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Mali Hotel Attack Another Blow to an Already Struggling Economy 马里酒店恐袭打击本已疲软的经济
BAMAKO—
The terrorist attack on an upscale Bamako hotel killed 21 people. But there may be another victim as well -- the Mali economy. Heightened security risks could frighten off foreign investors1 and tourists as Mali tries to restart its sputtering2 economy after three years of conflict and political crisis.
In the busy streets of Mali's capital city, Bamako, the immediate3 impact of the November 20th terrorist attack is to be found inside hotel reservation books, said Sidy Keita, national deputy director of the Malian Office for Tourism and Hospitality.
"We haven't lost hope. We know that right now, there have been a lot of hotel booking cancellations and that a lot of public manifestations4 have been cancelled. But we hope that very soon we'll see a return of peace and of foreign tourists," said Keita.
Last June, a peace deal signed between Tuareg separatists and the Malian government raised hopes of finally seeing the end of the tunnel after three years of crisis for the West Africa nation, but its implementation5 has proven challenging.
The country remains6 also plagued with various jihadist groups committing acts of violence across the country. Two claimed to be behind the recent attacks in Bamako.
As for foreign tourists, they deserted7 Mali a long time ago, says arts and crafts maker8 Modibo Nimaga, whose shop is located in a once popular tourist market.
"Before, we would have about 80 customers per week. But nowadays, we can spend a month without seeing any white tourist," said Nimaga.
This latest attack, the second one of the year in Bamako, threatens to drive the few remaining foreign investors farther away from the country as well.
Moussa Isma?la Toure directs an agency in charge of promoting Mali to investors and said he is optimistic this attack will not affect investments.
"2014 was particularly slow. We had only a total of $65 million in investment intentions. But 2015 will be better, as we already are close to $160 million. That means that there is a recovery. Maybe these latest events will slow us down a bit, but we hope it won't last," said Toure.
In terms of economic growth, Mali is set to slow to 4.9 percent in 2015, according to the IMF, due to a weakened manufacturing output.
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n.反应溅射法;飞溅;阴极真空喷镀;喷射v.唾沫飞溅( sputter的现在分词 );发劈啪声;喷出;飞溅出 | |
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