What is the aim of the Industry Diversification Plan?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Piero Ghezzi, Minister of Production: Interview from The Report: Peru 2015
Chapter | Industry & Retail from The Report: Peru 2015
Accounting for around 15% of GDP, the manufacturing sector has recorded strong growth over the past decade. Between 2004 and 2013, value added from manufacturing grew at a compound annual rate of 5.8% in real terms. While growth is uneven among the various manufacturing activities, the sector has been buoyed by strong growth in basic metal products and in non-metallic minerals. The government...
Though Peru’s economic growth registered a slowdown in 2014 - to an estimated 3.1% according to the central bank compared to rates of between 5% and 9% for much of the past decade - the mining-led economy is expected to regain momentum in 2015 as diversification efforts continue and government measures to stimulate investment take effect.
La production algérienne d’engrais est en hausse, en partie grâce à deux nouveaux sites d’envergure déjà opérationnels, un troisième devant démarrer ses activités cette année.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Hamoud Tazerouti, CEO, Entreprise Nationale des Véhicules Industriels (SNVI) from The Report: Algeria 2014
Articles & Analysis | The country seeks to return to its industrial past from The Report: Algeria 2014
In the last 10 years, Algeria has focused on developing local manufacturing industries in order to reduce its heavy import spending, boost employment, increase value addition and export revenues, and diversify the economy. Today the oil and gas industry contributes 97% of export receipts and roughly one-third of GDP, yet it employs only a fraction of the workforce. Over-...