Official announcements, development programmes, reports and multimedia on the Gabonese economy, summarised and linked to their original source.
Official press releases
The European Union (EU) delegation in Gabon brought together more than 200 participants on 30 January 2025 to present its cooperation offer and discuss the country's investment priorities.
Official press releases
The Gabonese State and the Prometal group signed an agreement in Libreville on 18 February 2025 providing, according to Gabonreview, for 150 billion CFA francs of investment over five years in the Nkok special investment zone.
Official press releases
The Council of Ministers of 20 February 2025 examined a draft ordinance authorising a 131,191,400,000 CFA franc loan from Afreximbank and welcomed the agreement with the Turkish group Karpowership to inject 70 MW into the Greater Libreville grid.
Official press releases
Meeting on 13 February 2025, the Council of Ministers adopted the creation of the National Autonomous Road Maintenance and Investment Fund (FANEIR), tasked with financing the construction and maintenance of the national road network.
Official press releases
The Council of Ministers of 22 January 2025 created an agency dedicated to the green economy, authorised a 98,393,550,000 CFA franc loan from Cargill and approved an 8.5 MW gas-fired power plant in Mayumba under a public-private partnership.
Publications and reports
Published on 14 October 2024, the World Bank's 2024 edition of its Gabon economic update, focused on designing fiscal policies for sustainable forestry, notes growth slowing to 2.3% in 2023, from 3.0% in 2022.
Publications and reports
In its October 2024 Macro Poverty Outlook, the World Bank estimates Gabon's growth at 2.4 percent in 2023, puts public debt at 72.1 percent of GDP and projects growth of about 2.9 percent a year over 2024 to 2026, with worsening public finances.
Publications and reports
Published in August 2024, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report for Gabon's 2022 fiscal year shows extractive revenues of CFAF 1,570 billion, almost double 2021, driven by higher oil prices.
Publications and reports
Published in June 2024 by EITI Gabon, this report examines the oil costs declared for 2021, US$1,268,894,648 for 16 operators, and concludes that the available data do not make it possible to guarantee their completeness or reliability.
Publications and reports
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Report No. 24/144, published on 31 May 2024, is the latest Article IV consultation report on Gabon.
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