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, as minister of economy and industry Eli Cohen explains to Sebastian Shehadi.
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Textile FDI into Ethiopia soars in 2017
China is still Ethiopia’s biggest textile investor, followed by Turkey.
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EU's External Investment Plan looks to boost sustainable FDI into Africa
EIP looks to bring investment to Africa's more fragile states, but some warn that the plan may miss its target, writes Finbarr Toesland.
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Has an aviation proxy war broken out in Italy?
Qatar Airways has announced its strategy for Italy’s second-largest airline, now called Air Italy, in a move that underscores the ongoing blockade on Qatar and piles on the agony for UAE-backed Alitalia.
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All eyes on South Africa as Zuma resigns presidency
The resignation of Jacob Zuma and election of Cyril Ramaphosa to South Africa’s presidency has largely been welcomed in global markets. But how will Mr Ramaphosa mend the country's sputtering economy?
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Iraq seeks FDI for reconstruction projects
The conflict in Iraq is dying down and attention is being turned towards reconstruction, as evidenced by the major investment opportunities showcased at the Kuwait International Conference for Iraq Reconstruction.
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View from the Middle East and Africa: GCC real estate sector awaits effect of VAT
The rollout of VAT in Gulf Co-operation Council countries is subduing real estate in the region, as Mazdak Rafaty reports.
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Tanzania hopes port upgrade will strengthen regional hand
Tanzania is beefing up its major port, the Port of Dar es Salaam, to cut delays and absorb rising demand. Planned improvement works are all the more urgent as ports in nearby South Africa and Kenya are also upgrading, as Gordon Feller reports.
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Investors play the waiting game in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
With a new government in place in Zimbabwe, foreign investors remain in a wait-and-see mode as international institutions call for reforms. Tawanda Karombo reports.
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Saudi’s Neom: utopian oasis or mirage in the desert?
Saudi Arabia intends to raise utopian megacity Neom from the sand. The ambitious project is an example of Saudi’s new vision for the country: diversified, global, grandiose and modern. But can it attract the vast amount of FDI it needs? Sebastian Shehadi reports.
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