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Istanbul’s public transport system is set to be radically overhauled by the addition of an underwater transit tunnel, new train stations and a possible third bridge over the Bosphorus. The most recent development in Turkey’s transport section has been the completion of the undersea section of the Bosphorus tunnel – or “Marmaray” – project.

Egypt’s government is working to obtain support for a new economic reform package it has prepared to qualify for a $3.2bn loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), though it may be a difficult task to convince opposition leaders and the public to back the plan.

With a slowdown in Europe and North America, which have provided the mainstay of South Africa’s inbound holidaymakers, the tourism sector is now looking to emerging African markets for new sources of leisure and business travellers.

L’une des priorités de l’Algérie pour l’année 2012 sera d’accroître les investissements dans l’agriculture, à l’heure où le pays cherche à réduire sa dépendance à l’égard des importations, qui ont progressé de 6.8 milliards d’euros l’an dernier, d’après Algérie Presse Service.

Local energy firm RAK Petroleum Public Company has put the final touches to a merger deal that gives its shareholders a stake in lucrative operations across the Gulf region and beyond. Last month, RAK Petroleum announced that it had finalised the merger of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) operating subsidiaries with Norwegian firm DNO International.

Avec une stratégie de développement économique qui repose essentiellement sur une diversification industrielle grande consommatrice d’électricité, le secteur de l’électricité gabonais, qui connaît déjà des difficultés avec la charge existante, devra accroître grandement sa production (qui selon les estimations, s’établit entre 374 MW et 414 MW) s’il veut soutenir cette croissance.