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Malgré un contexte politique qui reste placé sous le signe de l’incertitude, les résultats de la Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis (BVMT) dans les deux premiers mois de l’année laissent penser qu’en 2013 la bourse pourrait bien s’inscrire en nette hausse. L’introduction sur le marché alternatif de la bourse de Tunis, destiné aux petites et moyennes entreprises (PME), de l’entreprise agro-alimentaire Land’Or au mois de février, a suscité un fort intérêt de la part des investisseurs, donnant le ton pour les mois à venir.

Solar energy looks set to play a growing role in Oman’s energy mix as the Sultanate moves to address the two-fold challenge it faces of meeting rising demand for electricity while reducing state support for the power sector.

Education reforms are being seen as key in trying to ensure that economic growth embraces a reduction in South Africa’s disparity and unemployment. Poor schooling remains one of the weak links in the economy, despite government efforts to address the problem by allocating the largest share of funds to education in both this and last year’s budget.

A surge of interest in new property developments in Dubai has almost inevitably prompted concerns with respect to the sustainability of the sector’s recovery, recalling the bubble in 2008. However, most old hands in the industry believe investors, regulators and developers have all learned some important lessons from the crash in the sector five years ago, and that the heightened activity signals a the continuance of a rebound that began around a year ago.

A pesar de una ligera reducción en los índices de crecimiento durante el segundo semestre del año y la preocupación ante una excesiva dependencia al mercado de los EE.UU., la economía de México creció aproximadamente en un 4% durante 2012, según cifras de la secretaría de Finanzas.

While a fiercely fought general election could send ripples through Malaysia’s economy in the next few months, the country otherwise looks set for another year of solid growth on the back of strong domestic demand and higher private investment driven by a number of public sector initiatives.