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When Lord Malloch-Brown, former Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, travelled to Angola in July 2009, his visit marked the first British ministerial visit to Angola since 2003

Angola and the United Kingdom have seen their bilateral relations steadily improve, with trade and investment between the two countries growing significantly in recent years

Angola’s banks have forged through the world economic downturn and have emerged strong and confident of future growth

Award-winning Banco Espirito Santo Angola, or BESA, was established in 2001 in Luanda and has been expanding non-stop ever since

Competition in telecoms is bringing greater growth opportunities

Freed of operating the network, Angola Telecom will focus on improving services

Major upgrades to Angola’s postal system are designed to expand service coverage nationwide by 2012

Customers are set to receive a boost in service quality with the restructuring of Angola’s principal telecommunications company

The mining sector is expanding as other fields with high potential, such as fertilisers and construction materials, are targeted for development

Targeting 2000MW of installed capacity, the Government turns to liberalisation