The construction industry has driven much of the country’s economic expansion since 2010. This trend is set to continue from 2012-13 as Gabon makes a push to improve its national infrastructure. Activity is increasing for foreign companies, which have a critical technical and strategic role to play in ongoing and current construction projects,...
Demand for housing continues to rise at all levels of Gabon’s real estate sector, but the high-end housing market has primarily driven growth. Gabon also faces important social housing needs and, despite ambitious government building programmes, little progress has been seen in recent years. However, market activity should see a spike in 2012 as...
As the single largest economy in the Middle East and North Africa, and home to an estimated 16.1% of the world’s proven oil reserves, Saudi Arabia is a key player in the region and around the world. Since it was officially founded in September 1932, the Kingdom has poured its considerable resources into a series of large-scale...
10 14 16 20 22 25 28 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 46 48 Snapshot: Morocco in figures COUNTRY PROFILE At the crossroads of continents: Diversity defines the country’s geography and people Constitutional changes: Reforms realign powers between the monarchy and the parliament Viewpoint: His Majesty King Mohammed VI Interview: Abdel-Ilah Benkiran, Head...
Law 44-10 enacted in December 2010, created the first Moroccan financial centre. Since the kingdom represents Africa’s second-largest market capitalisation, the common ambition of the Moroccan legislature and the Casablanca marketplace is to create a financial centre that will attract international and regional investments from the Maghreb and West...
Part of Morocco’s strategy to attract foreign investors is the creation of free zones. To date, six integrated industrial zones have been established, all within the region of Tangier, and with each one dedicated to a different sector of the economy, including car manufacturing, aeronautics and sports, among others. Prime Ministerial Circular No 9/...
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