All Countries and All Sectors

With residential sales well up so far this year, Jordan’s real estate sector looks to be rebounding from the downturn it experienced during the global economic crisis. Questions remain, however, as to whether the surge can be maintained for the rest of 2011 in the face of rising interest rates and a possible end to state-backed incentives.

Manila is looking to launch a new strategic plan to maximise the country’s tourism potential, raising the sector’s profile internationally while boosting employment and investments in key infrastructure and facilities to improve service provision. However, even if the plan is successfully implemented, the Philippines will still have a long way to claim a greater share of regional hospitality sector.

Saudi Arabia is embarking on a massive programme to boost its logistics and cargo-moving capacity as part of a much larger scheme to broaden the base of the economy and pave the way for future expansion.

Le secteur touristique marocain a enregistré une forte croissance en 2010, et l’année 2011 s’annonce également exceptionnelle au vu des chiffres des premiers mois. La confiance reste élevée malgré l’instabilité régionale actuelle et l’acte terroriste commis au mois d’avril dans un café de Marrakech, dont les conséquences sont limitées. Ainsi, le gouvernement poursuit la mise en œuvre de ses plans ambitieux pour la décennie à venir.

A recent move by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to list its N1.68trn ($10.85bn) bond on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will give a boost to the country’s emerging fixed-income market.

Having recently published its executive bylaws, Kuwait’s first independent stock market regulator, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), is now ready to begin operations.