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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mauricio Toledano, CEO, Eurofinsa from The Report: Gabon 2014
Articles & Analysis | The focus shifts from sporting facilities to infrastructure and future development from The Report: Gabon 2014
For two years after the spate of frenzied construction in the run-up to the Africa Cup of Nations (Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, CAN), Gabon’s contractors and developers saw a comparative slowdown in activity, as focus shifted away from stadiums and tourism infrastructure to housing, roads and mixed-use developments. The construction sector – supported by the...
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Gabon 2014
Gabon has concentrated funding on infrastructure in recent years, not only in advance of the Africa Cup of Nations, but also as part of the government’s broader push to diversify the economy through its primary development strategy, Emerging Gabon.
The construction sector – supported by the Infrastructure Master Plan, which includes 114 projects in education, housing and transport –...
With just 1.63m people, Gabon is the second-smallest member of the six-country Central African Economic and Monetary Community in terms of population, after Equatorial Guinea. However, the country’s well-developed hydrocarbons sector has made Gabon the second-largest economy in the sub-region.
Hopes are rising that a $4bn project to widen the Suez Canal will provide Egypt with a boost in construction activity, while also significantly raising revenue in the longer term.
The only monarchy in North Africa, Morocco has one of the more diversified GDP mixes in the region, and the mainstays of the economy include agriculture, tourism, and the textiles industry; higher-end manufacturing, IT and communications, and outsourcing are also all becoming increasingly important. The past few years have seen some significant changes, yet the kingdom has remained stable, even amidst the broader regional turmoil.