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Kenya’s China dilemma: between foreign investment and dependency

While Kenya’s government is targeting Chinese investors to establish manufacturing plants in its special economic zones to boost exports, thousands of local traders have protested in the capital Nairobi against the ‘unfair” competition from Chinese traders. The government is offering Chinese investors a value proposition that the East African country is the premier investment destination […]

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Egypt Strives to Attract Foreign Investment

The Egyptian government is putting the final touches on new foreign direct investment (FDI) council to be launched very soon in a bid to drain more foreign capital needed by the North African country to support its battered economy. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has given green light for setting up a Higher Council for Investment. […]

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Tunisia/Malta: memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation

A Maltese business delegation has ended its visit to Tunisia and the meetings of the delegates with their Tunisian counterparts have already been described as a success. The visit which was organized by Malta Enterprise# in collaboration with the Maltese embassy in Tunis gave thirteen Maltese companies operating in a wide range of sectors including […]