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The Kingdom’s economy is making steady progress towards regaining lost momentum following the global financial crisis and civil unrest in 2011. However, the recovery will need to be managed carefully if past losses are to be fully recouped.

The information and communications technology (ICT) sector has been boosted in recent months by measures to enhance local online content and implement e-bidding systems for investors. However, technological glitches during the elections in June have highlighted issues with internet coverage.

L’amélioration de la politique budgétaire et les investissements à grande échelle devraient permettre au Gabon d’afficher une croissance économique solide cette année qui pourrait atteindre 5,6% en 2012 selon les estimations du FMI. C’est en-dessous des 5,8 % de 2011, mais au-dessus des prévisions de 5,4 % pour la région de l’Afrique centrale. Les prévisions du gouvernement gabonais sont légèrement plus optimistes, avec 6,6 % de croissance économique pour 2012, également légèrement au-dessous des estimations de 6,8 % pour 2011.

The property market is expecting increased sales this year, as a combination of rising private investment and the growing palm oil industry aid expansion in Sabah’s real estate sector. However, industry players say bank regulations introduced in 2011 are slowing some buying activities.

Heath care development has been a priority for Ghana for many decades, and the government is now looking to concentrate on the poorest segments of the population and tackle infectious disease rates.

Ahead of a planned privatisation of the country’s stock exchange, Kuwait’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), has been stepping up efforts to ensure listed firms are fully in compliance with a tightened regulatory regime, while at the same time providing transparency and accountability.