Africa Economy

Grâce à des investissements publics dans les infrastructures et d’abondantes ressources naturelles, le Gabon a enregistré en 2013 d’excellents résultats économiques, affichant ainsi pour la quatrième année consécutive une croissance solide.

Last year Kenya saw robust economic growth, thanks in part to a smooth conclusion to the March presidential elections as well as to the discovery of new hydrocarbon deposits and aquifers. Planned reforms and devolution look set to improve the overall business environment over the course of 2014, although the East African nation still faces challenges.

With slow but steady growth in 2013, South Africa saw comparatively reasonable performance last year, although there remains a sense that the resource-rich country is operating below its considerable potential.

Après 10 années de trouble politique, la Côte d’Ivoire a renoué avec la stabilité en 2012, accompagnée d’une forte reprise économique qui s’est poursuivie en 2013.

The past year has been another challenging 12 months for Egypt, but going into 2014, the outlook is more bullish for a country that still offers attractive long-term fundamentals.

A number of new initiatives, including educational programmes and a specialised support fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have been established to promote the growth and diversification of small businesses in Ghana.