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Un fort taux de croissance du secteur non agricole au premier semestre, auquel s’ajoutent des récoltes records, se sont traduits par une amélioration des perspectives de croissance du Maroc en 2011. L’inflation reste faible malgré une hausse supérieure aux prévisions. Le gouvernement travaille à un certain nombre de mesures pour enrayer le problème du déficit budgétaire, dont la forte hausse est source d’inquiétude.

Faced with a steady increase in the incidence of diabetes, Brunei Darussalam’s health officials are stepping up efforts to counter the illness by boosting awareness programmes, deploying more treatment facilities and even debating a proposal that could place the Sultanate at the forefront of international research to combat the disease.

Having established itself as the world’s leading supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Qatar is now looking to bring a new processing facility online to support a projected jump in local industrial activity.

While its long-term potential may remain strong, particularly with a broadly positive macroeconomic outlook, the short-term future of South Africa’s property market is looking slightly more arduous. The country’s retail segment is still rising incrementally, but the commercial and residential components of the sector are likely to see muted activity and weak prices for some time to come.

Mongolia is tightening regulation of its financial services industry in preparation for an expected wave of foreign direct investment, with reforms improving supervision of the banking sector and outside help sought to enhance oversight of the Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE).

Despite criticism from economists, a new national rice policy committee, chaired by Thailand’s recently appointed Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, and approved by her new cabinet, is moving ahead on a promise to buy rice from farmers at well above global prices.