As an emerging market the Republic of South Africa is an interesting country for investments
from all over the world. There are a lot of chances and opportunities in this market but there
are also some challenges and risks which have to be taken into account. Before investing in a
foreign country it is necessary to know for the investor what the formal and the informal
environment of this country is like:
What is the political and the legal situation and how about the economic environment of
South Africa? Are there any cultural issues that have to be dealt with? What about the social
environment? These questions are closely related to opportunities and threats that might come
up when investing in South Africa.
In this report different aspects of the formal and the informal environment are examined to
offer a closer look at the South African marke