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Landlocked Mali’s economy is mostly confined to the area irrigated by the Niger River. The government is encouraging diversification, but the fragile security situation, inadequate infrastructure, and financial and governmental capacity constraints hinder progress.

More efforts are needed to address endemic corruption. Rigid labor regulations hurt job growth, and lack of access to finance deters investment.

MALI RULE OF LAW: Property rights are not adequately protected. The judicial system is nominally independent but inefficient and vulnerable to political influence. Pervasive government corruption was a factor in the short-lived Islamist takeover in northern Mali. Progress in implementing anticorruption reforms is slow, and corruption remains a problem throughout the government, in public procurement, and in both public and private contracting.


https://www.heritage.org/index/country/mali