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Recent efforts to upgrade Malaysia’s agricultural sector that include increased incentives for farmers to learn new techniques and adopt advanced technology are expected to lead to greater harvest yields and help meet rising domestic demand for food products.

The economy is expected to post modest but steady growth in 2012, though to what degree GDP will expand is partly dependent on three key issues: the country’s credit rating, how quickly the government can begin rolling out its high-profile infrastructure programme and how South Africa’s major export markets fare over the next 12 months.

Les volumes d’exportation entre l’Union européenne (UE) et le Maroc, qui peuvent déjà s'enorgueillir d'entretenir une relation bilatérale incroyablement étroite, semblent continuer à augmenter, à mesure que la libéralisation progressive, matérialisée par deux nouveaux accords commerciaux, assouplit les restrictions sur les produits agricoles et les produits de la mer.

Efforts to galvanise business tourism by investing in infrastructure look to be paying off for Abu Dhabi, with figures showing that the number of events taking place in the emirate is on the rise.

Plans for a major highway upgrade deal with China and progress in transport development schemes underline Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) determination to tackle infrastructure deficits that have thus far inhibited the island’s economic growth.

In spite of the ongoing uncertainty fed by the still-pending passage of the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill, stronger forecasts for offshore production and a renewed focus on processing facilities bode well for Nigeria’s ever-important energy sector.