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The 2014/15 budget for Brunei Darussalam, which came into effect on April 1, has a strong business focus, seeking to promote investment, stimulate and support private sector growth, and help provide the tools and skills needed to sustain economic development and diversity.

The growth witnessed across Kuwait’s retail sector in recent years looks set to continue, as additional outlets open their doors in newly available retail spaces. High-end malls carrying luxury brands, in particular, are proving popular with Kuwaitis, who rank among the GCC’s most affluent consumers.

Local leaders in Manila have defended new rules that restrict access of heavy vehicles to the capital’s streets, saying the scheme will encourage smoother movements of cargo once shippers adapt to the requirements. However, opponents of the ban say it will slow trade activity, jeopardising future economic growth.

Strengthened by new deals in the transport, energy and agri-business sectors, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia’s East Java province has shown promising growth in recent years. Although the majority of FDI in Indonesia is sourced from other Asian nations, European investment has grown steadily since 2010, with East Java now poised to benefit from recently strengthened trade ties with the Netherlands.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott flew into Port Moresby in late March accompanied by an A-list of his country’s business leaders, with trade and investment on their minds. And, after a loaded and complicated agenda, he left three days later with an economic treaty and the basis of potentially the most productive relationship Australia and Papua New Guinea have enjoyed in years.

Suite à des années d’importantes dépenses publiques consacrées aux infrastructures, la vague de nouveaux investissements dont bénéficie la production algérienne de ciment devrait aider le pays nord-africain à faire face à la demande croissante que connait ce matériau de construction.