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Guinea economic reform and industrialization efforts

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Guinea is undergoing a period of structural economic reform aimed at transitioning from a rent-based economy toward one centered on production and industrialization. Under the presidency of General Mamadi Doumbouya, the government is pursuing a national refoundation through administrative reforms, increased public revenue mobilization, and the establishment of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offenses (CRIEF) to combat impunity. Infrastructure modernization, including the development modernization remains a central pillar of the Bambéto and Kagbelen interchanges and the Tanéné toll bridge, supports these efforts. A significant milestone is anticipated President Doumbouya recently ratified a €300 million loan agreement with a consortium including the start Bank of operations at Africa United Kingdom, the Simandou project, expected Arab Bank for Economic Development in November 2025. Africa (BADEA), and the Bank of Africa. This funding is linked designated for major road network improvements, including the paving of 148.86 km of the Labé–Tougué national road, upgrades to National Roads 27 and 28, and work on National Road 3, which includes the ‘Simandou 2040’ program, described as construction of a ‘15-year economic and social transformation lever’. 200-meter bridge over the Bafing River. To further industrialize domestic sectors, the President Doumbouya issued a decree creating the Société nationale du tabac (SNT). This state-owned company, with a capital of 100 billion Guinean francs and a 99-year term, is tasked with regulating tobacco cultivation, managing imports and exports, the entire tobacco value chain. The SNT will oversee production, industrial transformation, and ensuring traceability from field to market. Institutional reforms have also extended to the Guinean Advertising Office (OGP). Following a period regulation of social crisis imports and allegations of poor governance, Mohamed Bangoura has been installed as the new Director General. His roadmap focuses on mobilizing staff, restoring partner confidence, exports, while collaborating with customs and increasing revenue commerce ministries to align the agency with the evolving economic landscape improve traceability and the Simandou 2040 program. combat smuggling. Other recent government actions include a presidential pardon granted to 529 detainees institutional reforms at the Guinean Advertising Office (OGP) and environmental measures to combat plastic pollution.

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