Access to power remains one of Nigeria’s chief economic and social issues, with about 90m citizens lacking access to electricity, while the World Bank estimates per capita usage is lower in just eight ...

The construction sector in Egypt is experiencing the best of times and the worst of times. On the one hand, the government has placed the sector at the heart of its economic agenda, ensuring that ...

While Covid-19 has thrown the Philippines’ economy into flux, early indications suggest that construction and real estate is one of the most resilient sectors, and could provide a platform for ...

Qatar’s decision to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) production by 43% from 77m tonnes per year to 110m tonnes per year by 2024 is designed to enable the country to capitalise on growing global ...

In 2022 the Middle East witnessed the sharpest relative increase in international arrivals of any region in the world, solidifying its rebound from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic and further ...

Reforms to improve trade and protect investor rights have bolstered Bahrain’s standing on the World Bank’s most recent ease of doing business index, with newly ratified legislation set to further ...

Covering some 309,000 sq km and home to landscapes as varied as rugged mountains, long coastlines, rocky deserts, fertile oases and land watered by monsoon rains, Oman is a large and diverse country.

With traditional lending constrained by lower hydrocarbons receipts, public authorities are redoubling their efforts to develop Algeria’s capital markets. By encouraging listings on the country’s ...

From The Report: Algeria 2018 This section includes information on hotels, government offices and other listings, alongside useful tips for visitors on topics like currency, visas, language, ...

The EO4 is being fast-tracked by the government, as is the final expressway project currently on the books: the EO6 or Ruwanpura Expressway. This will run for 71 km from Kahataduwa to Pelmadulla, via ...

Despite the challenging start to 2017 that included the resignation of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, as a result of the lingering corruption scandal linked to Brazilian company Odebrecht and the ...

A decade-long political crisis dealt a blow to Côte d’ Ivoire’s education system, which has suffered from years of underinvestment both in infrastructure and human resources. The government has made ...