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A smooth transition from former President John Atta Mills, who unexpectedly passed away last month, to new President John Dramani Mahama will help reassure investors about the continued steady performance of the country’s economy, but mild pressure from short-term risks may necessitate some adept changes to monetary and fiscal policy.
The government has unveiled an ambitious draft of its 2013 budget, which it says will reduce the state deficit while still shifting spending to support growth – a tricky balance at the best of times.
L’amélioration de la politique budgétaire et les investissements à grande échelle devraient permettre au Gabon d’afficher une croissance économique solide cette année qui pourrait atteindre 5,6% en 2012 selon les estimations du FMI. C’est en-dessous des 5,8 % de 2011, mais au-dessus des prévisions de 5,4 % pour la région de l’Afrique centrale. Les prévisions du gouvernement gabonais sont légèrement plus optimistes, avec 6,6 % de croissance économique pour 2012, également légèrement au-dessous des estimations de 6,8 % pour 2011.
Les retombées de la crise dans la zone euro, associées à un nombre d’arrivées de visiteurs à la baisse ainsi qu’à un ralentissement de la production agricole, ont eu d’importantes répercussions sur la performance économique du Maroc au premier semestre 2012. Le reste de l’année devrait également être marqué par des difficultés à surmonter.
Industrial firms in Egypt are beginning to focus their efforts on expanding further afield, as the domestic economy is still somewhat shaky on the back of local political instability and the faltering international economy. Meanwhile, the government is promoting local industry and goods in foreign markets to draw in more foreign currency to support the national economy.

For many visitors, Johannesburg is seen as purely a business destination or stopover point. Most guidebooks advise a history-themed day trip to take in a combination of Gold Reef City, the Apartheid Museum and the former township of Soweto, or suggest a drive outside of the city to the Cradle of Humankind or the Krugesdorp Nature Reserve....

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