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Steel producers in Saudi Arabia are set for a busy few years, with growth in the industry driven by rising demand due to state-backed investments and increasing activity in the private sector. However, even with additional capacity, the sector is working to bridge the supply gap.

Many facets of South Africa’s domestic economy are considered two-tiered, with significant gaps between rich and poor in terms of spending power and access to essential services. One area where this divide is particularly illustrative is in the differing quality, capacity, and usage profile of the public and private health care systems.

Ya se están implementando las nuevas medidas en el sistema privado de fondos de pensión, que tienen por objeto promover mayor competencia y atraer clientes que actualmente se encuentran fuera del sistema; sin embargo, las administradoras privadas de fondos de pensión (conocidas localmente como AFPs) señalan que algunos elementos de la nueva ley pueden ser inconstitucionales.

Reforms to property laws, years of solid economic growth and political stability have combined to produce a real estate boom in Turkey. Buoyed by growing investor interest, which is particularly high in top-end developments, property prices in Turkey are rising rapidly, with luxury flats in Istanbul estimated to have more than doubled in value during the past eight years, surpassing $4500 per sq metre.

With the latest economic figures showing that 2012 will ultimately end up being part of a longer slowdown than originally thought, officials in the kingdom are now looking at ways to use foreign investment to ensure the country is primed for a rebound and long-term economic growth.

Healthy trade figures and predictions that Mongolia will rank among the world’s top-10 fastest-growing economies in the next 40 years has been the source of confidence in the country’s long-term financial potential. However, concerns over trade, regulatory uncertainty and budget deficits threaten the outlook for the near term.