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With the end of an agreement granting Malaysia preferential access to the EU market looming, all eyes are on ongoing negotiations between Kuala Lumpur and Brussels aimed at securing a replacement free trade pact.

In line with its performance in recent years, the Nigerian economy is expected to grow strongly in 2014, with expansion continuing to be driven by high oil prices and robust domestic demand. But the country may need to push forward reforms to encourage broad-based development, alleviate poverty and nurture a trend towards diversification.
En virtud de una década de sólido desempeño económico y las claras intenciones de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) de aumentar el número de economías emergentes como miembros de la organización, Colombia logró que se diera inicio en términos formales a su proceso de adhesión al foro mediante un evento protagonizado por el presidente Juan Manuel Santos y el Secretario General de la OCDE, José Ángel Gurría.
Durante el mes de septiembre, el presidente Enrique Peña Nieto dio a conocer su propuesta de reforma fiscal. Dicho proyecto de ley aumentaría los impuestos sobre los ingresos altos, pondría fin a ciertas exenciones para las corporaciones, establecería las ganancias de capital así como los impuestos de dividendos y proporcionaría un alivio a Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), compañía petrolera estatal que cuenta con una considerable carga fiscal.
While Egypt has a number of appealing long-term fundamentals – including a large and growing population, broad export profile, strong manufacturing base, natural resources and huge potential tourism revenues – the uncertainty over the country’s stability, economic indicators and broader policies has noticeably slowed growth and production over 2013.
As concerns grow that an over-reliance on resource-related exports could see Indonesia repeat the boom-bust mistakes of its past, the country is being encouraged to accelerate moves to diversify its economy away from commodities and towards areas such as the creative industries.

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