Economy

A pesar de que Aunque América Latina se vio afectada por una menor inversión y la caída en los precios de los bienes básicos en 2014, la economía de Colombia mostró una fortaleza que la llevó a superar el desempeño de muchos de sus vecinos.

The economy of Jordan is picking up strength with forecasts for higher year-on-year growth this year and next, while lower oil prices should provide at least a temporary respite from the kingdom’s energy burden.

While diversification strategies aimed at moving economies away from hydrocarbon dependency have become commonplace around the Gulf in recent years, the practical implementation of these strategies has often proved challenging.

Egypt has been making impressive progress in straightening up its balance sheet in recent months. Steep cuts in energy subsidies coupled with a drop in world oil prices have given the Middle East’s most populous country some fiscal breathing space, following three years of increasing budget deficits, mounting debt and reduced foreign currency reserves. 

While the headlines on Ghana’s 2015 budget focus on the short-term impacts of fiscal tightening, the proposed changes should have a positive bearing on the overall economy over time. 

Ces dernières années, l’Algérie a enregistré des performances économiques relativement solides. Le  FMI a toutefois fait remarquer que la chute des prix du pétrole pourrait peser sur les performances à court terme, rappelant le rôle prépondérant que le secteur des hydrocarbures continue de jouer sur la croissance.