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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Brahim Benabdeslem, Director, Algiers Management Development Institute (MDI) from The Report: Algeria 2012
With one of the world’s most commanding positions in the global energy industry and a growing role in regional diplomacy, Qatar has seen many returns on the political and economic investments it has made in the past two decades.
A drive to ensure universal health care provision by 2014 in the world’s fourth-most populous country necessarily entails large-scale investments, and is opening up opportunities for the private sector.
Chapter | Health & Education from The Report: Algeria 2012
With significant improvements in education over the past decade, Algeria now has a primary enrolment rate over 95% and has made considerable progress in eliminating illiteracy, the rate of which is now under 8% for those aged 15-24. However, with more than 70% of the population under the age of 30, the number of students entering the school system every year is expected to continue to rise. The...
Oil and gas production continues to dominate the Algerian economy, accounting for almost all of exports, close to half of government revenue and over a third of GDP. In recent years non-hydrocarbons GDP has outstripped wider economic growth, though this is largely driven by public spending rather than private sector activity.
Economic update | Papua New Guinea: Health reform
21 Nov 2012
Looking to make the most of the country’s resource revenues, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is planning to dip into the sovereign wealth fund to generate progress in the health and education sectors. However, current indicators suggest the administration faces an uphill battle.