Following the Ebola epidemic, Guinean prime minister Mamady Youla has created a four-pronged programme for recovery. By creating a business-friendly environment to attract investment, the former private sector boss is hoping to boost economic growth to double digits by the end of the decade, he tells Natasha Turak.

Egypt has strengthened its ties to Saudia Arabia with the agreement of a joint investment fund.

Standard Chartered Bank’s new mobile and online offering aims to service 1 million users across Africa.

Iran should tackle money laundering and restructure its banks if it wants to attract optimal FDI, advises the IMF.

The lifting of sanctions and Tehran’s continued strength have put Iran on a three-year upward trend.

As FDI begins to outpace inflows of aid into developing countries, Finbarr Toesland explores the role that aid has played in opening up emerging economies to foreign investment.

Government stability will give investors one less thing to worry about in Egypt, according to Nevine Loftfly, managing director and CEO of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt. 

While the West fights to contain the Middle East, the East is gradually implementing what Forbes says “could be the largest economic scheme on the face of the earth”.