Much attention is being focused on Gabon’s rural areas and on developing the 5m ha of fertile land it contains. While the country has one of the lowest population densities in sub-Saharan Africa, around 86% of its 1.8m inhabitants have opted to live in the major urban centres. As a result, the rural workforce is lacking and work is being undertaken to tackle this issue through advertising campaigns…
Gabon’s banking sector is heavily concentrated – a trait of many of the continent’s financial service industries – with the only privately owned local player in an outsized role. However, African banking groups have been rapidly growing their market share. Pushed down by macroeconomic headwinds, lending fell and distressed debt levels rose in 2015, but the sector showed signs of recovery…
In a global environment of low oil prices, the Emerging Gabon Strategic Plan has sought to diversify the economy away from hydrocarbons since 2010. As such, over recent years the government has increased development of the hydropower sector, as well as expanding the country’s large natural gas supplies. Despite the oil crisis, Gabon remains very much dependent on oil revenues. The government is counting…
The economy of Gabon has been driven in large part by its abundant wealth of natural resources, which have allowed it to support one of the highest per capita GDPs on the continent. However, the country’s economy reached a critical juncture in 2016, with the decrease in the international price of oil since mid-2014 having both highlighted the need for and increased the urgency of plans to diversify…
Gabon covers an area of 267,667 sq km, with 10,000 sq km of narrow coastline stretching across 885 km of the Gulf of Guinea. Gabon’s vast forested areas are home to more than 3000 species of vegetation and at least 190 species of mammals. The population comprises 40 separate ethnic groups, the majority of which speak Bantu languages, which are classified into 10 linguistic groups. According to the…
Visas Most visitors are required to obtain a visa in advance, and this is best done in the visitor’s country of residence. The process can often be a lengthy one, and business visas require an invitation from a Gabon-based entity. In some cases proof of employment may also be requested. Business visas can last for periods of two weeks, 30 days, 90 days and longer, even up to five years with multiple…
The Presidency 01 72 76 00/01/02 National Assembly 01 74 00 64/01 74 90 00 Constitutional Court 01 72 57 17 Economic & Social Council 01 73 19 51 Ministry of Agriculture 01 76 09 78 Ministry of the Budget 01 79 50 14 Ministry of Defence 01 72 72 29/01 72 71 97 Ministry of the Digital Economy, Communications & Postal Services 01 77 88 42/01 76 34 35 Ministry of Education 01 72 44 61 Ministry…
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Visas Most visitors are required to obtain a visa in advance, and this is best done in the visitor’s country of residence. The process can often be a lengthy one, and business visas require an invitation from a Gabon-based entity. In some cases proof of employment may also be requested. Business visas can last for periods of two weeks, 30 days, 90 days and longer, even up to five years with multiple…
The Presidency 01 72 76 00/01/02 National Assembly 01 74 00 64/01 74 90 00 Constitutional Court 01 72 57 17 Economic & Social Council 01 73 19 51 Ministry of Agriculture 01 76 09 78 Ministry of the Budget 01 79 50 14 Ministry of Defence 01 72 72 29/01 72 71 97 Ministry of the Digital Economy, Communications & Postal Services 01 77 88 42/01 76 34 35 Ministry of Education 01 72 44 61 Ministry…
