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Although a number of Egypt’s other major revenue earners may have suffered following the ouster of former President Mubarak, foreign remittance inflows have weathered the instability fairly well, totalling roughly $14.3bn in 2011, according to the central bank.

En vista de los altos márgenes de ganancia y una perspectiva optimista de crecimiento, la cantidad de bancos extranjeros que están invirtiendo en el sector financiero de Colombia ha aumentado, mientras que algunos de los principales bancos del país buscan hacer realidad sus propias ambiciones de expansión regional.

The Sultanate’s policy to promote industry as a means of diversifying the economy is starting to produce the dividends the government had in mind when it established the programme on industrialisation, though it still has some way to go before achieving all its objectives.

After topping Malaysia as the world’s primary producer and exporter of palm oil in 2007, Indonesia is now seeking to support its downstream refining operations and further expand this vital sector. The Indonesian government’s lowering of the export tax cap on crude palm oil (CPO) and refined products last August has seen local refiners moving ahead of their rivals.

Ghana’s growing population, buoyant economy and favourable investment environment make its real estate market increasingly dynamic. In spite of complicated issues over local lending and land ownership, demand for housing spans the entire spectrum of the population, from wealthy Ghanaians and a growing number of expatriates through a rising middle class to lower-income groups.

Rising revenues and job creation, backed by new investments, are currently highlighting the surging growth in the Philippines’ business process outsourcing (BPO) segment.