South Africa’s mining industry is the fifth largest in the world and the country has around 80% of global platinum reserves, 11% of gold reserves, and some of the largest supplies of chrome ore and manganese. The sector’s contribution to GDP has, however, been on a steady decline, falling to just under 5% in 2013 from 11% two decades earlier. Reversing this trend is a top government priority,...
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In April 2014 South Africans celebrated the 20th anniversary of both the end of apartheid and the creation of the modern Republic of South Africa. These two events highlight just how far South Africa has come in the past two decades, during which the nation’s numerous assets have contributed to its rise as one of Africa’s leading economic and diplomatic players.
For millennia Egypt has been one of the most strategically important places on earth, and often one of its most culturally influential. Despite significant structural issues and the political instability of the past few years, it remains a country of great regional and global importance.
Economic update | Les explorateurs pétroliers continuent de croire au potentiel énergétique du Maroc
4 Dec 2014
Le Maroc a enregistré en 2014 une hausse des activités de forage, aussi bien en onshore qu’en offshore : en effet, plusieurs compagnies pétrolières internationales, parmi lesquelles les géants Chevron et BP, cherchent actuellement à évaluer le potentiel de production pétrolière et gazière du royaume – avec des résultats encourageants.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ibrahim Sarhan, Chairman, e-finance from The Report: Egypt 2014
In light of the challenge of meeting rising energy demand, how can electronic processes improve the rationalisation of energy subsidies?
Articles & Analysis | The sector must tackle increasing local demand while trying to ramp up exports from The Report: Egypt 2014
With some of the largest reserves of natural gas on the continent and a robust long-term upstream outlook, Egypt’s natural gas industry has made a significant turnaround by switching from exporting to importing. In the first decade of this century, Egypt went about exploiting its gas resource with great success, doubling production between 2000 and 2006. However, after a...