A new mining strategy and mining law in Oman, plus efforts to improve port infrastructure, are expected to increase investment and promote growth in minerals exports.
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Ghana’s mining industry could see investment levels rise on the back of government efforts to improve the business environment and announcements that key gold mines are preparing to reopen or expand operations.
Argentina está tomando medidas para apoyar a los fabricantes locales de productos electrónicos, después de que recientes reformas gubernamentales condujeran a un aumento de la competencia extranjera. Las autoridades han recortado una serie de impuestos como parte de los planes para impulsar la fabricación local, reducir los precios al consumidor e incrementar el consumo de dispositivos electrónicos.
Import tariffs imposed at the beginning of the year are starting to have an impact on local industry in Papua New Guinea, supporting efforts to curb the import bill and encourage self-sufficiency.
Occupying a strategic position at the crossroads of India, China and Thailand, and now in its seventh year of sweeping economic liberalisation and political transition, Myanmar remains one of the fastest-growing economies in South-east Asia.
Although Bahrain has faced economic headwinds in recent years, the modest recovery of oil prices in 2017 bodes well for the future in addition to the non-oil sector driving growth, with activities unrelated to hydrocarbons extraction forecast to expand by 3.9% in 2018.