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Alors que le Maroc continue de dépendre fortement des importations de combustibles fossiles, qui sont vendus aux consommateurs locaux à des taux inférieurs à ceux du marché, l’Etat cherche à réduire les répercussions du secteur de l’énergie sur les finances publiques en stimulant la production locale et en abaissant les subventions aux combustibles. Alors que les réserves prouvées de pétrole et de gaz sont très limitées, le Maroc compte aussi parmi les pays les moins explorés au monde.

Increased cooperation between major banks and real estate agencies in new developments and mortgage products has raised the prospects of Brunei Darussalam meeting its housing goals while keeping credit levels in check. However, limited land availability continues to threaten growth in the residential sector.

Le gouvernement algérien a dévoilé au mois d’août un projet d’investissement de 2000 milliards de dinars algériens (19,51 milliards d’euros) entre 2012 et 2016 qui permettra de renforcer la production et la distribution d’électricité. Depuis juillet, le pays est frappé par une série de coupures de courant, ce qui a entrainé des répercussions sur les entreprises locales et suscité des manifestations dans plusieurs régions du pays.

The construction sector in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has enjoyed rapid growth in recent years. The industry, worth just PGK265.6m ($126.38m) in 1994, is now one of the economy’s largest contributors to GDP, valued at PGK4.81bn ($2.29bn) in 2011. But while annual growth has averaged 17.9% since 2007, there are troubling indicators of an overstretched economy.

The hospitality sector, one of the region’s largest, is continuing to see visitor numbers grow this year, boosted by better transport connectivity with large emerging markets. This development is increasingly being linked with Malaysia’s overarching strategy of raising revenues and value in key economic sectors, a theme that is set to dominate the next few years.

Growth in lending at the emirate’s top banks remained slow during the first half of 2012, but profits were generally up on those of the previous year. Meanwhile, the banking sector is preparing to comply with a new regulation from the Central Bank of the UAE that has been designed to reduce exposure to government-related entities (GREs).