 | The Courier N° 122 July - August 1990 - Dossier Tourism - Country Report: Mali (EC Courier, 1990, 104 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Editorial |
|  | Meeting point |
| | Yves Roland - Billecart, Chairman, of Air Afrique |
| | ACP-EEC |
| | Lomé IV - Assent from the European Parliament ...and an appeal to do better |
| | General conditions of EDF contracts |
| | The image of EEC aid a painful truth |
| | Counterpart funds: a force for good and ill |
| | Country report |
| | Mali: (R)evolution in the rural world |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Interview with Président Moussa Traoré |
| | Interview with Dr. N’Golo Traoré, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |
| | Nomads who refuse to die out |
| | EEC - Mali cooperation |
| | Creating an entrepreneurial class |
| | Profile |
| | ACP |
| | Special Ministerial Conference on sugar |
| | ACP - Regional cooperation |
| | EEC - Pacific Ministers meet for the third time |
| | A more dynamic and responsible approach to regional cooperation |
| | Ruzizi II - a fine example of regional cooperation |
| | Europe |
| | Europe’s regional or minority languages |
| | Dossier: Tourism |
| | Tourism |
| | Tourism: planning, promotion and marketing |
| | Air transport and tourism: industry potentiaI to be denied? |
| | Tourism and employment behind the scenes |
| | The tourism sector and Lomé IV |
| | Overcoming the socio - culturaI and environmental impacts of tourism - the verdict for the Caribbean |
| | Links between tourism, agriculture and the environment |
| | The health/tourism interaction |
| | Tourism in Africa: an expanding industry |
| | Zimbabwe: a wide range of attractions and a booming tourist trade |
| | The Caribbean - Far greater dependence on tourism likely |
| | EEC - Caribbean cooperation on tourism |
| | Tourism in the South Pacific - A significant development potential |
| | Tourism as a development concept in the South Pacific |
| | Close-up |
| | The Pendjari National Park - what a project can achieve |
| | Developing world |
| | Problem youngsters from France at work camp in Burkina Faso |
| | Building dories in the Third World |
| | Culture and the arts |
| | Three ACP - EEC cuItural events: architecture, history, music |
| | “River Niger, Black Mother” |
| | CTA-Bulletin |
| | Appropriate mechanisation for African agriculture |
| | The Courier’s mailbag |
| | News round-up |
| | (introduction...) |
| | The Convention at work |
| | ACP National Authorising Officers meet for the second time |
| | EDF financing |
| | Visits |
| | General information |
| | Textiles in GATT: the Community makes its proposals |
| | Aid for the countries of Asia and Latin America |
| | European Community |
| | ESPRIT: new projects launched for a total cost of ECU 690 million |
| | Books |
| | Acknowledgments |
Profile
Area: 1 241 238 km²
Population (1987): 7.696 million (46 % under 15).
Growth rate: 2.7% p. a.(1982 - 87).
Literacy rate: 19.4 %
Educational coverage: 27%
Capital: Bamako (approximately 800 000 inhabitants).
Main towns: Su, Mopti, Kayes and Sikasso.
Independence: 22 September 1960.
President of the Republic: General Moussa Traorelected by universal suffrage in 1979.
Constitution of June 1974: A President of the Republic, a single party (the UDPM), a national assembly and a civil government.
Official language: French.
Agriculture: Main products (1988 - 89):
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millet and sorghum: |
1 275 000 tonnes |
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paddy rice: |
289 000 t |
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cotton seed: |
202 000 t |
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groundnuts: |
112 000 t |
sugar cane, dah and vegetables.
Livestock: Approximately 4.7 million head of cattle, 11 million sheep and goats and 231 000 camels.
Fisheries: Approximately 100 000 t fresh fish p.a.e
GDP 1989 (current prices): CFAF 641.8 billion.
Real growth of GDP: 1989: 9.9% 1985 - 89: 5.6 %
Contribution to GDP: Agriculture: 49%; Secondary sector: 12%; Tertiary sector: 34%.
Trade balance (19X9): Negative balance of CFAF 69.9 billion.
Balance of payments (1989): CFAF 18.9 billion.
External debt (end 1988): CFAF 727 billion.
Debt servicing as a percentage of exported goods and services (1989): 29.1 %.
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