While the Economic Community of Central African States (Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale, CEMAC) has a functioning monetary union as well as a range of regional financial institutions and bloc-wide economic policies in place, progress towards greater economic integration has faced a number of significant challenges....
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Articles & Analysis | Gabon continues to seek regional economic integration from The Report: Gabon 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Nina Abouna, Director-General, National Investment Promotion Agency (ANPI): Interview from The Report: Gabon 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Pierre Moussa, President, CEMAC Commission, on the solutions for and challenges to regional development from The Report: Gabon 2015
CEMAC countries have to face major challenges with regards to their economic and political situations. On the security side, the political upheaval in the Central African Republic and the development of terrorism along CEMAC borders, notably from Boko Haram, is threatening the entire region and, consequently, the capacity to attract investment.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Madeleine Berre, President, Gabonese Employers’ Confederation; Partner & General Manager, Deloitte Legal and Tax: Interview from The Report: Gabon 2015
Which niche markets do you think should be developed in Gabon to diversify its economy?
Articles & Analysis | Commodities drive Gabon's upper-middle-income economy from The Report: Gabon 2015
Situated on Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and bordered by a host of low- and lower-middle-income economies, Gabon is part of a select grouping of upper-middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This is in large part due to it being endowed with substantial natural resources, including oil, metal and mineral reserves, alongside fertile soil and a...
Articles & Analysis | New measures improve Gabon's business climate from The Report: Gabon 2015
In a country where public investment programmes have been pivotal for economic growth over the past several years, authorities are nonetheless well aware of the value of stoking private sector growth. However, there are challenges ahead, as, according to the World Bank, Gabon was ranked 144th out of 189 countries in its 2015 “Doing Business”...