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Reforms to legislation governing investment in Myanmar, including streamlined procedures and strengthened investor rights, aim to reverse a downward trend in foreign direct investment seen in the previous fiscal year.
Economic update | Kenya eyes major port expansion
28 Apr 2017
A funding boost from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for feasibility studies on Kenya’s Lamu Port development will help advance a key component of the country’s proposed multi-billion-dollar logistics project.
On March 7 the AfDB announced plans to make available a $1.93m grant...
Rising uncertainty over fiscal policy has seen South Africa’s sovereign credit cut to junk status by two rating agencies, although the move appears to have had only a modest impact on the currency thus far, with inflation still within the target range.
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Articles & Analysis | Vietnam's government works to improve state's balance sheet from The Report: Vietnam 2017
Rising public debt and persistent budget deficits are among the greatest downside risks to what is otherwise a generally robust economic outlook for Vietnam. According to official figures, public debt came in at 64.73% of GDP in 2016, just below the 65% ceiling set by the National Assembly, despite government revenues coming in 7.8% above...