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Investment in production and the rollout of higher-yield strains are helping put Nigeria on track for self-sufficiency in rice, potentially opening the possibility for exports further down the line.

Luego que el sector constructor del Perú se debilitó por la baja en los precios de los bienes básicos el año pasado, anuncios sobre lanzamientos de proyectos en los próximos meses han despertado esperanzas por un repunte en 2015.  

Major investments in agri-businesses this year look set to help Oman improve food security and develop an export capacity in processed foods from its new hub in the northern port city of Sohar. The expansion will also produce spin-off benefits for the freight and packaging sectors. 

Looking to capitalise on its reputation for healthcare, Dubai has set its sights on expanding the medical tourism sector with a target of half a million health and wellness visitors by 2020, boosting the economy with a fourfold increase in revenues from this segment.

Despite a sharp downturn in oil prices in the latter part of the year, Abu Dhabi’s economy maintained its solid pace of growth in 2014. Strong fiscal reserves, a low breakeven price of oil and an increasingly diversified economy should ensure expansion is maintained in 2015, though possibly at a slower rate than in past years. 

Pour la troisième année consécutive, la Côte d’Ivoire a été placée en 2014 sous le signe d’une reprise solide, soutenue par une stabilité politique et macro-économique installée, des investissements élevés et des réformes.