Africa more attractive to investors.(Snapshot Africa by Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency )(Brief article)

From: African Business | Date: March 1, 2007 | Copyright information

Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming a more attractive and hospitable destination for investors, according to a new report--Snapshot Africa--by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a private sector arm of the World Bank Group.

The report compares the operating costs and conditions for investors in six industries in nine sub-Saharan African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda. "...

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