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Strong domestic demand kept the wheels of the Thai economy turning in 2012 while also helping to cushion the impact of global uncertainty on exports.

Efforts to broaden the role played by agriculture in Sabah’s economy are gathering strength as the state drives forward a raft of ambitious programmes ranging from encouraging agro-tourism to addressing food security concerns.

Le Gabon a affiché de bons résultats économiques en 2012 malgré une baisse de la production de pétrole : selon les chiffres du Fonds mondial international, la croissance du produit intérieur brut (PIB) s’élèverait à 6.1 %, contre 6.7 % en 2011. Bien que le pays continue de dépendre de ses recettes pétrolières, plusieurs piliers de la stratégie nationale de développement économique Le Gabon émergent ont enregistré des progrès durant l’année 2012.

Continued expansion of the economy and the increasing reach of leading shopping chains outside the major cities will help drive growth in the Philippines retail sector in the medium term. However, there is also a possibility that smaller outlets could be swamped by the rising tide of malls and large-scale developments.

The year 2012 was one marked by ups and downs for Kuwait, with a record profit highlighting the country’s economic growth, but also exposing its perpetuating reliance on oil revenues. While the planning of new infrastructure projects and growth in the banking sector showed that the country is recovering well from the effects of the 2009 economic crisis, the political scene was dominated by tensions between the government and opposition, which left the parliament paralysed for most of the year.

The government is preparing the groundwork to give securities regulations an overhaul as part of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) plans to enhance both its investment climate and international credit rating.