118 pages
BUT
yes
the report is pure stastical economic, social, political and historical data on commerce in somalia.
from telecoms, economic infrastructure to money transfer to who owns what in somalia today.
the only part of relevance is that in somalia it is ALL ABOUT who CONTROLS THE PORTS
OTALI sees that Port of Mogadishu shall be open SOON
thanks to Musa Sudi *Insatiable Appetite* desire as evidenced below of getting those MILLION$$ and even JVA was/is and will be destroyed PURELY on economic neccessity
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"In early 1998, one of the Abgaal leaders made an attempt to open a new port in Jaziira on the
outskirts of Mogadishu. Muuse Suudi wanted to capitalize on the situation in North Mogadishu
and offer an alternative to the use of Ceel Macaan because, at the time, its management was too
close to a rival Abgaal sub-clan. The opening was impressive, to believe what the AFP reported on
6 January: “Two vessels carrying food docked at the new port, marking the start of operations.
Large vessels were to be charged $6,000 for entry while smaller ones would pay $3,000, the port's
new authority said. The two warlords [Muuse Suudi and Cismaan Caato] were to take 50 percent of
the port's income for providing security to its users while the balance would go to the businessmen
who financed its constructionâ€Â. Nevertheless, it did not proceed as smoothly as expected.
Although there have been complaints over the years against the way Ceel Macaan was managed
and its costs, the business class was not keen to take a leap into the unknown. Most of the
importers were not from Muuse Suudi’s sub-clan and, whether from North or South Mogadishu,
they were not eager to strengthen a leader who blocked all their attempts to normalize the situation
in the capital city. Sizable investments would have been required for a reasonable operation at
Jaziira, including barges, and this was unlikely to happen.
Moreover, the overall situation was changing. Kismaayo was taken over by an alliance of
Mareexaan and Haber Gidir militias in June 1999 and there was suddenly a new opportunity to use
an international port with some usable facilities, despite its looting after UNOSOM left in late
1994. In 2002, it is still difficult to assess the importance of Kismaayo port for the Mogadishu
economy. A number of rumours circulate in the capital but no independent verification has been
made. For instance, charcoal exports are reputed to be shipped mostly from Kismaayo, since the
wood comes from the Jubba Valley and because this business has become unpopular in
Mogadishu. This author is inclined to believe that this is quite possible. But Kismaayo is also used
for imports and some major economic players in food and construction material import have been
using the port for at least 18 months, though no figures are available...."
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European Commission/Somali Unit (Nairobi)
A Survey of Mogadishu’s Economy
By
Roland Marchal
Senior Research Fellow at CNRS
Centre d’Etudes et de Relations Internationales,
56, rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, France
(marchal@ceri-sciences-po.org)
August 2002
Contract N° 326-STA-SME05-07
This study was financed by the European Commission. The author accepts sole responsibility for this report, drawn
up on behalf of the Commission. The report does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, nor those of the
Somali team that assisted the author.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.....................................................................................................................2
FOREWORD..............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER ONE............................................................................................................ 5
Mogadishu between ruins and globalisation.................................................................. 5
SECTION ONE .......................................................................................................................................17
THE FINANCIAL SECTOR..........................................................................................................................17
CHAPTER TWO...........................................................................................................19
The Money-Transfer Companies (xawaalad) and the Remittance Economy ...............19
MONEY TRANSFER AGENCIES IN MOGADISHU...................................................................26
CHAPTER THREE......................................................................................................27
Money Supply During the Civil War ..............................................................................27
SECTION TWO.......................................................................................................................................37
THE ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF MOGADISHU.......................................................37
CHAPTER FOUR.........................................................................................................38
The Contentious Use of the Mogadishu
Port ................................................................38
CHAPTER
FIVE...........................................................................................................42
The International Airport and its Substitutes ................................................................42
CHAPTER SIX..............................................................................................................47
Water and Power Supply in Mogadishu.........................................................................47
SECTION THREE ..................................................................................................................................61
WORKING IN MOGADISHU.............................................................................................................61
CHAPTER SEVEN.......................................................................................................63
The “Mother†of all Somali Markets: Bakaaraha
Market..............................................63
CHAPTER EIGHT.......................................................................................................79
The Qaat Trade..............................................................................................................79
CHAPTER NINE .........................................................................................................82
Small industries in Mogadishu ......................................................................................82
CHAPTER TEN............................................................................................................88
The Media in Mogadishu...............................................................................................88
SECTION FOUR .....................................................................................................................................93
LIVING IN MOGADISHU....................................................................................................................93
CHAPTER ELEVEN....................................................................................................94
The Health and Education Sectors in Mogadishu ........................................................94
CHAPTER TWELVE.................................................................................................. 105
A Tentative Household Survey .................................................................................... 105
CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................................................111
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