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Citing mismanagement and underinvestment, the Nigerian government recently revoked the sale of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) and its mobile subsidiary, M-Tel. Despite this setback, the country's telecommunications sector is booming and is primed to overtake South Africa as the continent's fastest-growing market. Given the rising potential, it's likely that the former telecoms monopoly will be re-privatised soon.

In order to meet the housing needs of local residents, Abu Dhabi's government and developers are working together to deliver a number of projects in the capital.

It may have just been one line in a much larger report on the state of the property sector of the UAE, but a single sentence in a recent press release by real estate firm CB Richard Ellis encapsulated one of the main focuses for the direction of tourism in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK).

Ukraine's telecommunications sector is, potentially at least, in line for a major shake up, with plans to privatise a controlling stake in state-owned landline operator Ukrtelecom.

The Philippines is on the verge of completing the long-awaited privatisation of its energy sector. Adopted in 2001, the Electricity Power Industry Reform Act mandated the sale of a minimum of 70% of the government-owned power-generating assets held by National Power Corporation (NPC). With the recent sale of the 600-MW Calaca Power Plant to the Consunji-owned DMCI Holdings, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Corporation (PSALM), the government body charged with overseeing the sale of government power assets, has reached the 70% threshold.

While Abu Dhabi continues to buttress its credentials as an aspiring leader in green technologies with new investments, the emirate is already beginning to reap the benefits of previous similar policies and is hoping that initial successes will pave the way for further renewable energy projects.