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Gabon unveils $11.8bn budget to reset economy, politics

Taxi bus Libreville, Gabon. Photo @ Unsplash
Taxi bus Libreville, Gabon. Photo @ Unsplash

Brandon Orion Mensah

Brandon Mensah tracks Africa’s markets, uncovering the forces shaping investment, policy, and financial trends.
  • Government adopts zero-based budgeting in first plan under Fifth Republic
  • $11.8bn blueprint banks on infrastructure and reforms to drive 7.9% growth

 

LIBREVILLE, GABON – Gabon has rolled out its most ambitious budget in years, a 7.23 trillion CFA francs ($11.8 billion) spending plan for 2026 that seeks to transform the economy and test the durability of its new political order.

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