帕特里斯·塔隆重塑了这个西非国家的经济与基础设施，却以政治自由为代价。近年来，一波建设热潮改变了贝宁最大城市科托努的面貌，一条崭新的海岸公路缩短了前往该国精神和文化之都维达的时间。
Patrice Talon has transformed the west African country’s economy and infrastructure at the expense of political freedom In recent years, a building boom has reshaped Benin’s largest city, Cotonou, and a shiny new coastal road has reduced journey times to Ouidah, the west African country’s spiritual and cultural capital.
过去十年，贝宁的国内生产总值年增长率从3%升至6%，位居该地区前列；一座工业园区也已在科托努西北部启动建设，以帮助这个国土面积相对较小、大部分经济活动属于非正式部门的国家推进工业化。
In the last decade, Benin’s annual GDP has grown from 3% to 6%, a regional high, and an industrial zone has been launched north-west of Cotonou to help industrialise the relatively small nation’s largely informal economy.