Official announcements, development programmes, reports and multimedia on the Gabonese economy, summarised and linked to their original source.
Development programmes
Signed in Libreville on 24 November 2025, the programme agreement mobilises 203 million euros, including a 173 million euro AFD loan and a 30 million euro European Union grant.
Development programmes
Abebe Aemro Selassie, director of the IMF's Africa department, on a working visit to Libreville, was received in audience on 5 November 2025 by President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.
Publications and reports
This World Bank policy brief, published in October 2025, summarises the first forest ecosystem accounts compiled for Gabon over 2000 to 2020: the annual value of the services provided by forests is estimated to have risen from US$53.9 billion to US$103 billion.
Official press releases
ExxonMobil announced on 22 October 2025 the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Gabonese government to explore oil and gas resources in deep and ultra-deep waters off Gabon.
Official press releases
Presented on 19 October 2025 to the National Assembly's finance committee, the Ministry of Digital Economy's 2026 budget request stands at 82 billion CFA francs, against 32 billion in 2024, an increase of more than 150%.
Development programmes
President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema met Imad Toumi, chief executive of Moroccan mining group Managem, already present in Gabon through the Bakoudou gold mine, to discuss the development of the Iteke gold project.
Publications and reports
The World Bank's October 2025 Poverty & Equity Brief recalls that in 2017 about one in three Gabonese lived below the poverty line of US$8.30 a day, and that gaps between urban and rural areas remain wide.
Official press releases
Meeting on 29 September 2025, the BEAC Monetary Policy Committee kept its policy rates unchanged, as CEMAC growth is expected to slow to 2.6% in 2025.
Official press releases
Meeting on 8 September 2025 under the chairmanship of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the Council of Ministers adopted the 2026 finance bill, which sets the state budget at 7,233.3 billion CFA francs and relies on zero-based budgeting.
Official press releases
Examined by the Council of Ministers on 12 August 2025, the draft 2023 budget settlement law shows a surplus of 1,320.6 billion CFA francs on budget operations, but a low execution rate for investment financed from own resources.
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