International mergers and acquisitions are forecast to decline by 56 per cent in 2009 compared with 2008, the largest year-on-year decline since 1995.
Finance
Technical assistance for Tanzania
Representatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Access Bank Tanzania (ABT) gathered recently to sign a grant of US$660,000 from the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA).
Seeking development with an improved business climate
Despite its low ranking in World Bank Doing Business reports and numerous constraints identified in various studies, Mauritania has a wealth of attributes that should make it an attractive destination for foreign investors and help it generate sustained economic growth.