Official announcements, development programmes, reports and multimedia on the Gabonese economy, summarised and linked to their original source.
Official press releases
On 6 August 2026 in Pointe-Denis, the Minister of Sustainable Tourism and Crafts, Prof Marcelle Ibinga epouse Itsitsa, presided over the official installation of the management committee of Gabon's first Tourism Office.
Official press releases
According to data from the Directorate General of the Economy and Fiscal Policy reported by Gabonreview, palm oil production fell 19.6% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, while beverages held almost steady at -0.1%.
Official press releases
Greater Libreville experienced a new butane gas shortage from late July 2026, the second of the year after one in early January, which Sikafinance attributes to structural raw material supply constraints at the Gabonese Refining Company rather than a one-off incident.
Official press releases
According to the Directorate General of the Economy and Fiscal Policy, cited by Gabonmediatime, extractive activity contracted 2.9% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, with oil production down 4% and marketed natural gas collapsing 44.9%.
Official press releases
On 30 July 2026, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced a 920 million dollar international bond issue with a seven-year maturity, intended to finance development projects.
Official press releases
In its first year of operation, the Strategic Fund for Manganese Transformation is set to collect 739.09 million CFA francs in 2026, below the initial forecast of 1.4 billion CFA francs set in the original finance law.
Official press releases
Signed on 20 July 2026 in Paris, the memorandum of understanding between Eramet, Eramet Comilog and the Gabonese government provides for the study of three industrial projects to process up to 700,000 tonnes of manganese ore a year by end-2031.
Official press releases
According to UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2026, cited by Gabonmediatime, Gabon received 379 million dollars of foreign direct investment in 2025, against 310 million in 2024.
Official press releases
According to Directorate General of Debt data reported by Gabonreview, public debt stood at 8,780 billion CFA francs at 31 December 2025, up 1,647 billion in a year.
Development programmes
A working group bringing together eighteen public and private administrations and organisations, created by decree on 18 May 2026, has been tasked with designing the future foreign trade single window, according to Ecomatin.
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