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Mali lures angel investors to boost start-ups

Government minister Safia Boly outlines efforts to foster entrepreneurship

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Kuwait pins hopes on diversification with Vision 2035

Kuwait hopes swapping hydrocarbons for an array of other sectors will pull in investment and boost the economy.

View from Middle East and Africa: UAE moves fast to combat Covid-19

The UAE moved fast to tackle the health aspects of Covid-19, and is now looking at new economic measures. 

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Coronavirus set to shock Middle East's most fragile economies

The Middle East’s more fragile countries are most vulnerable to Covid-19.

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Covid-19 likely to reverse Middle East consulting gains

Covid-19 is likely to hammer Middle East consulting firms in 2020.

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Rwandan tourism chief plays the numbers game

Belise Kariza, chief tourism officer at the Rwanda Development Board, tells Sebastian Shehadi why and how the country’s tourism market and visibility is growing fast. 

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Editorial view: Why FDI is no longer about job creation

The documentary "American Factory" tells us communities need to go beyond the job creation narrative when it comes to attracting foreign investment. 

Zimbabwe creates IPA

A law has been passed to stimulate investment in Zimbabwe.

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Investors mobilise $40bn for African infrastructure

Twenty-five countries attracted high-ticket investment deals at the Africa Investment Forum

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Israel’s economy minister hails ‘the start-up nation’

Greenfield foreign investment to Israel soared in 2017, thanks to its well established innovation ecosystem. However, the country is seeking to further diversify its sources of FDI, says minister of economy and industry Eli Cohen.  

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