Economy

En dépit de difficultés, la performance économique du Maroc s’est considérablement améliorée en 2013. Si la demande européenne est demeurée faible, le dynamisme de la production agricole et des investissements directs en provenance de l’étranger ainsi que les mesures de diversification des marchés à l’export et de rééquilibrage du budget ont permis au pays d’augmenter son PIB de 5 %.

After hopes of a mining-based boom in Mongolia last year were dented by global commodity price shocks and declining Chinese demand, the government is focusing on improving the investment climate in a bid to generate a turnaround.

Cela fait longtemps que la diversification fait l’objet de discussions en Algérie mais les efforts déployés pour accroître les activités dans les secteurs hors hydrocarbures commencent enfin à porter leurs fruits.

Ghana enters 2014 still ranking as one of the best-performing economies in the region – and by some measures, the world. While growth may have trimmed a little in 2013 due to international factors, it remains comparatively high, driven by capital flows stimulated largely by the oil sector.

With the US Federal Reserve set to reduce its bond buying activities as of January 2014, there has been growing speculation as to how great an impact the tapering will have on emerging markets, including Malaysia.

Nigeria’s economy continued to see strong growth in 2013, receiving a major fillip with the completion of the long-awaited privatisation of the power sector, along with a set of heavily oversubscribed bond issues. But calls for greater reform also increased, as it is apparent that many Nigerians and smaller local companies are still struggling to tap into the country’s overall growth.