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MALI |
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| CONTACTS |
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| Manager |
Amadou
Djéri BOCOUM |
Email
: abocoum@brvm.org |
| Adress |
S/C
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Mali
Place de la Liberté - BAMAKO
BP E 1398 Bamako |
| Telephone |
(223)
23 23 54 |
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| Fax |
(223)
23 23 59 |
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PRESENTATION
| Head
of State |
Amadou Toumani TOURE
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| Area |
1
240 000 Km2 |
| Population |
10
870 000 inhabitants |
| Key
cities |
Bamako
(Capital), Mopti, Ségou, Kayes, Sikasso. |
| Key
industries |
corn,
sorghum, fonio, peanuts, millet, rice, livestock, salt, diamonds,
gold, bauxite, maganese, iron |
| Communications |
Telephone,
fax and telex - Road network: 18,000 km -10 airports in the country |
| Railways |
Bamako
- Dakar 1 288 Km |
| Main
Port |
no
port |
| Airport |
BAMAKO-Senou
International, approx. 15 km from downtown |
| Vaccinations |
Yellow
Fever (mandatory) - risk of malaria |
| Visa |
Required
for foreign nationals except certain African countries |
| Business
Hours |
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. - 12 noon and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m./ Saturday
8/9 a.m. - noon
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| Banks:
8 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Area
code
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223 |
| Usefull
Adresses |
Mali
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BP 46 Bamako, Tel.: 22.21.20/50.36 |
Mali
Tourist Association BP 222 Bamako
Tel.: 22.59.42 |
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Local time |
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MACROECONOMIC
INDICATORS
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(*)
estimate Source: BCEAO Economic Indicators
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1997 |
1998 |
1999* |
| TOTAL
POPULATION ( millions of inhabitants ) |
10.29
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10.58 |
10.87 |
| GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT (billions of CFA francs) |
1416.6
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1550.3 |
1694.2
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CURRENT
GROWTH RATE
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6.7%
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4.3% |
6.5% |
INFLATION
RATE
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(-)0.7%
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4.% |
1.00% |
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DOMESTIC
SAVINGS (billions of CFA francs)
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185.8 |
240.4 |
278.6
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| DOMESTIC
SAVINGS RATE |
13.1%
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15.5% |
16.4% |
INVESTMENT
(billions of CFA francs)
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336.1
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383.4 |
425.6 |
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INVESTMENT
RATE
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23.7%
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24.7% |
25.1% |
REVENUE
PER IN HABITANT (CFA francs)
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147,600
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158,200 |
169,300 |
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