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Low oil prices will benefit Morocco

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MOROCCO

Boussaid explained that preliminary figures suggest that growth stood at 3% last year, while the trade balance deficit shrank by 6%. Newly developed export lines, in particular…

Natural gas revolution will boost Mexico's economy

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MEXICO

Mexico's opening of the gas sector is driving a rapid expansion of its pipeline network.

South Sudan's oil sector faces entrenched stagnation

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SOUTH SUDAN

Oil remains the mainstay of South Sudan’s economy and is highly lucrative for those sections of the government and associated networks that control it. However, it delivers…

Weak GDP may delay policymakers’ ‘Industry 4.0’ plans

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INTERNATIONAL

This spending is needed as manufacturers are under pressure to re-engineer their businesses by deploying technologies to enhance productivity and develop and scale new products…

South Africa logistics crisis will be tough to resolve

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SOUTH AFRICA

The deal represents a major step forward in efforts to reform the transport sector, but dysfunctional rail and port networks continue to constrain exports and economic growth.

Romania will not meet OECD goals by date set

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ROMANIA

The government regards joining the OECD as a national objective. Having opened accession negotiations in January 2022 and received its roadmap that June, the publication last…

Russia will have fewer new special economic zones

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RUSSIA

Special economic zones in Russia.

Attracting investment may prove difficult in Nigeria

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NIGERIA

However, these macro-level improvements belie both uneven reform implementation and the worsening economic environment faced by most Nigerians.

Mozambican government will maintain bunker mentality

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MOZAMBIQUE

While the Mozambican authorities, bolstered by a South African-based private military company (PMC), appear to have lessened the scale of insurgent attacks in recent months…

Uganda will try to refocus its gold sector

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UGANDA

The claim appears somewhat unbelievable given that the US Geological Survey estimates existing global gold reserves at just 244,000 tonnes. Nevertheless, the aggressive marketing…