Countries often look to develop their tourism sectors in the hope that it will also boost the wider economy. But do the benefits necessarily pass on to other business sectors and the community at large?

Accor president Yann Caillère explains why traditional strategies are not viable in the hotel business. For a sector vulnerable to recession, survival depends on adapting and growing

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

Sierra Leone remains stuck in poverty in the wake of a catastrophic civil war. However, the west African country has great potential for foreign investment, says its trade and industry minister David Carew

The 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics will focus the world’s attention on Brazil. The country’s north-east in particular plans to ensure that the infrastructure and tourism legacies left by these events are built to last.

Netherlands-based hotelier citizenM is getting ready to export its cool line in affordable luxury and cutting-edge construction techniques to the UK and beyond.