In many ways, Gabon would seem like a natural fit for a high-turnover residential market, particularly in the middle- and upper-income segments, given that the country has one of the highest levels of GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity in sub-Saharan Africa. However, Gabon also grapples with a traditionally low saving rate, issues...
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Articles & Analysis | High returns: Demand is driving growth in key segments like affordable housing from The Report: Gabon 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Luis Castilla, CEO, ACCIONA Infrastructure, Water and Services from The Report: Gabon 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mauricio Toledano, CEO, Eurofinsa from The Report: Gabon 2014
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Articles & Analysis | The focus shifts from sporting facilities to infrastructure and future development from The Report: Gabon 2014
For two years after the spate of frenzied construction in the run-up to the Africa Cup of Nations (Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, CAN), Gabon’s contractors and developers saw a comparative slowdown in activity, as focus shifted away from stadiums and tourism infrastructure to housing, roads and mixed-use developments. The construction sector – supported by the...
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Gabon 2014
Gabon has concentrated funding on infrastructure in recent years, not only in advance of the Africa Cup of Nations, but also as part of the government’s broader push to diversify the economy through its primary development strategy, Emerging Gabon.
The construction sector – supported by the Infrastructure Master Plan, which includes 114 projects in education, housing and transport –...
With just 1.63m people, Gabon is the second-smallest member of the six-country Central African Economic and Monetary Community in terms of population, after Equatorial Guinea. However, the country’s well-developed hydrocarbons sector has made Gabon the second-largest economy in the sub-region.