Signs of recovery have lately emerged in Morocco’s industrial sector, which has been affected by a slowdown in trade in recent years – growth in value-added processing (excluding oil and refining) rose from 0.8% in 2013 to 1.8% in 2014. While subsectors like aeronautics and automotive have made big strides over the past decade, others like textiles and pharmaceuticals have lagged behind,...
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Chapter | Industry & Mining from The Report: Morocco 2015
Benefitting from strong ties to both Europe and the Arab world, Morocco has the right ingredients for future growth: low inflation, political stability, an industrial base and a favourable climate. With the outlook improving for Morocco’s trade partners and the lower price of oil – of which the country is a net importer – most observers expect growth to be even stronger in 2015, with estimates ranging from 4.4% to 5.0%.
Face à une demande croissante et à un plafonnement de la production nationale, la Tunisie cherche à diversifier sa combinaison énergétique grâce à une coopération plus étroite avec l'Algérie et à l’augmentation de sa production d’énergie renouvelable.
Détentrice de la seconde plus grande réserve de gaz d'Afrique et de la troisième plus grande réserve de pétrole du continent, l'Algérie a récemment revu à la hausse ses objectifs d’ici à 2030 en terme d’énergies renouvelables, encourageant une plus grande diversification de la consommation intérieure.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Etienne Dieudonné Ngoubou, Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons: Interview from The Report: Gabon 2015
Articles & Analysis | Gabon seeks universal power access by 2035 from The Report: Gabon 2015
The government has fixed targets of providing electricity for 85% of rural areas by 2025 and achieving universal access to electricity for its population of around 1.7m by 2035. The objectives were set out in the Policy Letter for Universal Access for Basic Services in Rural Areas, which was approved by the Council of Ministers in September 2014...