- Business Monitor International Ltd www BMi ratings � Brief Methodology composite rating The composite rating is an unweighted geometric mean of the short-term political and short-term economy ratings, allowing a ranking of all countries in BMI s emerging markets universe. political ratings The political ratings are an indicator of political stability, seen as a pre-requisite for a stable economy and business environment. ...Factors in the long-term rating include GDP growth, unemployment, inflation, real interest rates, exchange rates, the fiscal balance, the current account balance and external debt. A number of other structural factors are also thrown into the equation, including dependence on the primary sector, reliance on commodity imports, reliance on a single export sector and central bank independence. The factors included in the short-term rating are a subset of those in the long-term rating. ...The lack of an effective opposition means that we give the country a --.- out of --- on our score for policy-making processes.
...The euro-pegged CFA franc has kept inflation in Gabon low, helping the country scores highly in the `monetary subcomponent of our short- term economic risk ratings. Growth is picking up as President Ali Bongo s economic diversification drive gains momentum. ...New energy infra- structure will help the economy to diversify away from the oil industry. BMi risk ratings � Gabon Latest rating previous rating trend region avg Global Mkts avg s-t Political --.- --.- = --.- --.- l-t Political --.- --.- = --.- --.- s-t economy --.- --.- + --.- --.- l-t economy --.- --.- + --.- --.- business environment --.- --.- = --.- --.- composite --.- --.- + --.- --.- - Business Monitor International Ltd www conGo-BraZZaViLLe anD GaBon Q- ---- sub saharan africa � ratings League tables s-t political trend regional rank Global rank mauritius --.- = - -- senegal --.- = - -- seychelles --.- = - -- benin --.- = - -- botswana --.- = - -- cape verde --.- = - -- Ghana --.- = - -- namibia --.- = - -- Gabon --.- - - -- angola --.- = -- -- djibouti --.- = -- -- lesotho --.- = -- -- eritrea --.- = -- -- equatorial Guinea --.- = -- -- malawi --.- = -- -- cameroon --.- - -- -- Gambia --.- = -- -- congo-Brazzaville --.- = -- -- ...BMi risk ratings � Gabon Latest rating previous rating trend region avg Global Mkts avg s-t Political --.- --.- = --.- --.- l-t Political --.- --.- = --.- --.- s-t economy --.- --.- + --.- --.- l-t economy --.- --.- + --.- --.- business environment --.- --.- = --.- --.- composite --.- --.- + --.- --.- - Business Monitor International Ltd www conGo-BraZZaViLLe anD GaBon Q- ---- sub saharan africa � ratings League tables s-t political trend regional rank Global rank mauritius --.- = - -- senegal --.- = - -- seychelles --.- = - -- benin --.- = - -- botswana --.- = - -- cape verde --.- = - -- Ghana --.- = - -- namibia --.- = - -- Gabon --.- - - -- angola --.- = -- -- djibouti --.- = -- -- lesotho --.- = -- -- eritrea --.- = -- -- equatorial Guinea --.- = -- -- malawi --.- = -- -- cameroon --.- - -- -- Gambia --.- = -- -- congo-Brazzaville --.- = -- --
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