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A leading cocoa producer and exporter of low-cost power, Côte d’Ivoire is one of the more economically diverse and mineral-rich countries in West Africa. The country is a member of ECOWAS and the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, as well as party to several international trade agreements, which help improve macro stability. 

Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: South Africa 2013

Ensuring that the economy is well served by South Africa’s energy resources has become one of the government’s overriding concerns. Coal deposits are South Africa’s primary energy resource, with reserves estimated at 30.16bn tonnes as of the end of 2011. Due to an electricity deficit, the government has commissioned two coal-fired power stations, but even as new capacity is added, demand...

Chapter | Mining from The Report: South Africa 2013

The mining industry in South Africa is the fifth largest in the world, and today it accounts for more than 5% of the nation’s GDP. Moreover, the sector remains one of the country’s most important sources of employment, providing 16.2% – or nearly 1.4m – of the total formal non-agricultural jobs. The labour unrest that was seen in 2012 highlighted some of the challenges faced by the sector as it...

With a long-established track record as the continent’s largest financial platform and one of the world’s biggest mining producers, South Africa has significant economic clout in the region. 

Un nouvel accord avec la Libye pourrait aider la Tunisie à répondre à la demande à court terme en combustibles fossiles, et relancer le projet de construction de la raffinerie de Skhira, chiffré à 2 milliards de dollars.
Long-awaited reforms to Nigeria’s oil industry may be gaining momentum again. Investors are seeking clarity about the new structures to be introduced by the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), now in its fifth year of deliberations. The legislation is expected to increase efficiency and transparency, although some aspects of the code are proving tricky to resolve.

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