WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers

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POPULATION
MORE FACTS
Population by age and sex
All individuals Male Female
000 % 000 % 000 %
0-14 5,347 47 2,688 48 2,659 46
15-64 5,649 50 2,699 49 2,950 51
65+ 345 3 161 3 184 3
Total 11,341 100 5,548 100 5,793 100
Source: CIA
Top dailies (1999)
Title Publisher Circulation
L’Essor G. Drabo 3,000
Infos Matin Samby Touré 2,000
Les Echos Tiégoum Boubèye 2,000
Nouvel Horizon Chouaïdou Traoré 1,000
Le Soir de Bamako Chouaïdou Traoré 1,000
Sud Info Taya Traoré 1,000
Source: ASSEP
Distribution costs
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
As % of average cover price
Single copy sales 15 15 20 20 20
ECONOMIC DATA
Main economic indicators 1995-2000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
1 US$= 711.98 CFA Francs at 2001 rate
Gross Domestic Product (CFA Francs billion)
at current prices 1,155 1,293 1,432 1,550 - -
% change 17.2 11.9 10.8 8.3 - -
at 2001 prices 1,278 1,340 1,490 1,550 - -
% change 3.4 4.8 11.2 4.1 - -
Gross Domestic Product per capita (CFA Francs 000)
at current prices 116.2 126.8 137.2 145.0 - -
at 2001 prices 128.6 131.5 142.7 145.0 - -
Population
Millions 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.7 11.0 -
Consumer Price Index
2000=100 92.1 98.3 98.0 101.9 100.7 100.0
%change 13.4 6.8 -0.4 4.0 -1.2 -0.7
Source: IFS, ZenithOptimedia
Taxes
VAT on: sales 0 advertising 18%
newsprint 0 plant 18%
composition 0
Like other companies, publishing companies pay 25% tax on
their profits.
Subsidies
Are there subsidies for the purchase of newsprint No
Are loans granted at low interest rates for re-equipping or improving
existing equipment No
Direct subsidies are available to all newspapers.
Amount of direct subsidies
1996 1997 1998 1999
Total in CFA Franc (million) 75 75 75 75
Ownership
Is there any law prohibiting or restricting foreign companies or
individuals from owning shares, and in particular, the majority of
shares, of domestic daily newspapers Foreign individuals or
companies may not own more than 50% of shares in newspaper
publishers.
Is there any law prohibiting daily newspaper or periodical publishers
from operating radio or television stations in the same locality No
So as to guarantee disclosure and transparency in the capital structure
and to avert silent partnerships, is there a law or rule making it possible
to determine who actually owns a publishing company Yes, the
press law.
Is there an antitrust law limiting concentration in the daily press
No
Is further regulation of media concentration expected No
Discounts
on: post 0 rail 0 telephone 0 telegraph 0 telex 0
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WORLD ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPERS - WORLD PRESS TRENDS 2003