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The economy is expected to post modest but steady growth in 2012, though to what degree GDP will expand is partly dependent on three key issues: the country’s credit rating, how quickly the government can begin rolling out its high-profile infrastructure programme and how South Africa’s major export markets fare over the next 12 months.
The combination of low savings and the recent reinstating of fuel subsidies means Nigeria’s government is looking for way to trim expenditures and raise funds. Despite a small drop in planned expenditures, however, the budget deficit is expected to rise in 2012 to 2.97% of GDP from the 2.77% target rate the government announced in December 2011.
Une augmentation des importations et des exportations a fortement renforcé la position commerciale de l’Algérie en 2011. En effet, les chiffres avancés par le Centre national de l’information et des statistiques des douanes (CNIS) indiquent une croissance à tous les niveaux en 2011, avec un volume des exportations supérieur à celui des importations tout au long de l’année, favorisant ainsi la position financière de l’Algérie.
Egypt’s government is working to obtain support for a new economic reform package it has prepared to qualify for a $3.2bn loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), though it may be a difficult task to convince opposition leaders and the public to back the plan.

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Un an après la Révolution du jasmin et les bouleversements politiques de 2011, l’économie tunisienne montre des signes de reprise. Selon les estimations du Fonds Monétaire International (FMI), le PIB tunisien enregistrerait cette année une croissance de 3,9%, tandis que la Banque Centrale de Tunisie table sur une progression pouvant atteindre jusqu’à 4,5%.

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