The Guinean government encourages a free market economy and is implementing a programme of privatisation. It is also active in promoting foreign investment. Since 1996, progress has been made in the restructuring of the budget and management and in addressing the issue of corruption. Economic growth is expected. Airlines serving the international airport at Conakry include Air Afrique, KLM, Air France and Sabena as well as many regional airlines.
Visitors require visas in order to visit Guinea.
The risk of contraction is based on a number of factors including location, individual's state of health, current immunisation status, and the local disease situation. It is a situation the country can ill afford, and with the situation in Cote d 'Ivoire uncertain, Guinea faces a rocky 2001. Economic Outlook Guinea has yet to realise its potential wealth, based on bauxite, diamonds and agriculture, although it has managed to maintain steady growth levels despite the increasingly fragile regional situation. The immediate outlook was given a significant boost by the announcement that up to a third of Guinea's debt is to be written off under the HIPC initiative. Africa Project Access provides specialist consulting services and information regarding projects in Africa.