Gabon

A push to realise infrastructure development and management has led the Gabonese government to sharpen its focus on public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a means of sharing the risks and cost of major development initiatives. The government’s plan for achieving emerging market status by 2025, “Emerging Gabon”, emphasises the importance of the...

The country is pressing on with its Emerging Gabon plan (Plan Stratégique Gabon Émergent, PSGE) to reach emerging country status by 2025, but it faces near-term fiscal challenges – in part a result of the necessary high capital spending – as it lays the long-term foundations for sustained economic growth. As of late 2013, the Gabonese government expected increases in...

Gabon’s position as one of the most politically stable countries in Central Africa provides it a solid base for economic growth. Like many sub-Saharan countries, Gabon still faces challenges related to transparency and efficient governance but successive presidential transitions have been relatively smooth. The ruling Gabonese Democratic Party...

Five decades ago, China and Africa supported one another for national liberation and independence, building a profound friendship and mutual trust, and laying a solid foundation for the sound development of Chinese-African economic and trade cooperation.