World Finance speaks to Angela Nalikka, Chief Investment Officer at the African Development Bank, about the organisation’s co-financed fund with the People’s Bank of China

World Finance interviews Dr Manas Bapela and Mothobi Seseli from Argon Asset Management to find out about the future of South Africa’s retirement industry

World Finance speaks to Faisal Sarkhou, Chief Executive of asset management company KAMCO, to find out about investment opportunities in the MENA region

World Finance interviews Michael Kugelman, Senior Programme Associate for South and Southeast Asia at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars, on the impact of the Pakistani government’s ground offensive against the Taliban

Having gained a definitive global presence through rising oil prices, for years the GCC monopolised the industry. Now, however, each country must diversify if it is to maintain sustainable economic growth. World Finance recognises those contributing to this change, in the 2014 GCC Awards

A government-led anti-corruption drive, coupled with wide-reaching reforms, have inspired impressive levels of economic growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo

World Finance speaks to Sonnie Ayere, Founder and CEO of Dunn Loren Merrifield, to find out about economic developments in Nigeria

World Finance speaks to Rajesh Pabari, Kaushik Pabari and Harshil Kotecha about the growth of the Kenyan sugar industry

World Finance speaks to Ahmed Al Bahar, Managing Director of Gulf Custody Company, to find out how Kuwait continues to attract investment as competition in the Gulf heats up

Sanctions on Syria’s regime are ongoing. But as the civil war continues, how effective have they been in the absence of military intervention?

Two top global agencies rate the fast-growing African nation for the first time and investors pay attention

World Finance interviews Patrick Chalhoub, co-CEO of Chalhoub Group, about global developments in the luxury brands sector

World Finance interviews Dr Jamil El Jaroudi, CEO of Bank Nizwa, about the rise of Oman’s Islamic banking sector

Planned cut to state subsidy pushes price of petroleum up, but government hopes it will bolster economy after years of western sanctions

The Libyan Investment Authority has accused France’s second largest bank of paying bribes to secure deals in the final Gaddafi years