A surge in foreign investment, together with solid domestic demand, helped Myanmar achieve a strong growth in 2014. However, the year also brought challenges, which contributed to a widening in the trade deficit as the country relies heavily on imports to support skyrocketing domestic demand.
D’après les estimations, l’économie du Maroc aurait enregistré une croissance d’environ 3% en 2014, grâce à des exportations automobiles et électroniques en hausse de plus d’un quart au cours des onze premiers mois de l’année et à un gouvernement parvenu à maîtriser les dépenses publiques.
A surge in gas exports will set Papua New Guinea on course for an economic boom in 2015 with some estimates putting GDP growth at a stellar 21%. However, tumbling oil prices are likely to take some of the shine off export receipts, limiting the government's ambitious plan to slash debt.
While a combination of high break-even prices and lower levels of fiscal reserves could see falling oil prices push Bahrain further into the red, the kingdom is still set to post respectable economic growth for the year, buoyed by a solid performance from its non-hydrocarbons sector.
El año 2014 estuvo marcado por logros para gran parte de la comunidad empresarial de Panamá, en medio de un empuje nacional para aumentar el gasto en obras públicas y bienestar social, lo cual apunta a más de lo mismo en los meses venideros.
Non-oil growth and higher domestic consumption combined to drive up economic activity in Kuwait in 2014, although plunging world oil prices and relatively flat domestic production look set to weigh on the state’s finances.
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