Nigeria Year in Review 2014 Oxford Business Group To me Today at 4:03 PM # # # # # # Economic Update Nigeria Year in Review 2014 # Falling oil prices and increased instability in the north impacted Nigeria’s economic growth in 2014, though a rebasing of GDP means that whoever wins the forthcoming presidential elections in 2015 will take the helm of Africa’s largest economy. For the latter half of 2014, the headline story was the fall in global oil prices... Read more > OBG has recently refreshed our website, making our content easier to find and read. You are now able to read 5 of our premium articles for free each day; we invite you to visit the new site and take advantage of this access. Use our keyword search to find relevant articles and log in to change your email preferences. If you do not know your login details, use the ‘Forgotten Password’ function to reset these (your username is the email address which received this email). Latest Economic News Updates Oman Year in Review 2014 With earnings from oil accounting for more than 80% of government income, the halving of prices since June has eroded state revenue and could impact the extensive capital works programme in 2015, despite a government pledge to hike this year’s spending by 4.5% from its earlier plans. Read more > Brunei Darussalam Year in Review 2014 A string of major international trade agreements, due to be implemented in 2015, promise to strengthen and diversify Brunei Darussalam’s exports as it ramps up efforts to reduce its dependency on crude oil sales in the wake of plummeting prices. Read more > Dubai Year in Review 2014 Strong fundamentals and a diversified economy are keeping concerns at bay in Dubai, despite a potential cooling of investor sentiment across the region and weakening global conditions. Read more > # Latest Report The Report: Algeria 2014 In many ways, Algeria finds itself in an enviable economic position, particularly when compared with its regional neighbours. It holds the fourth-largest oil reserves and the second-largest natural gas reserves in Africa. Ample hydrocarbons revenue has allowed the government to channel capital into public expenditure programmes on infrastructure, health care, education, social housing and subsidies. Find out more > Manage Email Preferences > Copyright Oxford Business Group 2014 oxfordbusinessgroup
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