December’s news that oil and gas prices were descending below their recent historic low inched up the pressure on the government budget. With many major new infrastructure projects rolling out or in the pipeline, too, alongside the ordinary demands of state, the hunt for alternative sources of financing is on in earnest.
While 2015 saw some progress in Brunei Darussalam’s ongoing diversification efforts, the challenging external climate, together with an increasingly competitive regional environment, further underscored the importance of pursuing non-oil revenue sources.
Suite aux élections présidentielles du mois d’octobre, la Côte d’Ivoire a une fois de plus connu une année de forte croissance économique ; une série de projets d’infrastructures et de création de valeur ajoutée dans le secteur agricole devrait aider le pays à se maintenir dans le peloton de tête des économies ouest-africaines en 2016.
The Kenyan economy performed comparatively strongly in 2015, even in the face of global economic headwinds, such as slow growth in Europe, and domestic hurdles, including weaker tourism receipts and a depreciating currency.
Efforts to spur growth in 2015 through higher spending and major infrastructure projects produced mixed results for Indonesia, in a year dominated by weaker commodity prices.
Grâce à de bonnes récoltes, le Maroc devrait afficher pour l’année 2015 une croissance vigoureuse ; en outre, les réformes structurelles, auxquelles s’ajoutent les projets stratégiques de diversification visant des secteurs et des régions clés, commencent également à porter leurs fruits.
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