The governor of the Iraqi province of Al Anbar updates Courtney Fingar on the area's progress, including news of a $1bn fertiliser project.

Figures from fDiMarkets show that African companies are investing more throughout the continent. Much of this is being driven by the financial sector, and as Ecobank's CEO explains, African companies investing in Africa have a distinct advantage when it comes to tapping the continent's rich potential.

While resource-rich west Africa has received headline-grabbing investments over the past decade in its oil and gas industries, this leaves the region's economic prospects at the mercy of global commodity prices. With this in mind, many Africa-watchers are claiming that it is the eastern part of the continent that holds the greater FDI promise.

Mozambique has for years remained off the radar of international tourists and investors alike. However, the country is now making a concerted effort to show off its natural beauty and enticing business environment.

Attijariwafa Bank is the largest financial institution in Morocco and the sixth largest in Africa. Its CEO, Mohamed El Kettani, tells Barbara Njauabout the bank's plans for expansion within Africa, particularly to the unbanked, and of the projects it has funded throughout the continent.

With the largest stock exchange in north Africa, a slew of new projects intended to attract foreign investors and a modernisation drive to improve existing institutions, Casablanca is well positioned to achieve its aim of becoming an international financial centre.