As evidenced by the constant hum of diesel generators across the country, electricity in Nigeria is a big issue, with low generating capacity having long hampered growth. However, sizable progress...
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Economic Update | Nigeria: Opportunities in private power
8 Apr 2013
Economic Update | Tunisie : Coup de fouet aux marchés financiers
8 Apr 2013
Malgré un contexte politique qui reste placé sous le signe de l’incertitude, les résultats de la Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis (BVMT) dans les deux premiers mois de l’année laissent penser...
Economic Update | South Africa: Reforming education
3 Apr 2013
Education reforms are being seen as key in trying to ensure that economic growth embraces a reduction in South Africa’s disparity and unemployment. Poor schooling remains one of the weak links in the...
Economic Update | Ghana: Concerns for cocoa
28 Mar 2013
Halfway through the current cocoa season, concerns are rising that Ghana’s growers will see lower-than-expected revenues for 2013, due to poor weather conditions and a tight global market. However,...
Economic Update | Egypt: Steel industry uncertainty
26 Mar 2013
After several years of strong demand growth, the economic slowdown and investment uncertainty associated with the 2011 revolution and its aftermath have dampened steel consumption in Egypt, leaving...
Economic Update | Maroc : La finance islamique fait son entrée
25 Mar 2013
Si une demande en baisse en provenance d’Europe et une production agricole inférieure à la moyenne ont entraîné un ralentissement de la croissance du PIB en 2012, les banques marocaines continuent d’...
