Guinea’s Simandou railway carries first passengers as government targets wider economic growth
Guinea has run its first passenger train on the Trans-Guinean Railway, marking a new phase of the $17 billion Simandou
Source: BusinessDay
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The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Guinea, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
Guinea investor snapshot
| GDP growth (2025) | 7.4% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 3.5% | Above the usual central-bank targets. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 5.2% | Moderate. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $1,877 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2024) | -1.6% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 41.4% of GDP | An open, trading economy. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Latest stories
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Says Conditions Not Ripe for December 6 Elections
[Leadership] Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister, IlÃdio Vieira Té, on Thursday said the conditions necessary to organise presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 6 had not been met, raising the prospect of a delay in the polls.
Source: AllAfrica
El Gobierno de Guinea-Bisáu dice que "no se dan las condiciones" para celebrar elecciones
Source: ABC Color
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