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Articles & Analysis | Gabon in figures from The Report: Gabon 2015
Articles & Analysis | Transition drive from The Report: Gabon 2015
Gabon has seen stable growth over the past five years, aided in part by a government drive to promote diversification in line with its Emerging Gabon Strategic Plan. However, its continued dependence on oil has left the country vulnerable to external shocks, and the low-price environment of 2014 and 2015 will likely cause complications for the...
Chapter | Table of Contents from The Report: Gabon 2015
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Economic update | Kenya plans spending boost
19 Aug 2015
Announced in June and effective from July, a KSh2.1trn ($20.5bn) budget marks Kenya’s largest to date, with planned expenditure up by about 18% on funds allocated in the previous fiscal year.
Investment regulation reforms and the removal of foreign-ownership caps in several industries may help spur capital investment as well as bolster confidence in the Vietnamese economy.
Articles & Analysis | The continent's premier football tournament remains inextricably linked with broader developments from The Report: Gabon 2015
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, CAN), which Gabon co-hosted with Equatorial Guinea, prompted a flurry of building in the two countries. Stadiums were expanded, motorways cantilevered and hotels erected. In many ways, the economic impact and symbolism of the tournament were more significant than the competition itself...