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Africa’s second-largest economy, South Africa, has been grappling with headwinds throughout early 2014, although it narrowly avoided slipping into a recession in the second quarter. The country’s long-term fundamentals remain fairly attractive but the new cabinet will have a tricky job stimulating growth over the remainder of the year.

El objetivo de alcanzar la ambiciosa meta de una producción de crudo de barriles de 2,5 m2 por día (bpd) para el 2018 parece más difícil para Colombia debido a los estancamientos en los índices de producción. A pesar de que en el 2013 se superó la producción de barriles de 1 m2 por día (bpd), el Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público actualizó recientemente su pronóstico para el 2014 a 981.000 bpd de su predicción de 1,1 m2 bpd de un año atrás.

The economy defied expectations in Malaysia by maintaining a high level of growth in the first half of 2014 at 6.3%, according to new figures released in mid-August, though any weakening in exports could see the rate of expansion ease marginally towards the end of the year and into 2015.

Looking to reduce its imports and at the same time meet growing energy demands, Abu Dhabi is seeking to develop its sour gas reserves, both on and off-shore.

En Tunisie, les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) se heurtent depuis longtemps au problème de l’accès au crédit mais il se pourrait bien qu’une série d’initiatives récentes contribue à leur apporter une bouffée d’oxygène à court terme.

Recent investments in Sabah’s palm oil sector, reinforcing both its processing and logistics capacity, could be the catalyst for further growth and capital input through the expansion of its downstream industrial capabilities.