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Libya seeks FDI to boost oil output

Sufficient investment could bring Libya’s oil production back to pre-revolution levels.

Could Libya become an FDI hotspot?

Stable governance is all that stands in the country’s way, says the Middle East Association’s chief executive.

Libyan prime minister reassures investors over security fears

Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan has assured investors that the government was containing violence in the country and that security was improving.

In Dispute: August/September 2013

A recent international arbitration that went against the Libyan government in favour of a Kuwaiti project developer sets a worrying precedent, not for the ruling itself, but for the amount of compensation deemed appropriate.

Investors wait on Arab Spring countries

Investors wait and see on Arab Spring countries

The Arab Spring protests, and the months of political instability that followed, slowed FDI inflows into north Africa. But rather than pulling out of the region entirely, many investors simply put their projects on hold or moved into other more stable economies such as Morocco and Algeria.

View from the Middle East and Africa: April/May 2012

As political unrest continues to put off investors from some north African countries, it is 'business as usual' in the more stable Morocco.

Myanmar’s legal system ranked worst for business and investors

Index shows that significant political reform is necessary in Myanmar if the country is to capitalise on its investment potential.

sanctions stranglehold

Negotiating the MENA sanctions stranglehold

As the EU imposes an oil embargo on Iran and the screws tighten on neighbouring Syria, foreign companies doing business with the affected countries are scrambling to stay on the right side of the law while hedging against their losses. 

Asia to continue to lead global recovery: IMF

Latest IMF World Economic Outlook signals that developing Asian economies will continue to dominate the global recovery.

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High risk could lead to high gain in Libya

While questions still remain over the future of the Libyan government, investing in the country remains a risky prospect.

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