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Retailers in Brunei Darussalam are being urged to step up their role in the battle against piracy as reforms targeting the sale of illegal counterfeits gain pace. The Sultanate hopes a nationwide crackdown, together with an anti-piracy awareness campaign, will prove instrumental in improving both the investment environment and retailers’ bottom lines. However, critics say there is still room to strengthen legislation and the enforcement drive.

The mining sector is one of Myanmar’s biggest earners, and the government is keen to entice more foreign investors to support its development. Reforms to the 1994 mining law should help ease restrictions on ownership, which will benefit international and domestic firms alike. However, a number of proposed changes to the law, as well as highly publicised protests at local mines, may lessen the sector’s appeal to some investors.

L’ambitieux projet du Maroc de se positionner parmi les vingt premières destinations touristiques au monde a enregistré des progrès constants malgré les difficultés rencontrées liées aux répercussions de l’instabilité dans la région et à l’actuelle crise de la zone euro.

Having topped its goal of seeing 8m visitors last year, Indonesia is now targeting 9m tourist arrivals for 2013. A series of new and ongoing initiatives establishing niche segments is expected to aid in that goal.

The government in Oman is channelling extra funding into education as part of a broader bid to provide its younger generations with the skills and qualifications needed to work in the modern economy. However, although the additional resources are a welcome step toward tackling key issues, such as improving students’ English language skills, it will take time for the benefits to trickle down into the economy.

Luego de someterse a un proceso de expansión de ocho años de duración con un costo de US$5.5 mil millones, se prevé que el nuevo y mejorado canal de Panamá esté listo en el año 2014, permitiendo el ingreso a un considerable flujo de inversiones en los sectores de logística y transporte.