Well, of course, it would help. But in a country whose greatest natural assets are its highly educated workforce and generations of entrepreneurial tradition, sectors as diverse as finance, tourism, education, construction and medicine are shrugging off the political upheaval as best they can and pushing ahead with rebuilding the economy.

O governo tem pela frente enormes desafios para retirar milhões de pessoas da pobreza e colocá-las no mercado consumidor. Está, deste modo, a trabalhar em estreita colaboração com os investidores privados, no sentido de diversificar a economia e construir a infraestrutura necessária para importantes projetos nas áreas da mineração e energia. A integração regional é uma grande prioridade. E o turismo está em expansão, graças ao ambiente seguro e estável  —  e às praias magníficas!

The government faces huge challenges to lift millions of people from poverty into the consumer market, so it’s working closely
with private investors to diversify the economy and build the infrastructure needed for major mining and energy projects.
Regional integration is a high priority. And tourism is booming, thanks to the safe and stable environment — plus fabulous beaches!

Ghana has always had gold and cocoa. Now it’s struck oil, and investors from around the world are eager for a piece of the action in West Africa’s most successful democracy, often seen as a regional role model. But can Ghana ensure that its oil wealth promotes economic and social development? Local leaders are confident they can get it right.

With all eyes turning to Asia as the world’s engine for future economic growth, Malaysia has a very clear vision of how to leverage its strategic position. Planners have identified 12 development targets that build on existing advantages with a mix of value-added services and carefully selected technologies. The goal is to double per capita GDP by 2020.

Saharan Africa’s biggest oil producer is defining its own new role in the region and the world, economically and diplomatically. The aim is to leverage oil revenues to build new infrastructure and advance health and education, studying but never simply copying what other countries have done. Entrepreneurs with international experience are helping key sectors leapfrog to the latest technology.

The financial crisis largely spared their country. A joyous World Cup thrust it in the limelight. Now South Africa’s financial firms aim to speed growth of their home market — and blaze trails in Africa and beyond.

Long an overlooked dot in the Atlantic Ocean, the tiny archipelago nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is planning a bright future based on tourism, logistics and oil. Seeking to become what one businessman calls an “aircraft carrier for Africa,” the government is sprucing up the economy and the tax system. Foreign investment is arriving for hotels, infrastructure and offshore petroleum.

Um dos mais pequenos países do mundo enfrenta um momento de transformação. Deixando de ser um país com pouca ambição, Cabo Verde é agora um país de rendimento médio e o mais novo membro do WTO, com grandes planos para tirar partido no século XXI das suas vantagens e localização.

One of the world’s smallest nations faces a moment of transformation. No longer a sleepy backwater, Cape Verde is now a middle income country and the newest member of the WTO, with great plans to leverage its advantages and location for the 21st century.

The Brazilian Northeast is making a spectacular comeback. There is still poverty, but increasingly a new generation is leaving the arid farmlands of the area to work in vehicle factories, container ports, international tourism resorts, and a host of other well-paying sectors.

The Olympics and the World Cup are still some years away, but already Brazil’s landmark city is planning to invest tens of billions of dollars to make sure the world can be certain of receiving a wonderful — and safe — welcome to what promise to be two parties of historic proportions.

Deforestation accounts for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. So when the world discusses climate change in Copenhagen in December, the Amazon will loom large. This special report looks at the issues and at existing attempts to protect the mighty rainforest.

The city of Carnival has a new vibrancy. Huge new oil fields, the 2014 World Cup, a bid for the 2016 Olympics, major investments in infrastructure, and leaders committed to fighting crime and boosting education have put the Marvelous City back on the global map.

Incredible as it may sound, the world’s most striking “capital city of the future” is about to turn 50. And while Brasilia prepares to greet middle age with perhaps a few wrinkles and a slightly larger midriff than first planned, it retains the stunning beauty that made it the architectural pinup girl of the 20th century.

The war is long over. Spurred by spectacular economic growth and on the heels of landmark elections, Africa’s new powerhouse is safe, stable, and abuzz with investment as it rebuilds for prosperity based on more than oil alone.

A guerra há muito que acabou. A nova potência africana, estimulada pelo extraordinário crescimento económico e pelo êxito das eleições, é, hoje, um país seguro, estável e a fervilhar de investimentos que procura construir uma prosperidade que não dependa apenas do petróleo.

A província mais a norte de Angola deixou de estar isolada e começa agora a mudar a sua imagem unidimensional de enclave petrolífero. Cabinda, depois de enterrado o machado de guerra entre o governo e os separatistas, começa também a recolher os frutos da paz investindo na sua população e reivindicando o estatuto de plataforma económica emergente na região.

Isolated no longer, Angola’s northernmost province is also shedding its one-dimensional image as just an oil enclave. And with the hatchet now buried between the government and former separatists, Cabinda is harvesting the rewards of peace—investing in its population while staking a claim as the emerging economic hub for an entire region.

Responsible development combined with years of prudent economic policies are finally waking a giant.

Good governance means cash for development. This new cable-stayed suspension bridge with twin curved decks is a striking symbol of the new São Paulo, South America’s largest industrial city, which is rapidly being reborn as a major financial and services center. Second- generation ethanol and other renewable energies are part of the dynamic regional economy.

Think you know Kazakhstan? You might be surprised!
Kazakhstan’s economy is poised for breathtaking growth in the next decade, thanks to gargantuan hydrocarbon reserves and a prudent economic policy. Peninsula Press takes a detailed look at this emerging Central Asian tiger.

Los portugueses que van a triunfar en España

Os portugueses que vão triunfar em Espanha

Os Descobrimentos foram vistos como o resultado do "espírito de aventura". A uma distância de 500 anos, o empreendedorismo surge de novo como a chave da mudança da atitude empresarial dos portugueses. País com tradição de abertura ao mundo, Portugal está agora a afirmar-se nos mercados internacionais e a sociedade está a reencontrar os seus navegantes da globalização do século XXI.

Los Descubrimientos fueron vistos como el resultado del ''espíritu de aventura''.
A una distancia de 500 años, el emprendedorismo surge de nuevo como la clave del cambio en la actitud empresarial de los portugueses. País con tradición de apertura al mundo, Portugal se está afirmando en los mercados globales y conociendo a sus navegantes de la globalización del siglo XXI.

Portugal es el mismo país que hace muchos y muchos años se definía a si mismo como una ''pequeña economía abierta''. Pero sólo recientemente, cuando integró la zona euro, se dio realmente cuenta de lo que significa, en un tejido productivo que perdió las armas de defensa, el embate de la competencia externa.

The transformation of Turkey in the past 4 years, driven by EU accession ambitions and an IMF-backed reform program, has brought tangible improvements and a shift in mind-set throughout the whole country. More than ever, Turks realize that they have reached a point of no return on the road to becoming a modern nation.

For the first time in a generation, Turkey is in a position to build lasting prosperity for its people. Its ability to do so will help shape the 21st Century.

Después de 40 años de dictadura, la democracia portuguesa ha madurado y, finalmente, emerge una nueva generación, tanto desde el punto de vista político como desde el económico y cultural. Los jóvenes portugueses intentan modernizar el país con ideas refrescantes e iniciativas audaces. Sin embargo, las vivencias de la generación anterior son una plusvalía que ayuda a consolidar el ímpetu reformador. Una aportación indispensable para el equilibrio generacional.

Depois de 40 anos de ditadura, a democracia portuguesa amadureceu e, finalmente, uma nova geração emerge tanto do ponto de vista político como económico e cultural. Com ideias refrescantes e iniciativas audazes, os jovens portugueses tentam modernizar o país. Mas as vivências da geração anterior são uma mais-valia que ajuda a consolidar o ímpeto reformador. Um contributo indispensável no equilíbrio geracional.

El nuevo Primer Ministro de Portugal prometió una “izquierda moderna” y consiguió para los socialistas su primera mayoría absoluta. Las jóvenes elites van a tomar el poder.

Cabo Verde está a mudar. O país está a modernizar-se e a acolher mais investimento estrangeiro, que pode aproveitar as potencialidades que existem num ambiente de dinâmica mas estabilidade. Um mar de beleza. Um mar de iniciativas. Um mar de oportunidades.

Cabo Verde está cambiando. El país está aprovechando su gran estabilidad ycrecimiento interno para atraer inversión extranjera, que se muestra altamente interesada en el gran potencial que el archipiélago ofrece. Un mar de belleza. Un mar de iniciativas. Un mar de oportunidades.

O país inteiro mobiliza-se para impulsionar a economia e projectar uma boa imagem no exterior.

El país entero se moviliza para impulsar la economía y proyectar una buena imagen en el exterior.