Bolstered by burgeoning cement and ceramics industries that draw on the natural resources of the Hajar Mountains, Ras Al Khaimah has one of the GCC’s more diversified economies. Continued investment in infrastructure is enabling further economic growth and encouraging foreign investment.
Long viewed as a bastion of stability in the Central African region, thanks in part to large hydrocarbon revenues that have helped it maintain one of the highest levels of per capita income in the region, Gabon has been able to leverage its diplomatic clout throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
After cocoa exports and gold mining, tourism is the top foreign currency earner in Ghana’s economy. The sector generated some $694m of foreign currency for the government in 2012. Though tourism’s status as the third-highest earner may soon be challenged by other sectors, it will remain an industry with high potential for growth and an important...
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