President Bongo has made a number of reforms in Gabon, and Gabon is playing an increasingly important role, as I said, in the -- as a regional and global leader.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Women are breadwinners in a growing number of families, and women's earnings play an increasingly important role in families' incomes.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- National Equal Pay Day, 2012

While there will always be a role for scrappy entrepreneurs in the oil business, size is becoming increasingly important.

ECONOMIST: Oil industry