CASE STUDIES FROM AFRICA

Table 1: Examples of Approved Projects in 2012 in the Service Sector
Company Name
- TDG Internantional SARL
- Setram SARL
- Bollore Africa Logistic Senegal SA
- First Space Fiber SA
- AD Center Services SUARL
- Linguistique Communication Informatique Senegal
SARL
- Case Contacts Senegal SARL
- Event No Limit (ENLS) SARL
- Le Djiromait SA
- Sotouso SA
Activity
Port
infrastructure
Approved Investments
(billions of CFA francs)
14.8 147
Teleservices 27.6 89
Hotels and
Restaurants
Source: Dashboard of approved investments in 2012, APIX, 2013b.
Services in Cross-Border Trade
21 2,286
Permanent Jobs
to Be Created
The value of Senegalese services exports in 2012 (based on balance of payments data) reached
US$ 941 million against US$ 2,532 billion for goods (see Table 2). The share of services in crossborder
trade would therefore represent 27% of exports. This share is low compared to that of goods
and reflects the high cost of remote transactions for services, despite the virtual absence of customs
duties on them. However, the published share of services should be seen as a minimum because
balance of payments statistics do not capture many of the value-added services embedded in
exported goods.
Table 2: Profile of Cross-Border Trade in Senegal
Value (millions of US$) Annual Percentage Growth
2012 2005–2012 2011 2012
Trade in Goods
Export of goods 2,532 7 18 0
Import of goods 6,434 9 24 9
Trade in Commercial Services
Export of commercial services 941 5 8 -7
Import of commercial services 1,111 5 11 -7
Source: http://stat.wto.org/CountryProfiles/SN_e.htm
Services in Policies and Regulations
Services feature relatively prominently in Senegal’s policies and regulations. At the multilateral
level, Senegal is a member of the WTO and in April 1994 undertook specific liberalisation
commitments in the following areas (albeit with different degrees of liberalisation): architectural
services, medical and dental services, boat rental or leasing services, postal services, courier
services, telecommunications services, wholesale services, retail, insurance, banking, hospitality and
food services, travel agencies and tour operator services, sporting and other recreational services
(recreational fishing, gambling), and related shipping services. In April 1997, following the post-
Uruguay Round of negotiations on basic telecommunications, Senegal deepened its commitments
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