From highlighting its natural beauty and welcoming culture to its rich soils and huge untapped business potential, Sierra Leone is encouraging tourists and investors to come and discover West Africa’s peaceful and stable ‘hidden paradise’.
From highlighting its natural beauty and welcoming culture to its rich soils and huge untapped business potential, Sierra Leone is encouraging tourists and investors to come and discover West Africa’s peaceful and stable ‘hidden paradise’.
As a 65-year-old diversified family company that has grown in tandem with the Saudi Arabia, Abunayyan Holding is now firmly established as one of the kingdom’s leading players in water, power, and oil & gas. CEO Khalid Abunayyan explains how the company is committed to developing new, environmentally friendly technologies to help the country realize its ambitious Vision 2030 targets in water and energy, whilst retaining its core families and maintaining its reputation as a good corporate citizen of the world.
As a 65-year-old diversified family company that has grown in tandem with the Saudi Arabia, Abunayyan Holding is now firmly established as one of the kingdom’s leading players in water, power, and oil & gas. CEO Khalid Abunayyan explains how the company is committed to developing new, environmentally friendly technologies to help the country realize its ambitious Vision 2030 targets in water and energy, whilst retaining its core families and maintaining its reputation as a good corporate citizen of the world.
Major iron ore producer Sierra Leone’s economic progress has taken a double hit in recent years with the drop in global commodity prices and the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014. Now EVD free and on a mission to diversify its economy, its government has made tourism one of its priority sectors for development. Minister of Tourism & Cultural Affairs Sidi Yahya Tunis explains why the country’s spotlight is now on showing its natural blessings and peaceful, tolerant society to media, tourists and investors worldwide.
Major iron ore producer Sierra Leone’s economic progress has taken a double hit in recent years with the drop in global commodity prices and the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014. Now EVD free and on a mission to diversify its economy, its government has made tourism one of its priority sectors for development. Minister of Tourism & Cultural Affairs Sidi Yahya Tunis explains why the country’s spotlight is now on showing its natural blessings and peaceful, tolerant society to media, tourists and investors worldwide.
R&D has undoubtedly been essential to Peru successfully developing its agro-industrial products and now it is on the road to becoming the main supplier of superfoods in the world as it targets doubling its agro-exports to $10bn in the next five years. However, challenges remain, as Ulises Quevedo explains, whose company Grupo Rocío has used its human resources and technology to maximize its poultry, dairy, farming and agriculture activities for almost 50 years.
R&D has undoubtedly been essential to Peru successfully developing its agro-industrial products and now it is on the road to becoming the main supplier of superfoods in the world as it targets doubling its agro-exports to $10bn in the next five years. However, challenges remain, as Ulises Quevedo explains, whose company Grupo Rocío has used its human resources and technology to maximize its poultry, dairy, farming and agriculture activities for almost 50 years.
If Japan wants to enhance its innovative capacity robotics, it should coordinate the effort, staff and resources its private sector is making and create networks and links between its R&D teams, otherwise “keeping thing as they are, we risk being surpassed by foreign countries,” says Takafumi Morita, President & CEO of Yutaka, in light of advancing competition from overseas, particularly in China, Germany and the US.
If Japan wants to enhance its innovative capacity robotics, it should coordinate the effort, staff and resources its private sector is making and create networks and links between its R&D teams, otherwise “keeping thing as they are, we risk being surpassed by foreign countries,” says Takafumi Morita, President & CEO of Yutaka, in light of advancing competition from overseas, particularly in China, Germany and the US.
Speaking frankly and positively about the reality of doing business in Rwanda, David Bensusan, CEO of Minerals Supply Africa (MSA) discusses regional integration, the need for value addition to Rwanda’s raw mineral wealth, the high international interest rates holding back Africa’s progress, and the real potential Rwanda holds for investors.
Speaking frankly and positively about the reality of doing business in Rwanda, David Bensusan, CEO of Minerals Supply Africa (MSA) discusses regional integration, the need for value addition to Rwanda’s raw mineral wealth, the high international interest rates holding back Africa’s progress, and the real potential Rwanda holds for investors.
Providing far-reaching access to tailor-made banking products both digitally and in even the remotest corners of Rwanda has solidified BPR’s reputation as “the bank of the people”. Deputy CEO Konde Bugingo provides an overview of the banking landscape in Rwanda, the huge progress being made in the country with regard to social and infrastructural improvements, and the sense of positivity and pro-business attitudes that Rwandans possess about their nation’s future.
Providing far-reaching access to tailor-made banking products both digitally and in even the remotest corners of Rwanda has solidified BPR’s reputation as “the bank of the people”. Deputy CEO Konde Bugingo provides an overview of the banking landscape in Rwanda, the huge progress being made in the country with regard to social and infrastructural improvements, and the sense of positivity and pro-business attitudes that Rwandans possess about their nation’s future.
Emerging as a unique eco-tourism destination with exceptional pristine rainforests, undisturbed ecosystems, exotic flora & fauna, and a vibrant culture and people, Guyana is capturing the hearts and minds of adventurers, eco-tourists, conservationists and curious vacationers looking to experience a truly unspoiled gem in South America.
Emerging as a unique eco-tourism destination with exceptional pristine rainforests, undisturbed ecosystems, exotic flora & fauna, and a vibrant culture and people, Guyana is capturing the hearts and minds of adventurers, eco-tourists, conservationists and curious vacationers looking to experience a truly unspoiled gem in South America.
Peru has led economic growth in the region for the past decade. Tourism, with average growth of 9.6%, has become positioned as one of the fastest growing industries with the greatest potential in the country’s economy. Eduardo Ferreyros Küppers, Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, discusses the government’s plan to increase tourism arrivals to 7 million by 2021, how hosting APEC gives the country the perfect opportunity to promote its products, and trade relations with the US.
Peru has led economic growth in the region for the past decade. Tourism, with average growth of 9.6%, has become positioned as one of the fastest growing industries with the greatest potential in the country’s economy. Eduardo Ferreyros Küppers, Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, discusses the government’s plan to increase tourism arrivals to 7 million by 2021, how hosting APEC gives the country the perfect opportunity to promote its products, and trade relations with the US.
Argentina has an undeniably heady mix of natural and cultural wonders to enrapture and inspire tourists, yet in recent years it has lagged behind other South American countries in growing its tourism sector; however, it’s a situation that is under change.
Argentina has an undeniably heady mix of natural and cultural wonders to enrapture and inspire tourists, yet in recent years it has lagged behind other South American countries in growing its tourism sector; however, it’s a situation that is under change.
