South-Africa is the most important trade partner south of the Sahara. The most important sectors are agriculture and fishery (25%), industry (25%) and trade and services (45%) with amongst others export products such as precious metals and diamonds, iron and steel, machines, mechanic tools and wine. Infrastructure and education are focus sectors. The financial, judicial, communication, energy and transport sectors are very well organised, the stock exchange is amongst the 10 largest in the world.
Mozambique possesses a large amount of natural resources. Agriculture is the most important source of income and employment. Maputo, the capital, has a modern harbour used as export harbour for aluminium, coal, cotton, sugar, chrome, sisal, copra and hard wood. Growth sectors are: agriculture, transport and communication, energy, tourism, textile, food, fishery and construction.
Malawi probably is the most unknown partner of the three to entrepreneurs. Agriculture constitutes the core of the economy. Tobacco, tea, sugar and cotton are the most important products, of which the first three are exported. At this moment, tourism is the most important growth sector.
Flanders and was one of the first continental European areas to undergo the Industrial Revolution, in the 19th century. The 1973 and 1979 oil crises sent the economy into a recession. The steel industry remained in relatively good shape. In the 1980s and 90s, the economic centre of the Belgium continued to shift further to Flanders. Nowadays, the Flemish economy is mainly service-oriented, although its diverse industry remains a crucial force. Flemish productivity per capita is between 20 and 25% higher than that in Wallonia.
Europe comprises more than 710 million people in 48 different states. Like other continents, the wealth of Europe's states varies, although the poorest are well above the poorest states of other continents in terms of GDP and living standards.