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An ambitious infrastructure investment programme to be spread over the next two years is the latest stage of Kuwait’s long-term development plan.

As increasing purchasing power and a sizeable housing deficit fuel demand for accommodation and retail facilities, Nigeria’s real estate sector is slowly emerging as a promising destination for capital returns on both affordable and high-end housing.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Oman are gaining increased support from public and private organisations alike, with a number of public officials having expressed enthusiasm for the further development of the sector.

Recently launched government-backed ventures in aquaculture, including one to develop seaweed into a major economic product, look set to transform Sabah’s agriculture sector.

The Kingdom’s stock exchange made a promising start to 2012, raising further the anticipation that international investors might soon have direct entry to this $337bn market.

Papua New Guinea’s recent surge in natural resource projects has had a spin-off effect on other sectors, thus giving the country a positive near-term outlook for its economy, which is expected to see GDP growth reach 8% this year. However, the government has been advised to tighten its management of revenues from mining and natural gas projects, as well as curtail spending to ensure expansion remains stable moving forward.