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Official announcements and decisions from the government, regional institutions and Gabon's partners.
Scheduled from 4 to 15 June 2026, the work of the High Council for Investment is to bring together government bodies and the private sector to improve Gabon's attractiveness and mobilise investment for the 2026-2030 National Growth and Development Plan.
While Gabon's revised budget law (PLFR) for 2026 projects growth revised down to 4%, from an initial forecast of 6.5%, the African Development Bank (AfDB) expects markedly weaker growth of 2.7%, according to Gabonmediatime.
Meeting on 22 May 2026 under the chairmanship of Head of State Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the Council of Ministers approved recourse to a direct agreement procedure with the company Hydronéo for the financing, construction and operation of the Irouba and Egoumbi hydroelectric dams in southern Gabon.
Meeting on 22 May 2026, the Council of Ministers adopted an amending finance bill that, according to Gabonmediatime, lowers the State budget from 6,358.2 to 5,495.2 billion CFA francs.
On 4 May 2026 in Libreville, the government signed five investment agreements with foreign partners, including a 120 million dollar integrated poultry farm project with the Turkish group Hakan Kiran.
At the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington from 13 to 17 April 2026, the Gabonese delegation signed an additional 150 million dollar programme with the World Bank and announced a full audit of public debt.
According to the sector business survey published in March 2026, construction and public works turnover reached 123.4 billion CFA francs in the fourth quarter of 2025, against 76.2 billion in the previous quarter.
According to Gabonmediatime, on 15 April 2026 the Gabonese government and trading house Trafigura formalised a seven-year prefinancing agreement backed by future crude oil deliveries.
According to Gabonreview, citing Africa Intelligence, Gabon Oil Company must pay the Treasury 29.1 billion CFA francs in tax withheld on the purchase of Tullow Oil's assets in July 2025.
On 18 March 2026, SEEG's managing director presented a 350 billion CFA franc investment plan for 2026-2028 to improve water supply, backed by a partnership with the Suez group launched on 12 March.
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