The government has unveiled an ambitious draft of its 2013 budget, which it says will reduce the state deficit while still shifting spending to support growth – a tricky balance at the best of times.
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Economic update | Nigeria: Budgeting for growth
24 Aug 2012
Economic update | Panamá: Oportunidades de expansión
23 Aug 2012
Desde que Panamá obtuvo el control del Canal de Panamá, antes ejercido por los Estados Unidos, en 1999, la economía del país ha experimentado uno de los más rápidos crecimientos en Latinoamérica. El gobierno actual del presidente Ricardo Martinelli propuso recientemente un programa económico y social muy ambicioso, compuesto de una serie de inversiones en infraestructura, en especial una expansión de su famoso canal con un costo de $5.250 millones.
Economic update | Bahrain: Economy treading carefully
16 Aug 2012
The Kingdom’s economy is making steady progress towards regaining lost momentum following the global financial crisis and civil unrest in 2011. However, the recovery will need to be managed carefully if past losses are to be fully recouped.
L’amélioration de la politique budgétaire et les investissements à grande échelle devraient permettre au Gabon d’afficher une croissance économique solide cette année qui pourrait atteindre 5,6% en 2012 selon les estimations du FMI. C’est en-dessous des 5,8 % de 2011, mais au-dessus des prévisions de 5,4 % pour la région de l’Afrique centrale. Les prévisions du gouvernement gabonais sont légèrement plus optimistes, avec 6,6 % de croissance économique pour 2012, également légèrement au-dessous des estimations de 6,8 % pour 2011.
Economic update | Abu Dhabi: Growth path
7 Aug 2012
Buoyed by positive growth in 2011, Abu Dhabi looks set to see a strong economic performance again this year. Though efforts to diversify the economy continue, high oil prices ensured that energy was the emirate’s strongest performer last year, even as non-oil sectors’ contribution to GDP increased.
Even though foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows are poised to rise sharply in the second half of 2012, the Jordanian government is treading cautiously against the background of a still fragile global economy and daily concerns over the level of regional instability on its own doorstep.