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Macroeconomic Forecast Gabon

July 2009 | Macroeconomic Forecasts

The increase in BMI 's average Brent Crude oil price forecast to US$56.00/bbl in 2009 and US$61.00/bbl in 2010 bodes well for Gabon's external accounts. We now forecast a current account surplus of 8.4% of GDP in 2009 and 8.9% in 2010, up from 7.9% and 8.8%, respectively.

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