Given the difficult global economic climate, how will African economies fare in 2012 and 2013?
Africa Economy
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Shanta Devarajan, Chief Economist for Africa, World Bank from The Report: Gabon 2012
Articles & Analysis | Downstream expansion: Natural resources are funding moves to diversify the economy from The Report: Gabon 2012
Faced with stagnating oil reserves, Gabon’s long-term economic growth depends on the successful diversification of the economy. Barring any major new discoveries, Gabon’s oil output is forecast to fall significantly over the course of the next 20 years, exerting pressure on a government that currently depends on oil revenues for 58% of its budget...
Articles & Analysis | A regional leader: Oil remains dominant, but state-led efforts to diversify are under way from The Report: Gabon 2012
Since 1953, when oil was first discovered near Port-Gentil, Gabon’s economy has been dominated by the petroleum industry. According to the BP “Statistical Review of World Energy 2012”, Gabon is the sixth-largest crude oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa and has the region’s fourth-largest proven reserves.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Henri-Claude Oyima, Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, BGFIB ank from The Report: Gabon 2012
In light of the abundant liquidity in Gabon’s banking system, to what extent do you feel that financial intermediation can be further encouraged?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Jim O’Neill, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management from The Report: Gabon 2012
In July 2012 the European Central Bank and the Central Bank of China reduced interest rates. What does this mean for these economies?
