18 April 2008
Luanda — The civil engineering sector in Angola will continue to grow, at short term, due to the ongoing rehabilitation of roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and other basic infrastructures, ANGOP has learnt.
This was said Thursday by the Portuguese economist and Professor of Management, Luis Fernando Mira Amaral, when delivering a lecture at the first seminar on "High Management", designed for public managers, which ended last night, in Luanda.
The professor said the civil engineering field has been recording high growth rates, being now the highest in all the Angolan economic history's time, due to the high number of projects which have been implemented in the country's 18 provinces.
"The sector will grow very rapidly in the coming times, as infrastructures are important, so that products reach the places of consumption and for the free flow of people, goods and services all over the country.
The lecturer, who also teaches Industrial Economics, said that other sector that will grow in the coming days is commerce, having into account the free flow of people and goods, as well as the current demand for hotels.
Fernando Mira also commented on the growth in the areas of industry and agriculture, the latter one due to the demining operations, introduction of new irrigation systems, as well as the social and economic reintegration of displaced people.
The non-oil sectors that have been contributing for Angola's growth are commerce, banking, insurance, telecommunications, transforming industry and construction, he said.
On the other hand, Prof. Luis Fernando Mira Amaral said that the Angolan government's main challenge will be the promotion of the use of oil resources to boost economic development.
The four-day gathering debated themes such as "Perspectives for the world economy", "Angola, economic perspectives and co-operation with Portugal" and "Development, the great challenge and motivation in organisations".
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