Gabon

In accordance with its liberal economic principles, Gabon is open to foreign investors and the rights of free enterprise are guaranteed. 1. GENERAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENT A. Constitution & Other Sources of Rules: Gabon has a civil law structure with a hierarchy of legislation: lower laws need to comply with upper laws.

The Emerging Gabon strategy is aiming to foster more exploration and production in the mining sector, as well as expansion of local downstream processing capacity. A new mining code under development over the past two years is expected to pass Parliament by the end of 2013 with no major surprises for mining firms, although, as in many other mineral-...

Rising incomes and improvements in providing access to internet platforms are having a positive impact on Gabon’s overall media environment. Despite its relatively small size, the market for novel media products is gaining dynamism, though the sector remains heavily dependent on a traditionally established print media segment and continues to be...

Over the past few years, with commodity prices spiralling ever higher and minerals like gold reaching record levels, many host governments have felt that they were missing out on potential windfalls from their extractive industries – much needed in an era of global belt-tightening. Among conditions of economic uncertainty, the mining sector – on the...

As the range of media outlets continues to diversify both in terms of form and content, Gabon’s advertising sector is seeing steady growth. Despite the relatively small population, rising incomes and the increasing competition in specific sectors such as telecommunications and finance are leading companies to pay more attention to their...