All Countries and All Sectors

Although the IMF argued in a recent study that economic growth in Jordan will likely remain “subdued” over the coming year, it also made note of a few sectors supporting economic expansion. Banking in particular was highlighted, with the IMF stating that the banking system remains one of the economy’s strongest industries.

Grace à des projets d’investissement visant la modernisation des aéroports, des services de fret aérien en plein essor et de nouvelles explorations pétrolières offshore, l’aviation au Gabon est actuellement un secteur en croissance. Toutefois, la cessation des activités de la compagnie aérienne privée Gabon Airlines et un projet de création d’une compagnie aérienne régionale actuellement au point mort constituent une source d’inquiétude pour les investisseurs.

Aunque el sector financiero de México ha permanecido en gran medida resistente a lo largo de la crisis financiera mundial, a causa de las resultantes secuelas de la crisis en las economías de los EE.UU. y de la UE, tanto el sector financiero, como la economía en general todavía se enfrentan a amenazas. A pesar de todo, los bancos están bien capitalizados y muestran hojas de balance saludables; sin embargo, tanto la devaluación del peso, como los altos niveles de préstamos y la concentración de activos, representan peligros potenciales para la estabilidad de los mercados financieros.

Aiming to sustain its impressive economic growth of recent years, Ghana is increasingly focusing on improving its electricity infrastructure. Rising demand, together with inconsistent input supply, is putting pressure on the government and key players to bolster the country’s production and transmission capacity.

Kuwait is moving to bring its information technology (IT) infrastructure in line with its neighbours by improving services, the network and the regulatory environment that governs the sector.

Brunei Darussalam has long identified Islamic finance as a sector that can be developed to its advantage, both to serve the banking needs of its domestic economy and as an avenue for economic development at the international level. To achieve these objectives, however, it will need to step up investments in human resources.