Economy

En Tunisie, les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) se heurtent depuis longtemps au problème de l’accès au crédit mais il se pourrait bien qu’une série d’initiatives récentes contribue à leur apporter une bouffée d’oxygène à court terme.

En una reciente entrevista con OBG, Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL), habla de la reforma fiscal, la mejor manera de asignar los gastos del gobierno y el crecimiento de la clase media.

In the latest push by Nigeria’s larger corporates to expand their continental footprint, Dangote Industries has announced plans for significant new capital commitments throughout sub-Saharan Africa alongside two of the world’s largest institutional investors at the first ever US-Africa Summit in Washington DC in August.

In a bid to lower trade barriers and eliminate Customs duties, Mongolia has struck its first major trade deal with Japan, which could pave the way for a broader network of free trade agreements (FTAs) while also boosting its chances of becoming a trade and logistics hub in the years to come.

Having been among the continent’s fastest-growing economies on the back of an oil-fuelled boom, Ghana has cut its growth target for this year and revised its forecast for inflation and budget deficit upwards as a result of slowing commodity revenues and high current spending.

A diplomatic approach towards regional issues has strengthened Malaysia’s efforts to boost trade and investment ties with China, setting the scene for the two countries to roll out an ambitious programme of increased financial cooperation.