{"id":2964,"date":"2016-04-06T16:50:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2016-04-11T20:18:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T19:18:19","slug":"set-conference-call-uk-angola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/set-conference-call-uk-angola\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up a conference call between UK and Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Angola has the third largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa and a population of around 24 million. And if you&#8217;re unsure whereabouts Angola sits in Africa, it&#8217;s here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Angola.jpg\" alt=\"Angola\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Angola\u00a0is the region&#8217;s second largest producer of oil but forecasts predict it will be the number one producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa within five years.<\/p>\n<p>Though\u00a0while oil and gas are mainstays of the Angolan economy, the government is looking to diversify and so exporting to Angola could provide a good opportunity for UK businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The fastest growing sectors in Angola are oil and gas, agriculture,\u00a0construction and infrastructure, and the top 10 UK exports to Angola are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>general industrial machinery<\/li>\n<li>electrical machinery<\/li>\n<li>iron and steel<\/li>\n<li>specialised machinery<\/li>\n<li>metal<\/li>\n<li>chemical materials and products<\/li>\n<li>rubber<\/li>\n<li>organic chemicals<\/li>\n<li>beverages<\/li>\n<li>dairy products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re looking to do business in Angola,\u00a0here&#8217;s how to set up an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\" target=\"_blank\">international conference call<\/a> in just a few simple steps&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>The pros and cons of exporting to\u00a0Angola<\/h2>\n<p>Goods exports to Angola from the UK increased by more than a third (36.5%) in 2013, up to \u00a3548 million from \u00a3401 million, so it&#8217;s no surprise the UK is one of the largest investors in the African nation.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Angola became one of just five countries across Africa to agree a High Level Prosperity Partnership with the UK, and this is now beginning to develop a strong relationship in trade between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The strengths of the Angolan market include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the economy has had an average double-digit growth since 1990<\/li>\n<li>a growing middle class<\/li>\n<li>a young population (50% under 21) who are eager to learn<\/li>\n<li>abundant natural resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the advantages to UK countries exporting to Angola are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UK companies are respected and liked<\/li>\n<li>Angola is focusing on diversification, which opens up many opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Angola is one of only five countries in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/high-level-prosperity-partnerships-in-africa\/high-level-prosperity-partnerships-in-africa\">High Level Prosperity Partnership<\/a> with the UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s not without it&#8217;s challenges though, notably:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>poor power supply nationwide<\/li>\n<li>weak infrastructures across most sectors<\/li>\n<li>government bureaucracy when awarding and paying for contracts<\/li>\n<li>corruption<\/li>\n<li>high unemployment<\/li>\n<li>lack of skills amongst the populace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Setting up the call<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing to do is to visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\" target=\"_blank\">ConferenceCall.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0to get your free, unique PIN and then click on the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/invite-your-international-participants\" target=\"_blank\">Invite Participants<\/a>\u2019 tab to generate an email template. Type in\u00a0the time, date and subject of the conference call, before picking\u00a0UK and Angola\u00a0dial-in codes and clicking \u2018Copy this invitation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The next thing to do is paste it into the body of an\u00a0email and then\u00a0send it to as many as\u00a0100 participants, then wait for your conference call to begin.<\/p>\n<h3>Dial-in numbers to call<\/h3>\n<p>At the specified\u00a0time participants need to dial the following numbers before\u00a0entering the\u00a0PIN:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<b>UK participants\u00a0<\/b>dial\u00a0<b>0843 0 250 250<\/b><br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Angola\u00a0<\/strong><b>participants<\/b>\u00a0dial <strong>227-280330<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your conference call can now begin!<\/p>\n<h3>Time to call<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/clock.jpg\" alt=\"clock\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/>Despite sitting around 4,500 miles south of London, the time\u00a0zone is GMT +1 and GMT during the UK summer\u00a0&#8211; this means you can safely make calls in UK business hours without getting anyone out of hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/conference-call-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angola has the third largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa and a population of around 24 million. 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