The world is seeing a return to growth in greenfield FDI, according to the latest findings from the fDi report, but while some areas surge ahead, others are seeing hesitant growth or even a decline.
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View from the Middle East and Africa: The aerospace growth factor
The aerospace sector is spearheading growth in the Middle East, but efforts in Africa are being hampered by political uncertainty and underdeveloped infrastructure.
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Trade minister urges investors to delve deeper in Uganda
Its oil reserves may make the headlines, but Uganda’s minister for trade and industry tells fDi that the country is pursuing diversification and removing barriers to growth, particularly in its underdeveloped agribusiness sector.
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Breaking Africa's bottlenecks
Africa's notoriously inadequate infrastructure is widely considered to have long been holding the region back from realising its economic potential. Hope is on the horizon, however, as national governments increasingly embrace private sector projects and regional developments.
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Africa records more FDI than the Middle East in April
There were more FDI projects recorded in Africa than in the Middle East in April 2014.
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/ UAE
Hyatt checks in to new growth markets
As emerging markets around the world ramp up their tourism offerings, the task of picking out the future stars is a tricky one for the likes of Peter Norman, the senior vice-president of acquisitions and development for the EMEA region at Hyatt Hotels Corporation. He tells fDi why numerous locations in the Middle East and Africa are exciting him.
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Middle East and North Africa Free Zones of the Year 2014
Jebel Ali Free Zone has been crowned fDi’s Middle East and North African Free Zone of the Year 2014 for large tenants, while Dubai Multi Commodities Centre scooped the award for SMEs.
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New global free zone association launched
Global free zone association, the World Free Zones Organisation, was launched in Dubai in May.
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Sub-Saharan Africa a leading FDI desintation: IMF
Speaking at a conference in Mozambique, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, praised sub-Saharan Africa economic performance but warned of several pitfalls that fast-growing economies must avoid.
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/ Egypt
Egyptian FDI recovers lost ground
FDI into Egypt rebounded in the first quarter of 2014, after a disappointing 2013.
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