With a complex history marked by successive waves of migration and periods of colonisation and occupation, the Philippines is home to a host of ethnicities and languages across its roughly 1000 inhabited islands. It is the 12th-most populous country in the world, with a population expected to reach 99.43m by 2014, according to the IMF. The Philippines has plentiful natural resources. An estimated...
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Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Philippines 2014
Economic update | Malaysia plans for new taxes
11 Dec 2013
Preparations in Malaysia are well under way for the rolling out of a new goods and services tax (GST) in April 2015, but opinions differ on how effective the levy will be in boosting revenue and critics have voiced concern that the tax could feed inflation.
Articles & Analysis | One for the books: Efforts to reform the book trade have seen mixed reactions from The Report: Algeria 2013
Following years of public debate on the book industry’s need for a stronger regulatory framework, the government has announced far-reaching reforms affecting the importation and distribution of books across Algeria. The Council of Ministers passed a law in September 2013, mandating stronger state support for the owners of bookstores as well as a...
Articles & Analysis | City of bridges: Full of natural and historical wonders, Constantine is a hidden gem from The Report: Algeria 2013
Home to almost 450,000 people, Constantine is Algeria’s third-largest city after Algiers and Oran, and is known as the city of suspended bridges. It was selected in 2012 by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO) to be the Arab Capital of Culture in 2015. The city, once known as Cirta, the capital of the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Karim Djoudi, Minister of Finance from The Report: Algeria 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Lord Risby, UK Trade Envoy to Algeria from The Report: Algeria 2013
How would you rate the overall state of liberalisation and other market reforms in Algeria?