The Impacts Of Madagascar Minerals

By Raymond Myers


The world could not have been where it is without the positive impacts of minerals. The blessings of oil are very evident in Dubai, Qatar and Saudi Arabia among other Middle Eastern countries. Dubai was once a backwater, before the invention of oil. Presently, it is a leading port city and financial center. The Madagascan Island is no exception. This archipelago does not have oil but it has other Madagascar minerals, spread all over the country. Oil and natural gas are not the only resources that can make people rich. Mineral deposits in Madagascar have attracted many investors.

The economic impacts of mining in the Madagascan islands have been well noted. Many economists have written and spoken about them. Mining activities make the country to earn a lot of income. Mining is the chief foreign exchange earner of this Indian Ocean Island. The income earned from mining is used to pay government employees and to run the different government projects.

The economic impact of mining is having a positive impact on the average Madagascan. There are people in this country that usually smile all the way to the bank because of what mining has done to them. Some have gone from being extremely poor to having relative wealth because of the various mining related activities. Actually, mining is good for the economy.

The most pronounced impact of mining has been the ever increasing Gross Domestic Product of Madagascar. Each year, the GDP figure goes to a completely new level and that is because members of the national government are serious about mining matters. There is even a ministry of mining that has brought a lot of sanity to this important economic sector.

Mining in Madagascan Island has also led to foreign direct investment. People all over the world are looking for where to invest their monies. Investing directly in a mining company guarantees a handsome return on investment. Some people indirectly invest in mining enterprises by buying stocks. Some of the companies in the Madagascan mineral sector are listed on stock exchanges.

Investors are not bringing their money to the Madagascan economy just because of the presence of minerals. Many other countries in Africa have far greater mineral wealth but investors are shunning them. That is because this nation is more politically and economically stable than such countries. In some African countries, money can be lost in a bank. Madagascar has secure banks with great deposit protections.

Due to the rise of the mineral sector, other sectors are rising as well. In any economy, there is interdependence. Thus, when one industry grows, the others grow as well. When there is economic failure in one sector, it can easily spread to other economic sectors. Mining is dependent on efficient logistics, secure IT systems, and good financial institutions.

The Madagascan society is undergoing a great transformation. The country is transitioning to middle income status and it is all because of the abundance of natural resources. Such resources when well managed will definitely result to positive societal impacts. Of course, they make the economy to grow and that results to higher living standards among other matters. There are also social impacts.




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