While power outages and widespread lack of access to electricity have long been problems in Nigeria, the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is seeking to breathe new life into the...
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Economic Update | Nigeria: Hit the lights
7 Jan 2011
Economic Update | Abu Dhabi: Year in Review 2010
7 Jan 2011
The year 2010 will be remembered in Abu Dhabi for the local government forging ahead with a counter-cyclical spending regime aimed at boosting the economy and buttressing the Economic Vision 2030.
Economic Update | Brunei: High hopes for halal
7 Jan 2011
Brunei’s halal manufacturing industry is looking at 2011 as its breakthrough year, with the sector aiming to greatly expand both its range of products and the overseas markets its sells to, though...
Economic Update | Thailand: Rail plan gathers pace
6 Jan 2011
A high-speed railway line could link Thailand, Laos and China as early as 2015, with construction work set to begin in 2011. The joint venture is aimed at strengthening regional integration and...
Economic Update | Philippines: Cultivating agriculture
6 Jan 2011
The Philippines government is hoping that higher levels of investment and better weather will come to the aid of the agricultural industry as the sector tries to compete with other segments of the...
Economic Update | Thailand: ‘Hot money’ proves too spicy
5 Jan 2011
As concerns over “hot money” grow in emerging markets, the scale of capital inflows into the Thai economy has led local officials to announce that they are weighing investment controls to limit...
