Mauritania
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La puerta atlántica a África occidental
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Mauritania´s recent discovery of two gas fields has pushed the country to the global spotlight
Por grande que sea, dos veces más grande que Francia o España, Mauritania recién ahora está comenzando a llegar a la arena mundial.
El descubrimiento de dos grandes campos de gas en la costa del país y la llegada continua de todos los principales actores mundiales del petróleo han llevado a Mauritania a la fama mundial.
Pero este país de África occidental de 4 millones de habitantes ubicado sobre la costa atlántica, es un país rico en minerales y combustibles fósiles. Tiene una de las aguas pesqueras más ricas del mundo y el paisaje del país predice su desarrollo turístico.
Mauritania has one of the richest fishing waters of the world.
Mauritania
Business & Leadership
UN DESTINO SIN TOCAR
Some would say that Mauritania is a “silent country” because little is internationally known.
Kilómetros de playas vírgenes, asombrosos paisajes desérticos, rica historia y ciudades antiguas harían florecer la industria turística de Mauritania en los próximos años.
Bajo un nuevo marco de inversión interna que incluye tierras libres y un régimen de impuestos bajos, el gobierno de Mauritania busca desarrollar la industria más democrática del mundo: el turismo.
Estabilidad en un nuevo gobierno
In June, 2019, General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential elections in the first round with 52% of the vote. With his victory, President Ghazouani marked the first democratic transition of power in Mauritania.
After a long history of coup de etat´s -at least
10 after gaining independence from France in 1960- Ghazouani assumed power in August 2019, Considered as a moderate politician capable to content all sectors of the Government in its diversity, Ghazuouani has showed so far his political abilities.
Sistema financiero de Mauritania
With a new Central Bank Governor and an strategic policy to adjust the banking system to European standards, Mauritania´s financial sector has already started to consolidate.
Banks are increasing their capital, building new offices and financing new development projects all in line with the high expectations of growth in the country.
2019 closed with a growth of 6,9% and it did so without the new gas discovery operating. The foreign currency that will start flooding the country in a couple of years, will certainly boost the economy, and the banking system with it.
Despegue económico
La economía de Mauritania ha estado creciendo de manera constante desde 2015. Desde solo3.6% en 2018 a 6,9% en 2019. El reciente descubrimiento de gas y la llegada de inversiones extranjeras, han elevado las expectativas de alcanzar un crecimiento de dos dígitos a partir de 2020.
Estabilidad, expansión del sector primario, reformas estructurales, sectores de la minería y la pesca con buen desempeño y el nuevoel descubrimiento de gas serámantener el sólido marco macroeconómico del país.
La proporción de pobres en Mauritania ha ido disminuyendo de manera constante desde 2008, pasando del 44,5% de la población en 2008 al 33% en 2014.El coeficiente de Gini, que mide la desigualdad de ingresos, disminuyó de 35,3 en 2008 a 31,9 en 2014-
Una de las aguas pesqueras más ricas del mundo.
Mauritania ha desarrollado un fuerte sector exportador en torno a la industria pesquera. Las empresas locales que cuentan con estándares de certificación de la UE lideran el sector
Fishing IndustryeBiz Open Talk with Nany Chrouga, Minister of Fisheries and Maritame Industry
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COUNTRY SNAPSHOT
01 General
PAÍS
República Islámica de Mauritania
UBICACIÓN
África Occidental, bordeando el Océano Atlántico Norte, entre Senegal y el Sahara Occidental
CLIMA
Desierto; constantemente caliente, seco, polvoriento
RELIGIÓN
Musulmán (oficial) 100%
INDEPENDENCIA
28 de noviembre de 1960 (desde Francia)
TASA DE DESEMPLEO
10,2% (2017 est.)
TASA DE INFLACIÓN
2,3% (2017 est.)
02 Administration
GOBIERNO
República presidencial
ÚLTIMAS ELECCIONES:
Julio de 2019
SISTEMA LEGAL
Sistema jurídico mixto de derecho civil francés e islámico
POBLACIÓN
3,840,429 (julio de 2018 est.)
REGIONES ADMINISTRATIVAS
15 regiones (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott Nord, Nouakchott Ouest, Nouakchott Sud, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza
03 Economy
GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
$4.935 billion (2017 est.)
REAL GDP GROWTH
3.5% (2017 est.); 1.8% (2016 est.); 0.4% (2015 est.) Expected growth in 2020 over 6 %
GDP BY SECTOR
agriculture: 27.8% (2017 est.)
industry: 29.3% (2017 est.)
services: 42.9% (2017 est.)
MAIN SECTORS
AGRICULTURE: Dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, camel and sheep
INDUSTRIES:fish processing, oil production, mining (iron ore, gold, copper): gypsum deposits have never been exploited
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Government
chief of state: President Mohamed Cheikh El GHAZOUANI (since 1 August 2019)
head of government:
Prime Minister Ould Bedda Ould Cheikh SIDIYA (since 5 August 2019)
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Unicameral Parliament or Barlamane consists of the National Assembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya - 157 seats
JUDICIAL BRANCH
The highest court is the Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (subdivided into 1 criminal and 2 civil chambers, each with a president and 5 counselors
Un país multicultural
Mauritania comes from the latin Mauretania, meaning "west" and its people, the Berber, where referred by Romas as Maures. The country offers a contrast between the Bererber and the black african population.
. About three-fifths of the Moorish population has Sudanic African origins and is collectively known as Haratin (“Black Moors”). The rest is maid of Bīḍān ("White Moors”) from Berber descent. Still there is another part of the population of black african origines that include the Fulani, Soninke, Wolof and other ethnic groups.
Perfil
Officially called Islamic Republic of Mauritania, this vaste West African country has a population of only around 4 million people, one of the lowest population density in the world.
It borders Senegal, Mali, Argelia and Occidental Sahara, as well as the Atlantic Ocean at the West where its capital, Nouakchott is located.
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