely PLANAGARÃO PLANAPESCAS PLANAPECUÁRIA,  approved by 
Presidential Decrees No. 200/22 of 23 July, Presidential Decree (PD) No. 276/22 of 5 December and 
Presidential Decree No. 13/23  of 6 January, respectively.  
2.5.2   Raising investment  
2.125.   Private investment projects benefit from tax incentives and other facilitations provided for 
in Law No. 10/18 of 26 June, as amended and republished by Law No. 10/21 of 22 April.  
2.126.   The Code of Tax Benefits appr oved by Law No. 8/22 of 14 April, establishes the procedure 
for granting benefits to any investment, considering the priority sectors of activity, the development 
zone, the value of the investment and the jobs to be created, best represented in the table below . 
Tax benefits under the prior declaration scheme  
Type of Tax  Period  Reduction  
Acquisition of real estate for investment ("Property")  n.a. 50% 
Industrial  
• General→ 25% 
• Agriculture → 10% 
• Provisional → 2% 2 years  20% 
Capital investment tax  2 years  25% 
Stamp→ 1% 2 years  50% 
n.a. Not applicable . 
Tax benefits under the special regime  
Tax Zone A  Zone B  Zone C  Zone D  
Acquisition of real estate for investment 
(Property)  
(2%) 50% for a period 
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  Tax Zone A  Zone B  Zone C  Zone D  
Industrial Tax (General, Agriculture, 
Provisional) (25%;10%,2%)  20% for a period 
of 2 years  60% for a period 
of 4 years  80% for a period 
of 8 years  90% for a period 
of 8 years  
Capital investment  
(10%)  25% for a period 
of 2 years  60% for a period 
of 4 years  80% for a period 
of 8 years  90% for a period 
of 8 years  
Holding real estate for investment 
(property) (0 .5% < AOA 5 million ) n.a. 50% for a period 
of 4 years  75% for a period 
of 8 years  87.5% for a 
period of 8  years  
n.a. Not applicable . 
2.127.   This investment regime also includes the right to be exempt from paying fees for services 
requested by any non -business public entity for a period not exceeding 5 (five) years.  
2.128.   Tax benefits under the Contractual Regime : 
a. Reduced rates of Industrial Tax (final and provisional), Urban Property Tax, Capital 
Investment Tax and Stamp Duty, for a period of up to 15 years;  
b. Tax credit of up to 50% of the investment value, for a period of up to 10 years;  
c. An increase in depreciation  and amortization rates of up to 80%, for a maximum period 
of 10 years, for projects located in development zones B, C and D;  
d. Deferral of tax payment time;  
e. Consider as a cost 80% of the value of the investment expenses aimed at creating the 
infrastructure necessary to conduct the project, which by their nature must be provided 
by the state.  
3  COMMERCIAL POLICY  
3.1.   Commercial activity in Angola is based on imports, although non -oil exports have seen a still 
timid increase as a result  of the policy of promoting do mestic production.  
3.2.  The commercial policy outlines the guiding principles,  short,  medium -and long -term objectives 
for the development of commercial activity in Angola, actively involving private initiative, taking into 
account the laws governing the market,  public -private partnerships and the regulated and facilitating 
role of the state.  
3.3.  The appropriate combination of all these elements in the field of trade should contribute to 
achieving three (3) goals for socio -economic growth and development, namely:  
a. Macroeconomic stabilization;  
b. Growth and employment;  
c. Recovery of domestic production.  
3.4.  These three vectors contribute directly to the stability of the distribution of consumption, 
helping to increase domestic production and the supply of goods and services, the  regularization of 
prices and food security.  
3.1  Agriculture and livestock farming  
3.5.   The policies and strategies designed by the Angolan executive, in which agriculture has been 
a real challenge and has become the main priority for economic diversification and food security.  
3.6.  The executive considers agriculture to be one of the sectors that can quickly produce positive 
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  3.7.  In order to materialize policies and strategies in the a gricultural sector, the executive has 
outlined strategies and defined the goals described in the National Development Plan 
PND (2018 -2022), in its second axis, it has defined the "Agricultural Production Promotion Policy", 
established in the "Export Divers ification and Import Substitution Program – PRODESI ", of which it 
considers MINAGRIF, a key player in the success of priority crop rows (food and industrial), which 
aims to facilitate business and increase internal competitiveness in the production of food and 
industrial products.  
3.8.  In this program, the prioritie s of products to be produced in the agriculture and livestock sectors 
have been defined among the 54 products including other sectors such as fisheries.  
3.2  Fishing & marine resources  
3.9.  The Fishing sector plays an important role in diversifying the economy and s upports the policy 
of eliminating external dependence, making it possible to create a surplus given the exploitable 
potential of existing resources, as well as contributing to food security and poverty reduction.  
3.10.  With a coastline that stretches for 1650  km, Angola is rich in marine fish resources, benefiting 
from an area of approximately 500,000 km2, which is home to one of the richest fish stocks in Africa.  
3.11.   The main export market for fishery products is the European Union, while imports come from 
South Af rica; Argentina;  Brazil;  China, the People's Republic of ; Korea,  Republic of;  Ecuador, 
United  States;  India;  Morocco;  Namibia;  Norway;  Portugal;  Thailand;  Uruguay and Viet  Nam. 
3.12.  Law No. 6-A/04 of 8 October, as amended by Law No. 16/05 of 27 December, on Aquatic 
Biological Resources, stipulates the planning of the fisheries sector, defining regulatory measures 
that guarantee the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biological resources in Angolan 
territorial waters. It is therefore up t o the country to annually establish the limits of the total 
allowable catch and the fishing catch quotas for each species or zone.  
3.13.   The modalities regarding the export and import of fishery products are established in 
Presidential Decree No. 8/23 of 4 January, on Management Measures for Marine Fisheries, 
Continental Fisheries, Aquaculture and Salt.  
3.14.   In view of the important role played by this sector, the following policy programs and 
measures have been adopted:  
a. Improving the sustainability of the exploitat ion of fisheries resources;  
b. improving the operability and maintenance and repair capacity of the fishing fleet;  
c. Support for artisanal fishing;  
d. Improving the processing, distribution and marketing of fisheries and ionized salt;  
e. Developing aquaculture; and  
f. Strengthening the scientific technical training system in the fisheries and marine resources 
sector.  
3.15.  The 2018 -22 NDP forecast an average real growth rate over the 2018 -22 period of 4.7%, with 
greater relevance for the last year of the cycle, when that rate  would stand at 8.3%. It projected an 
average production of 303,000 ton nes from industrial and semi -industrial fishing, 232,400  tonnes 
from artisanal fishing and 3,580 ton nes from aquaculture.  
3.16.  In terms of national fishing, from 2018 to 31 December 2021 the  sector reached a total catch 
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  3.3  Mineral resources,  oil and gas 
3.17.  As a result of the organic and functional restructuring of the State's Central Administration 
Bodies, Presidential Legislative Decree no. 3/17 of 13 October created the Ministry of Mineral 
Resources and Petroleum, which resulted from the merger of the form er Ministries of Geology and 
Mines and Oil.  
3.18.  Following the reforms carried out in 2020 at the level of Ministerial Departments, Presidential 
Legislative Decree No. 5/20 of 15 April created the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, 
abbreviated to "MIREMPET ". 
3.19.  During the last legislature, significant reforms were carried out in the Sector, which resulted 
in the emergence of new public entities, namely:  
a. The National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), created by Presidential 
Decree  No. 49/19 of 6 February, a National Concessionaire, whose purpose is to regulate, 
promote and supervise the execution of oil activities in the upstream;  
b. The National Agency for Mineral Resources (ANRM), created by Presidential 
Decree  No. 161/20 of 5 June, which, in addition to carrying out the functions of National 
Concessionaire, is responsible for regulating and supervising the Angolan mining sector, 
and in carrying out its functions, must also negotiate and manage mining contracts, as 
well as monitor their execution;  
c. The institutionalization of the Petroleum Derivatives Regulatory Institute (IRDP), created 
by Presidential Decree  No. 133/18 of 18 May, whose purpose is to regulate and supervise 
the midstream  and downstream  segments.  
3.20.  With the establishment of the aforementione d bodies, SONANGOL E.P.  is undergoing a 
restructuring program so that it can devote itself exclusively to its corporate purpose, which 
comprises the entire oil and gas value chain, including prospecting, research, production, refining, 
transportation, stor age, distribution and marketing of derivative products.  
3.21.  A ENDIAMA E.P.,  a strategic company in the public domain, which, under the new Governance 
Model for the Mining Sector, will no longer act as Concessionaire, concentrating its action on the 
activities of its corporate object, namely the activity of diamond mining operator. The 
company's  restructuring will culminate in the dispersal of part of its capital on the Stock Exchange.  
3.22.  The Geological Institute of Angola (IGEO),a body of the state's indirect administration, 
responsible for collecting, storing, managing, promoting and making available geological information 
owned by the state. SODIAM – E.P., main tains its role as a public diamond marketing body, as well 
as, among other activities, the operation of the future diamond exchange.  
3.23.  The Diamond Exchange, an entity set up by SODIAM E.P. and ENDIAMA E.P., responsible for 
ensuring diamond transactions in Angola, under the supervision of SODIAM, increasing transparency  
and credibility in the marketing of diamonds. The National Kimberly Process Commission,  an 
administrative body, which should continue to carry out the functions of legal certification of 
diamonds.  
3.3.1   Oil and gas 
3.24.  The oil & gas sector is mainly regulated by La w No. 10/04  of 12 November, on Petroleum 
Activities and Law No. 13/04  of 24 December, on the Taxation of Petroleum Activities, revised by 
Law No. 5/19 and Law No. 6/19 of 18 April, respectively, and other current legislation.  
3.25.  The Oil & Gas Sector's operati onal, commercial and financial performance proved to be quite 
challenging. The sector was marked by a sharp decline in crude oil production since 2016, as a result 
of the significant slowdown in exploration activities and bidding for new blocks in the last  decade, 
the failure to develop marginal fields discovered during previous years of exploration and the low 
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  3.26.  The evolution of crude oil exports was in line with the situation observed in oil production, 
which was fundamentally affected by the sharp decline in production due to the factors mentioned 
above.  
3.3.2   Mineral  resources  
3.27.  The Mineral Resources Sector is governed by Law No. 31/11 of 23 September, which approves 
the Mining Code, Presidential Decree No. 175/18 of 27 July, on the New Diamond Marketing Policy, 
Presidential Decree No. 35/19 of 31 January – Technical Regulations for the Marketing of Rough 
Diamonds, Presidential Decree No. 85/1 9 of 21 March – Regulations for the Semi -Industrial 
Exploitation of Diamonds and the other legal diplomas in force.  
3.28.  The prospecting and exploration of mineral resources in Angola has been a priority and key 
action in the strategy to revitalize the Angolan economy, as it is a source of contribution to the Gross 
Domestic Product and of reducing the country's dependence on oil revenue.  
3.29.  The National Geology Plan (PLANAGEO) has revealed the country's enormous untapped 
potential for prospecting and researching va rious minerals. In addition to diamonds, which occupy 
a prominent place, other minerals, such as gold, ornamental rocks, iron, manganese, rare earth 
elements, copper, zinc, phosphates, platinum group minerals, among others, constitute a strategic 
asset yet  to be prospected and explored in Angola's extensive territory.  
3.4  Industry  
3.30.  Industry in Angola is seen as a priority sector in the National Development Plan, with particular 
emphasis on the Business Environment, Competitiveness and Productivity Policy and the  Production 
Promotion, Import Substitution and Export Diversification Policy, both of which contribute to our 
country's Economic, Sustainable and Inclusive Development.  
3.31.  The state is keeping up the challenge of industrializing the national economy and has P oles, 
rural Industrial Parks, located in eighteen (18) provinces and four (4) provinces respectively, and 
Free Trade Zones, with a view to encouraging the installation of industries throughout the national 
territory.  
3.32.  In line with the ongoing state reform p rocess, a new Industrial Activity Licensing Regulation 
was approved by Presidential Decree No. 180/23 of 30 August, with a more flexible regime for access 
to industrial activity.  
3.33.  The trade and services sector are also marked by the reform process, with the approval 
in 2023 of a more simplified licensing regime by Presidential Decree No. 172/23 of 23 August.  
3.34.  In order to ensure the successful operation of the industry sector and optimize the 
development plans for this important sector in the Angolan econom y, we would highlight the 
existence of two major institutions under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, 
namely the National Institute for Quality Infrastructures and the Angolan Institute for Industrial 
Property.  
3.35.  With regard to Quality, it is worth noting that the main quality issues until 2021 were 
supported by the Angolan Institute for Quality Standardization – IANORQ, with responsibilities for 
Standardization, Metrology, Conformity Assessment (Certification) and Training, and by the An golan 
Institute for Accreditation – IAAC, with responsibilities for Accreditation, Technical Regulation, as 
well as Registration, Registration and Training of bodies in the field of Quality . 
3.36.  As part of the state reform process and in accordance with Presid ential Legislative Decree 
No. 2/20 of 19 February, which establishes the new rules for the creation, organization, operation, 
evaluation and extinction of Public Institutes, the Angolan Institute for Quality 
Standardization  - IANORQ and the Angolan Institu te for Accreditation – IAAC were merged, giving 
rise to the National Institute for Quality Infrastructures - INIQ, with the respective organic statute 
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  Activities  carried out in 2015/2023  
No. Activities /Area  Quantities  Notes  
1 Standardization  475 Creation of 17 technical commissions and 7  Sector 
Standardization Bodies (2017 -22) 
2 Methodology  26,419 Reliability of measuring instruments used in commercial 
transactions throughout the country (2017 -23) 
3 Technical regulation proposals  10 Eight (8) proposals submitted, two (2) published  
4 Certification  1 Carried out by a counterpart  
5 Accreditation  7 Carried out by a counterpart  
6 Registration and Record  78 .. 
7 Training  7 One hundred and thirty nine (139) Graduates  
8 Electrical Cable Certificates  7,586 .. 
.. Not available.  
3.37.  Industrial property is concerned with invention patents, utility models, industrial models and 
designs, trademarks, rewards, the name and insignia of an establishment, indications of origin, as 
well as the repression of unfair competition.  
3.38.  By means of Resolution No. 9/84 of 20 July, Angola became part of the member states of the 
World Intellectual Property Organization, and in 2005, by virtue of Resolution  No. 22/05 
of 19 August, it ratified the Paris Union Convention on Industrial Property and the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty.  
3.39.  It should be noted that in Angola, industrial property is regulated by Law No. 3/92 
of 28 February, and in order to manage these matters, the Angolan Institute of Industrial Property 
(Instituto Angolano da Propriedade Industrial – IAPI) was created, the body responsible for executing 
the Executive's policy in the field of the Protection, Promot ion, Study and Development of Industrial 
Property, whose activity is overseen by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce by Decree No. 30/96 
of 25 October, and its Organizational Statute approved by Presidential Decree No. 175/21 of 14 July 
has been updated.  Since its creation, the institute has carried out its activities by recognizing 
trademarks and registering patents and other rights associated with industrial property, as shown 
in the table below . 
Statistical data on industrial property modalities  
Distin ctive trade signs received in the last five years 
 Year  2018  Year 2019  Year  2020  Year 2021  Year  2022  Total General 
Brands  4,117 4,333 3,920 4,224 5,180 21,774 
Insignia  164 142 90 58 78 532 
Names  122 137 95 105 116 575 
Total Partial 4,403 4,612 4,105 4,387 5,374 22,881 
 
Distinctive trade signs granted in the last five years 
 Year 2018  Year 2019  Year 2020  Year 2021  Year 2022  Total General 
Brands  2,339 3,264 2,567 2,697 5,091 15,958 
Insignia  119 29 35 14 44 241 
Names  122 33 33 8 39 235 
Total Partial 2,580 3,326 2,635 2,719 5,174 16,434 
 
Industrial innovations and creations received in the last five years 
 Year 2018  Year 2019  Year 2020  Year 2021  Year 2022  Total General  
Patentes  121 117 82 87 80 487 
Utility Model  3 8 12 8 6 37 
Industrial Model  4 37 36 21 24 122 
Industrial Design  15 75 29 27 22 168 
Total Partial 143 237 159 143 132 814 
 
Industrial innovations and creations granted  in the last five years 
 Year 2018  Year 2019  Year 2020  Year 2021  Year 2022  Total General  
Patents  8 22 33 49 43 155 
Industrial Design  1 0 0 0 3 4 
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  3.5  Culture & tourism  
3.40.  The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, abbreviated to MINCULTUR, is the Ministerial Department 
with the Mission of Formulating, Conducting, Supervising, Evaluating and Executing the Policy of the 
Executive in the Field of Culture and Tourism, and Conducting the Strategies, Programs and Projects 
of Culture and Tourism Development.  
3.41.  The Executive is maintaining the challenge of creati ng tourism support infrastructures in areas 
with great tourism potential, defined as priorities within the framework of the National Development 
plans. In this regard, Namibe and the Cabo Ledo Tourism Development Hubs in Luanda, the 
Okavango Cuando Cubango  Basin and Calandula in Malange, are the areas defined for the structured 
development of tourism in Angola by attracting qualified private investment.  
3.42.  In line with the ongoing state reform process, some licensing and permit -issuing powers have 
been transfe rred from the central body to the state's local administration bodies, with the central 
body reserving only the issuing of permits for class 3, 4, 5 star and luxury star services. This measure 
is aimed at giving them greater autonomy in managing local grow th and development in tourism.  
3.43.  In order to effectively promote tourism, the sector prepared the three-year Tourism Promotion 
Plan, abbreviated to PLANATUR 2024 -2027. 
3.44.  The existing legal instruments regulating the sector's activity have been updated and the 
following laws are currently in force:  
a. Law No. 9/15 of 15 June, the Tourism Law;  
b. Legal Regime for the establishment, exploitation , and operation of Tourist Projects, 
approved by Presidential Decree No. 36/16 of 15 February ; 
c. Legal Framework for the Activity  of Travel and Tourism Agencies, approved by Presidential 
Decree No. 232/15  of 30 December;  
d. Regulations on the Issuance and Use of Operating Permits for Restaurants and Similar 
Establishments, approved by Presidential Decree No. 63/23 of 17 February; and,  
e. Presidential Decree no. 93/21 of 16 April, approving the Legal Framework for Areas of 
Intere st and Touristic Potential.  
3.45.  Regarding the promotion of culture, matters relating to the protection of copyright, despite 
having Law No. 4/90 of 10 March  as their milestone, began to be effectively implemented from the 
second half of 2019, when the complementary legislation to the current Law No. 15/14 
of 31 July – Law on Copyright and Related Rights – came into force, which repealed that law, making 
it more operational.  
3.46.  The complementary legislation to Law No. 15/14 of 31 July, was based on the development 
of the principles contained therein, establishing rules such as those relating to the organization and 
exercise of the activities of the Entities for th e Collective Management of Copyright (hereinafter 
EGC), (Presidential Decree No. 114/16 of 30 May); the Registration of acts relating to copyright and 
related rights (Presidential Decree No. 125/17 of 12 June); the collection of copyright 
(Instruction  No. 1/18 of 28 August); and the collection of royalties (Instruction No. 1/18 
of 28 August). No.  1/18 of 28 August); the supervision of copyright and related rights (Presidential 
Decree No.  239/19 of 29 July); as well as measures to strengthen the institutiona l capacity of the 
administrative management body of the national copyright and related rights system (Presidential 
Decree No.  184/19 of 28 May). Presidential Decree no. 184/19 of 28 May, revoked by Presidential 
Decree No. 164/23 of 3 August); and measures to combat piracy and counterfeiting of intellectual 
works of an artistic, literary and scientific nature (Presidential Decree No. 240/19 of 29 July).  
3.47.  On the basis of the current legal regime, the functioning of SNDAC is characterized by the 
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  a. The National Copyright and Related Rights Service (hereinafter SENADIAC) is the 
administrative management body of the National Copyright and Related Rights System 
(SNDAC), under the supervision of the current Ministry of Culture and Tou rism, whose 
mission can be summed up in three fundamental areas: control, supervision and drawing 
up proposals for policy measures on the subject.  
b.  The control function takes the form of registering intellectual works and the activities of 
economic agents who handle intellectual works in the course of their work, whether 
through public exhibition, transformation, production or reproduction and distribution.  
c. SENADIAC succeeded the now defunct National Directorate for Copyright and Related 
Rights (DNDAC), whi ch was a central executive service. It has the legal nature of a public 
institute, forming part of the State's indirect administration, with legal personality, 
administrative, financial and patrimonial autonomy.  
d. As a result, SENADIAC has been given the cap acity to generate its own income from the 
services it provides, by charging fees for the acts requested of it.  
e. It is structured to be set up at municipal level, with a flexible staffing structure that allows 
it to provide staff on entry and contract.  
f. SENAD IAC, as part of its implementation and installation in the municipalities, already has 
nuclei set up and operating within the bodies that take care of culture in the 
seventh  (17) provincial capitals.  
g. The current challenges are in the areas of: (i) Human Re sources – staffing; 
(ii) Administrative – setting up and installing local services; (iii)  Technology – 
computerizing services to facilitate internal activities, with users and society in general 
and, especially, with partner bodies, and within these with t he administration of justice.  
h. SENADIAC's main partners, in terms of protection, are the General Tax Administration 
("AGT"); the Criminal Investigation Service (SIC) and the Court, and in the Luanda District 
there is a specialized office – the Commerce, Int ellectual Property and Industrial Property 
Office.  
i. In terms of administrative management, SENADIAC's main partners are the Angolan 
Institute of Industrial Property (IAPI) and the EGCs.  
j. The EGCs – three are currently recognized and operating: the Angolan Co pyright Society 
("SADIA") – licensed in September 2019; the National Union of Artists and Composers, 
Society of Authors ("UNAC -SA"), licensed in December 2020, and the Single Association 
of Copyright and Related Rights ("AUDAC"), licensed in May 2023.  
k. The first two are based on natural persons – Authors; while the third, founded by and 
made up of the first two, is based on legal persons.  
l. In principle, EGCs are civil associations or cooperatives of authors set up to carry out the 
function of collecting and d istributing copyright.  
m. The current operation of these EGCs is characterized by AUDAC collecting copyright from 
users, and SADIA and UNAC -SA distributing it to Authors who are members and 
represented by them.  
n. This means that, under current legislation, ther e can be several EGCs. However, only one 
EGC – AUDAC – is recognized to perform the function of collecting royalties.  
3.48.  In the scope of international cooperation, the processes aimed at ratifying the basic 
Conventions on copyright (Berne and Rome), as well a s some Treaties, such as the WIPO Copyright 
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  3.6  Poverty reduction  
3.49.  In this field, the Integrated Program for Local Development and Combating Poverty 
("PIDLCP "), approved by Presidential Decree No. 140/18 of 6 June  was created with the aim of 
contributing to poverty reduction, promoting human development and the well -being of Angolans, 
with economic and social inclusion at the local level.  
3.50.  Methodological monitor ing and technical supervision of the program, at central level, is 
ensured by a Monitoring and Supervision Unit (UAS), coordinated by the Ministry of Social Action, 
Family and Promotion of Women (MASFAMU) and includes the Ministry of Finance (MINFIN) among  
the various ministries.).  
3.51.  At local level, the management of the program's implementation is the responsibility of the 
Municipal Administrations and is monitored and supervised by a working group led by the Provincial 
Governor.  
3.52.  The PIDLCP covers 164 munici palities and is implemented through 11 areas, namely: 
(i) Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Hydraulics and Engineering; (ii) Social Promotion – Training and 
Empowerment of Women; (iii) Primary Health Care; (iv) Citizenship; (v) Culture, Sport and Tourism 
Promotion; (vi) Celebration of National Days and Patriotic Values; (vii) Administrative Expenses; 
(viii) Rural Infrastructure; (ix) Social Equipment; (x) Water and Sanitation; and (xi) School Meals . 
3.53.  With the aim of improving its supervision and monitoring for effective and efficient 
implementation, a computer platform called the Computerized System for Managing the Actions of 
the Program to Combat Poverty (" Sistema Informático de Gestão das Acções do Programa de 
Combate à Pobreza " - SIGAPCP) was launched,  which has made it possible to improve the 
mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on the actions carried out.  
3.54.  The Social Protection Strengthening Program, called "Kwenda", aims to help establish an 
effective National Social Protection System, in the short  and medium term, by implementing 
measures to mitigate poverty by increasing the purchasing and financial capacity of families.  
3.55.  In addition to monetary social transfers, KWENDA also has the components of Productive 
Inclusion, Municipalization of Social Action through the creation of Integrated Social Action Centres 
(CASI) and the Strengthening of the Single Social Registry.  
3.7  Trade and development cooperation agreements  
3.56.  Within the scope of regional and international economic rela tions, the Republic of Angola 
continues to promote the establishment of partnerships with various countries, seeking reciprocal 
advantages within the principles governing the Charter of the United Nations and the Charter of the 
African Union, highlighting the following guidelines : 
a. Supporting competitive integration into the global economy, diversifying bilateral relations 
in order to expand trade agreements and scientific and technological cooperation with 
emerging countries;  
b. Establish closer trade relation s and Cultural and Technological Cooperation with 
Portuguese -speaking countries within the Community of Portuguese -Speaking Countries 
(CPLP); 
c. Establish a commercial partnership within the framework of South -South Cooperation, 
around the Gulf of Guinea.  
d. Within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), implement the 
medium -term Economic and Social Policy priorities, as set out in the Regional Indicative 
Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020 -30, towards deepening SADC Regional 
Economic Integration, as well as the SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap 
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  e. At Great Lakes level, achieve Regional Integration by harmonizing Economic Cooperation 
instruments and adopting macroeconomic  convergence strategies, as well as 
implementing regional policies to collaborate in strengthening economic growth through 
economic integration.  
f. Promote regional integration within the framework of the establishment of the Continental 
Free Trade Area ( AfC FTA) by taking political initiatives to guarantee security and political 
stability on the continent.  
g. Increasing participation in the world Energy market.  
3.7.1   Bilateral trade cooperation agreements  
3.57.  As part of its Trade Cooperation Policy, Angola has signed Bila teral Agreements with various 
African, Asian, European and American countries in the field of trade and industry.  
3.58.  Given their geographical proximity, the agreements signed with African countries, and 
particularly with neighbouring countries, are particular ly prominent.  
3.7.2   Regional  trade agreements  
3.59.  In the regional context, the Republic of Angola continues to increase its level of political and 
economic influence in the region, seeking to benefit from the existing potential, ensuring compliance 
with the agreemen ts, protocols and targets signed by the Regional Organizations to which it belongs, 
actively contributing to Economic Integration.  
3.60.   In this regard, Angola's commitment to preparing for the implementation of the SADC 
Protocol on Trade stands out, guaranteei ng its participation in the Free Trade Area of this Southern 
African community.  
3.61.  As a result, it intends to move towards integration in the Tripartite Free Trade Area 
(COMESA  - EAC - SADC), taking into account the existing market potential.  
3.62.  Angola is also committed to implementing the Agreement creating the African Continental 
Free Trade Area, with a view to consolidating the process of economic integration in Africa.  
3.7.3   International  agreements  
3.63.  According to the Constitution of the Republic of Angola (CRA ), the President of the Republic 
is responsible for signing and ratifying treaties, conventions, agreements and other international 
instruments, as the case may be, once they have been approved.  
3.64.  The Law on International Treaties (Law No. 4/11 of 14 January ) establishes that the President 
of the Republic is responsible for promulgating international treaties after they have been approved 
by the National Assembly. In order for an international instrument to take effect, it must be published 
in the National Ga zette.  
3.65.  Article 13 of the Constitution enshrines the integration of the rules of international conventions 
ratified by Angola as rules of domestic law. Thus, the rules of all the Covenants ratified by Angola 
are considered to be domestic law.  
3.66.  In compliance with these assumptions, the country enters into international agreements 
because of their relevance and importance to the interests of the nation in terms of the development 
and normal functioning of its institutions.  
3.7.4   Trade  agreements for development and cooperation  
3.67.  As with bilateral agreements with trading partners, Angola has been signing bilateral 
agreements with a view to development and cooperation in various areas linked to trade and 
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  3.68.  Within the scope of Multilateral Cooperation, Angola signed an agreement in 2016 -20 called 
the Framework Programme for the Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development of the Republic 
of Angola with the United Nati ons Industrial Development Organization ("UNIDO"). The aim of this 
program is to support the implementation of programs and projects for industrial development and 
the promotion of economic growth, as well as strengthening the country's trade capacities. T he 
program focuses on five pillars, namely:  
a. Strengthening commercial capacities;  
b. Development of agro -industry and agribusiness;  
c. Competitiveness, support for the development of the private sector and Industrial Parks;  
d. Institutional strengthening and suppor t for governance;  
e. Development of renewable energy, environmental protection and resource management.  
3.69.  Within the framework of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 
Angola is currently benefiting from the EU -UNCTAD Joint Program fo r Angola: Train for Trade  II, 
launched in 2018, whose aim is essentially to help diversify the economy and support the country 
strategically with technical assistance and capacity -building.  
3.70.  It is also important to highlight the Community of Portuguese Spea king Countries  (CPLP), 
where there are programs aimed at trade cooperation between members of the community, as well 
as the Accreditation Services (SADCAS), at SADC level.  
3.7.5   Preferential trade agreements  
3.71.  To date, Angola has not signed any Preferential Trade Agreements.  
3.72.  As a Least Developed Country (LDC) and member of the Organization of African, Caribbean 
and Pacific States (OACP), Angola benefits from unilateral preferential schemes such as 
the European  Union 's Everything But Arms, China's Zero Tariff and ot hers such as the UNCTAD 
Generalized System of Preferences and the American Growth and Opportunity Act for Africa (AGOA).  
3.73.  Nevertheless, it is important to highlight the three (3) preferential trade agreements in which 
Angola is engaged in accession/implemen tation, as mentioned above, namely:  
a. SADC Protocol on Trade;  
b. COMESA -EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement;  
c. Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area.  
4  ANGOLA  AND THE MULTILATERAL  TRADING  SYSTEM  
4.1.  Angola has been a member of the WTO  since 23 November 1996, and agrees to the Most 
Favoured Nation (MFN) treatment for all trading partners, reiterating its commitment to the 
Multilateral Trading System and to the liberalization of trade, which it considers beneficial for growth, 
developmen t and the well -being of populations. However, it stresses that it is urgent and imperative 
that these benefits be shared equally among all countries in the world.  
4.2.  We believe that the WTO can play an important role, not only in the reputation of the trade 
liberalization process, in order to make it more orderly, diversified and flexible, but also in the 
implementation of a framework based on world trade rules.  
4.3.  It was with this in mind that Angola joined the WTO, having actively supported the launch of 
the mu ltilateral trade negotiations cycle during the 4th WTO Ministerial Conference, which took place 
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  4.4.  The results achieved at the 12th Ministerial Conference, held in December 2022 in Geneva, 
Switzerland, which contained a serie s of successful decisions on fisheries subsidies, the WTO's 
response to emergencies, including a waiver of certain requirements relating to the compulsory 
licensing of COVID -19 vaccines, food safety and agriculture, and WTO reform, as well as other 
decisio ns in favour of the LDCs, do not yet reflect the degree of ambition mirrored in Doha, with a 
view to making these negotiations a true Development Cycle.  
4.5.  Angola appeals to all members to show greater commitment and to  engage more, showing 
greater flexibilit y wherever possible, so that the next Ministerial Conference can produce a final 
result that is satisfactory for all.  
4.1  Implementation  
4.6.  Despite autonomous liberalization and efforts to integrate into world trade, Angola is lagging 
far behind in the degree of implementation of the  Uruguay  Cycle Agreements.  
4.7.  In this regard, Angola reiterates the need for longer transition periods to adapt its national 
legislation to the WTO Agreements, as well as the continuity of appropriate technical assistance 
activities and the strengthening of its institutional capacity and financial and technological resources.  
4.8.  To assist the Executive in implementing the WTO agreements, the NTFC, a multi -sectoral body 
for trade negotiations, was created.  
4.2  Special an d differentiated treatment (TED)  
4.9.  Special and Differentiated Treatment, a decisive part of the development that marked the Doha 
Round, was created as a comprehensive mechanism to grant Special Preferential Treatment to 
Developing Countries and Least Develop ed Countries, in order to integrate them into the Multilateral 
Trading System.  
4.10.  As an LDC, Angola considers the preservation of this treatment in favour of countries in need 
to be fundamental and reiterates its effective compliance with the WTO provisions o n this matter.  
4.3  Agriculture  
4.11.  This sector is of paramount importance for Angola's economic development. Bearing in mind 
the dependence of the economies of developing countries, both as exporters of basic products and 
importers of food products, which is the c ase of Angola, we advocate making the commitments made 
in favour of developing countries and the LDCs effective, in order to facilitate quota -free and 
duty-free market access for products from the LDCs, and greater flexibility and moderation in the 
applica tion of sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and others relating to technical barriers to trade.  
4.4  Market access for non -agricultural products (NAMA)  
4.12.  Angola gives great importance to the negotiations underway in the context of the Doha Round. 
Given the need to create conditions conducive to its industrialization and economic diversification. 
Furthermore, following the second Trade Policy Review in 2015, Angola has made efforts to ensure 
that diversification in the industrial sector is a reality in terms of it s exports of certain industrial and 
agricultural products, so that they have access to other markets not only in terms of quantity, but 
also in terms of product quality.  
4.13.  The main products exported include cement, beer, glass packaging for various purposes,  
juices and soft drinks, with the main destinations being countries such as Congo Brazzaville, 
Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Namibia and Portugal.  
4.14.  In this regard, Angola stresses the importance of continuing to grant Developed and Least 
Developed  Countries special and differentiated treatment appropriate to the reality of the category 
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  4.5  Services  
4.15.  The services sector is an important area of economic activity for development. It tends to 
grow and contribute positively to economic development.  
4.16.  Although Angola has not presented its offer regarding the negotiations on trade in services, 
it should be noted that the country has gradually liberalized this sector, namely financial services, 
construction services, consultancy, architecture, education services, telecommunications, transport 
and health services.  
4.17.  The insurance market has seen feasible growth and development, where growth accelerated 
after the liberalization of the market in 2002 as  well as the independence policies that have been 
liberalized by the National Bank of Angola (BNA), where in the past there were 17 insurers operating 
in the market and today Angola has 28 Insurance Companies.  
4.18.  Currently the largest insurance company is ENS A, which has a 34% market share, with Saham 
in second place with 15.49%. Fidelidade Angola, 69% owned by the Portuguese Fidelidade, is the 
third largest insurer in the market, followed by Nossa, a company owned by Banco BAI, and lastly 
Global, a company la unched and owned by Angolan investors.  
4.19.  From a legal point of view, the Angolan Insurance Regulation and Supervision Agency 
(ARSEG) is a specialized entity created by Presidential Decree no. 141/13 of 27 September  2013, to 
ensure the regulation, supervision , inspection and control of the insurance, reinsurance and 
insurance mediation sectors.  
4.20.  After the second Trade Policy Review, held in 2015, the financial system saw an increase in 
the number of active banking establishments from 23 to 25, with 1,845 branch es covering almost 
the entire national territory. In view of the upward trend in the financial sector, Law No.  12/15 
of 17 June, the Basic Law on Financial Institutions, was drafted to support the development of the 
financial sector and regulate new produc ts, which was repealed in 2021 by Law No.  14/21 of  19 May, 
the Law on the General Regime of Financial Institutions.  
4.21.  With regard to the development of the financial system, combating money laundering and 
terrorist financing are priorities. Angola has theref ore become a full member of the Group to Combat 
Money Laundering in Eastern and Southern Africa (GABAOA) and the financial intelligence unit, and 
has begun the process of joining the Egmont Group (a network of financial intelligence units that is 
working t o strengthen cooperation between these institutions).  
4.22.  Since then, Angola has adopted measures to improve its financial system, through legislation 
and regulations, as well as the implementation of supervisory mechanisms for this sector.  
4.23.  Angola's legislatio n and regulatory systems relating to the fight against money laundering 
and terrorist financing are in line with the principles and recommendations of the GAFI, the Basel 
Committee on Banking Supervision and the principles of the 1988 United Nations Conven tion against 
Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, the United Nations Convention 
against Transnational Organized Crime (Palermo Convention), the United Nations Convention against 
Corruption and the International Convention f or the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.  
4.24.  With regard to microcredit and its impact on poverty reduction, from 2006 to 2014 the 
National Bank of Angola approved five microcredit institutions comprising a total of 23  branches 
spread across several p rovinces. The applicable legislation at the time was Presidential Decree 
No. 28/11 of 2 February 2011, which was recently repealed, i.e.  in March 2023, with the approval 
of the Regulation of Microcredit Companies and Microcredit Operators, by Presidential Decree 
No. 89/23 of 31 March, and the Regulation of Credit Cooperative Companies, by Presidential Decree 
No. 91/23 of 5 April, thus regulating the recent Law No. 14/21 of 19 May. 
4.25.  Within the scope of the Supervisory and Regulatory Body, Notices No. 04 and 0 6/2023 were 
published on 28 June and 3 June, respectively, the objects of which are the authorization to set up 
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  4.26.  The Angolan healthcare system, for its part, is moving towards free and universal healthcare 
throughout the country. Article 77 of the Constitution of the Republic of Angola elevates access to 
health for all citizens to the category of a universal right.  
4.27.  The National Health Policy provides for the coexistence of the National Health Service, of 
which the state is the main provider at national level, and a private subsystem that complements 
public action and contributes to improving the country's health situation. Private health services are 
gover ned by the Framework Law of the National Health Service (Law 21 -B/92).  
4.28.  In Angola, the practice of private medicine is governed by Decree No. 48/92 of  11 September, 
which approves the Regulation of Private Health Institutions and by Decree  No. 68/97 
of 19 September, which approves the Statute of the Angolan Medical Association.  
4.29.  Foreign citizens may practice medicine in Angola provided that they are previously registered 
with the Angolan Medical Association, in accordance with the respective rules, and must a lso comply 
with the Regulation of the Law on the Legal Regime of Foreign Citizens in the Republic of Angola, 
approved by Presidential Decree no. 163/20 of 8 June, and Presidential Decree No. 43/17 of  6 March, 
which regulates the Exercise of Professional Activity by Non -Resident Foreign Workers.  
4.30.  In summary, among other requirements, the foreign citizen must be domiciled in Angola, 
present documents proving their level of training (recognized by the competent Angolan authorities), 
be a member o f the competent professional association, be loyal to their profession and respect the 
Code of Ethics.  
4.31.  Private investment in the health sector, particularly in healthcare, must comply with the 
requirements of the Private Investment Law in force, Law No. 10 /18 of 26 June, amended and 
republished by Law No. 10/21 of 22 April.  
4.32.  Education is a fundamental right, which is the subject of a specific provision in the Constitution 
of the Republic of Angola (A rticle 79 of the CRA).  
4.33.  Law No. 32/20 of 12 August, which am ends and republishes the Base Law of the Education 
and Teaching System, approved by Law No. 17/16  of 7 October, guarantees free and compulsory 
primary education. However, in accordance with the priorities of the National Development Plan, the 
government is  gradually creating the necessary conditions to make the first cycle of secondary 
education (up to the 9th grade) effective, compulsory and free. Achieving this objective is part of the 
policies carried out by the competent ministry in the medium and long -term to achieve the objectives 
set for each subsystem of the education sector during the periods between  2008 and  2012, and 
2013 and 2017.  
4.6  TRIPS  Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights and public 
health  
4.34.   Industrial Property in An gola is regulated by Law No. 3/92 of 28 February, and the Angolan 
Institute of Industrial Property (IAPI) was created to manage these matters by Presidential 
Decree  No. 30/96 of 25 October, the body responsible for implementing the Executive's policy in th e 
field of Protection, Promotion, Study and Development of Industrial Property, whose activity is 
overseen by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.  
4.35.  Industrial property is concerned with invention patents, utility models, industrial models and 
designs, tra demarks, rewards, the name and insignia of an establishment, indications of origin, as 
well as the repression of unfair competition.  
4.36.  Aspects related to Copyright and Related Rights are regulated by Law No. 15/14 
of 31 July 2014, which regulates the protect ion of copyright and related rights in the arts, literature, 
science or other forms of knowledge and creations, with an emphasis on creative artists, performing 
artists or artists, producers, broadcasting organizations and others, as well as organizations for the 
collective management of works of a literary, artistic and scientific nature is currently the Law that 
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  4.7  Trade facilitation  
4.37.  Angola ratified the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement by means of Resolution No. 30/18 
of 7 November. The process of trade facilitation in Angola institutionalized with the entry into force 
of Presidential Decree No. 176/18 of 27 July, which approves the Regulations of the National 
Committee for Trade Facilitation, henceforth NTFC, the body  responsible for implementing the 
facilitation measures provided for in the agreement.  
4.38.  The NTFC has an executive secretariat, provided for in Article 11 (Executive Secretariat), 
which establishes its competencies in the execution of all Administrative, Fin ancial and Patrimonial 
tasks related to the NTFC . 
4.39.  The Regulations of the NTFC stipulate that the Presidency shall comprise the following entities:  
a. Chair – Minister of Industry and Trade  
b. Vice-President – Secretary of State for the Economy;  
c. Executive Secreta ry – Chairman of the Board of the  General Tax Administration.  
4.40.  A number of actions have been taken to materialize the AFC, in particular the process of 
operationalizing the Single Window for Foreign Trade (JUCE)/Article 10.4 of the AFC, the approval 
of the Authorized Economic Operator regime/Article 7.7 of the AFC – the Authorized Economic 
Operator Program (OEA), approved by Presidential Decree No. 293/18 of 3 December 2018, with 
the aim of implementing trade facilitation mechanisms  and strengthening the sec urity of the import 
and export logistics chain, as well as promoting trust in the interaction between state bodies and 
the various economic operators.  
4.41.  It is also worth highlighting the creation of the Coordinated Border Management Committee 
(CGCF)/Article 8.1 of the AFC – The CGCF, created under Presidential Decree  No. 234/20 
of 16 September, as a multi -sectoral body to boost cross -border trade.  
4.8  Commercial rules and measures  
4.42.  The international trade cycle in Angola is characterized by a series of measures th at affect 
both imports and exports.  
4.43.  During the period from 2019 to October 2023, Presidential Decree No. 23/19 of  14 January, 
which approves the Regulation of the Commercial Supply Chain for Basic Basket Goods and Other 
Priority Goods of National Origin, w as in force. It was created in the context of the implementation 
of PRODESI, as part of the acceleration of import substitution and aims to guarantee a favourable 
environment for national production and defines rules and incentives for increasing the suppl y of 
goods of national origin.  
4.44.  Presidential Decree No. 23/19, the result of several appeals by Angola's international trade 
partners at the WTO, was revoked by Presidential Decree no. 213/23 of 30 October, which approves 
the Incentive for National Production, containing a regime more in line with the intern ational trade 
system.  
4.45.  In the field of technical standards and regulations, the National Institute for Quality 
Infrastructures (INIQ) also acts as a point of inquiry for Technical Barriers to Trade at national level, 
with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the WTO.  
4.8.1   Sanitary and phytosanitary mesures 
4.46.  In accordance with multilateral trade rules, Angola has taken some measures to protect public 
health, thus requiring imported and domestically produced goods to undergo laboratory analys is. 
4.47.  Presidential Decree No. 179/2018 of 2 August, establishes the rules applicable to the 
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  domestic consumption, with a view to safeguarding the public interest underlying the protection of 
public health, the environment and national industry.  
4.48.  By virtue of the entry into force of Presidential Decree No. 177/21 of  16 July, the National 
Institute for Quality Control, INACOQ, was created. Within the framewor k of the execution of 
Phytosanitary and Sanitary measures, INACOQ operates in two Segments, namely:  
a. Conformity assessment and certification segment, which consists of carrying out quality 
audits to assess the implementation levels of the ISO 22000:2018 Nor m; 
b. Laboratory Monitoring of Quality Standards, which consists of developing Laboratory 
Monitoring Programs for the sanitary, phytosanitary and  organoleptic quality standards of 
final products destined for the domestic and international markets.  
4.49.   Sanitary a nd phytosanitary measures are applied within the framework of the 
WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) or (MSF), which  aims to protect 
public, animal, plant and environmental health from the risks arising from the entry, establishment  
or spread of parasites, diseases and pathogenic organisms; additives, contaminants, toxins, 
pathogenic organisms present in food products, beverages or animal feed; diseases linked by 
animals, plants or their products.  
4.50.  MINAGRIF, as the body responsible fo r implementing sanitary and phytosanitary measures, 
draws up lists of pests and diseases of economic and quarantine importance and establishes 
phytosanitary restrictions for the country.  
4.51.  These activities are carried out within the framework of the applicat ion of the Plant Health 
Law, Law No. 5/21 of February and the International Plant Protection Convention ( IPPC), combined 
with the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures applied at the regional level of the 
Southern African Development Community ( SADC).  
4.52.   Still in terms of plant health legislation, there are other instruments in place, such as:  
a. Legislative Diploma No. 3.0001 of 1999, which regulates plant health in Angola;  and, 
b. Legislative Decree No. 35.74, which regulates the production, import, in ternal trade and 
use of pesticides.  
4.53.   The Veterinary Services Institute, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry – MINAGRIF, 
is responsible for enforcing hygiene and animal health standards in primary and secondary 
production processes and ensuring p ublic health, thus complying with Law No. 04/04 of  August, the 
Animal Health Law.  
4.54.  Responsibility for controlling and enforcing sanitary and phytosanitary measures is assigned 
to the services under the supervision of the Ministries of Health, Agriculture an d Forestry and 
Industry and Trade.  
4.9  Technical  assistance  
4.55.  Angola appreciates the technical assistance it has received from the WTO since its creation 
in 1995. Several officials from the Industry and Trade sector have benefited from regional trade 
policy cour ses in Geneva, as well as national and regional workshops.  
4.56.  Another area from which Angola has benefited is the Internship Program in the Netherlands 
and, more recently, online courses have also been beneficial. These courses have contributed to a 
greater a wareness and understanding of WTO agreements and therefore to the empowerment of 
officials.  
4.57.  For this reason, it is important and necessary that developed countries continue to provide 
support so that less advanced countries can obtain trade -related technic al assistance to improve 
institutional capacity in the negotiation and implementation of trade policy, as well as in the 
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  4.58.  Angola needs technical assistance in various areas, particularly in the implementation of 
Agreements:  
a. Drafting anti-dumping  legislation and defining compensatory or safeguard measures;  
b. Drafting legislation on electronic commerce;  
c. Implementation of the Customs Evaluation Agreement;  
d. Implementing the TRIPS Agreement and  bringing it into line with national legislation;  
e. Formulation and implementation of trade promotion actions;  
f. Information and training for technical staff and economic operators: Códex Angola 
members, social institutions, producers, traders and consumers;  
g. Equipping laboratories related to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures;  
h. Setting up a quality control system (laws on labelling, SPS, etc.).  
4.59.  As part of the technical assistance provided by the EIF, Angola had the opportunity to 
implement a category 1 project, linked to building the capacity of national staff in matters related 
to trade, which enabled six face -to-face seminars to be held at the Ministry of Industry and Trade's 
premises in the Angolan capital, namely: Corrective measures, SADC  and AfCFTA regional 
agreements, notifications, trade facilitation under the WTO agreement.  
4.60.  With regard to technical assistance from UNCTAD, there is a joint European  Union  and 
United  Nations Conference on Trade and Development program, called Train for Trade ll, starting in 
2021, which has developed a range of courses linked to trade and development in our country, in 
the most diverse areas of trade, targeting the public and private sectors.  
5  CONCLUSION  
5.1.  In general, significant progress has been made since  the last Trade Policy Review in 2015, with 
emphasis on actions to foster economic activity, including export promotion, with a view to achieving 
the objectives set out in the National Development Plan.  
5.2.   It was observed that commercial activity in Angola r emained based on imports, although 
non-oil exports increased as a result of the policy to promote domestic production.  
5.3.  Within the framework of trade policy, various measures were taken to align with the policy of 
promoting domestic production, with a view to contributing to socio -economic growth and 
development.  
5.4.  With a view to maximizing opportunities in the global market, promoting trade and aiming for 
greater participation in international trade with a high level of competitiveness, Angola's trade policy 
has a liberal component through adherence to Free Trade Agreements. The ambition of this 
component is to promote regional economic integration and stimulate trade with partners.  
5.5.  In this regard, the negotiations for the conclusion of the accession process t o the SADC Protocol 
on Trade and the preparation for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, 
both in their final stages, stand out.  
5.6.  With regard to measures affecting trade, particularly those linked to imports and exports, the 
countr y has been improving the legislative package for the sector with a view to achieving the policy 
objectives of promoting domestic production, without the need for bans or establishing of import 
quotas, while seeking to ensure compliance with the WTO Agreeme nts. In this regard, with a high 
sense of responsibility in the face of constant internal and external trade concerns, Presidential 
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  5.7.  In a spirit of collaboration and unconditional support for the multilateral trade sy stem, Angola 
maintains its firm position in defense of Special and Differential Treatment, which, among other 
measures, can help the least favoured countries to enter the global market and participate in 
international trade.  
5.8.  It is hoped that the ratio in r elation to the level of notifications submitted by Angola in the most 
diverse areas  of the WTO will increase in the coming years, as a result of greater participation in the 
training and technical capacity -building activities provided by the WTO Secretaria t. 
 
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