As Qatar’s population and economy have expanded in recent years, demand for utilities has also been increasing rapidly. Power and water consumption have recorded average growth rates of 10.4% and 7.7% a year, respectively, over the last half-decade, according to the country’s main utilities authority, the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa). Such growth has prompted the...
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Economic update | Le Gabon mise sur son agro-industrie pour doper la croissance à valeur ajoutée
27 Jul 2016
Le lancement d’une nouvelle minoterie et la création d’une nouvelle plantation de palmiers à huile sont parmi les développements les plus récents enregistrés par le secteur agro-industriel gabonais.
Afin de tirer parti de ses richesses minières largement inexploitées, Djibouti a annoncé la refonte de son code minier, dans l’optique notamment d’attirer les investissements en amont.
Articles & Analysis | New initiatives, a strategic location and a strong food segment boost Trinidad and Tobago's industrial sector from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2016
In his October 2015 budget speech, the newly appointed minister of finance, Colm Imbert, underscored the fact that Trinidad and Tobago’s manufacturing sector had fallen below 10% of national GDP. Estimates from the Central Statistical Office (CSO) put the figure at 8.1% in 2015, with food, beverages and tobacco accounting for around 4.5% of...
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago expands regional industrial cooperation with Latin America and other countries in the Caribbean from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2016
Alongside the renewed impetus to diversify Trinidad and Tobago’s industrial sector, businesses are pursuing new export markets for products and services. Traditionally, exports have been focused on the member countries of CARICOM, established in 1973. The largest export market is Jamaica, which received $182m worth of T&T products in the...
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago’s food and beverage sector offers new potential from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2016
Unsurprisingly, given its relatively small land area and high average income, Trinidad and Tobago is dependent on food imports. Between 2010 and 2014, food imports rose from TT$4bn ($616m) to TT$5.8bn ($893.2m), according to data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO). A few main categories – cereals and cereal preparations, fruits and...