With local refineries unable to meet domestic demand, Nigeria – Africa’s largest exporter of crude oil – currently imports more than 70% of its petroleum needs. However, this could change if plans to...
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Economic Update | Nigeria: An air of refinement
29 Sep 2011
Economic Update | Dubai: Regaining confidence in capital markets
29 Sep 2011
Dubai’s capital markets are much better placed to handle the recent economic fall-out in the US and the eurozone, having learned several lessons from the 2008 global crisis and its own downturn two...
Economic Update | Ghana: Economy expanding
29 Sep 2011
Steady growth in Ghana’s economy has seen the country maintain its position on the World Economic Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Index 2011-12”, with the country keeping its 114th position among 142...
Economic Update | Mongolia: Building for the boom
29 Sep 2011
Economic growth linked to Mongolia's huge mining potential has raised the prospect of long-awaited funds arriving for the construction of badly needed infrastructure projects in power, transport and...
Economic Update | Indonesia: Building momentum
29 Sep 2011
Indonesia’s construction sector is in the midst of a sustained boom, with both private and public spending on the rise, but there are concerns in the industry that the slow pace of launching new...
Economic Update | Malaysia: From rainforest to market
28 Sep 2011
The early September announcement that Malaysia is home to some 6000 species of herbs, all of which could have commercial value, has refocused attention on the possibility of a brand-new industry for...
