View from the Middle East & Africa: December 2010/January 2011

The coming year looks set to strengthen Africa's reputation as the world's greatest untapped market for resource-hungry investors

South Korea and UAE sign investment pact

Agreement harnesses UAE capital with South Korean technical skills

Iraq and Jordan join MEA top ten FDI destinations

Iraq and Jordan are now in the top 10 FDI destination countries in the Middle East and Africa region for 2010, with 35 and 42 investments respectively

GDF to build $5bn LNG plant in Cameroon

French energy firm announces one of Cameroon's largest ever investments

Iraq central bank governor

Central bank governor says Iraq remains a good long-term investment bet

The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Dr Sinan Al Shabibi, says that the country's current political instability should not deter investors, and how the Iraqi banking sector could benefit from foreign expertise

African finance ministers

Unabashed: African finance ministers chart course to growth

Courtney Fingar interviews the finance ministers of Cape Verde, Rwanda and Senegal at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings. Read the round-up

sudan

Out of the dust: the struggle for market share in South Sudan

South Sudan is likely to vote to become Africa’s newest country in a January referendum, and as development bodies and the private sector swarm to meet its many challenges and opportunities, the discord between their approaches is becoming clear. Peter Guest reports

somaliland

Somaliland president pushes for investment and recognition

Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo makes plea to business leaders and politicans as  he seeks support for his embryonic republic

UAE is most active in regional FDI

The UAE received the most FDI in the region in the third quarter of 2010

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Mobile health could be the next big opportunity in the Middle East

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