Antigua and Barbuda is diversifying its economy with its citizenship by investment programme, and its growing popularity among investors is paying dividends for the jurisdiction and its community

One of the southern coastal states of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom has undergone rapid change in recent years – thanks in large part to the five-point agenda of its Governor, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, whose enterprise and vision put economic infrastructure above political interest, as World Finance discovers

Foreign direct investment is of huge importance to global economic development, but it has declined markedly over the last 12 months as tax reforms and anti-globalist policies take a toll

As part of its ongoing privatisation push, Vietnam will remove caps on foreign ownership

Myanmar is entering a new era of economic and social development. Major names such as KBZ Group, and its dynamic Executive Director Nang Lang Kham, are paving the way for the country’s transformation

India’s economy is being stunted by colonial-era railways, unable to accommodate its growing population and the demand for commercial freight. Investment from the country’s government cannot come soon enough

Even political controversies in Turkey cannot stop its growing FDI market

After 16 years of solid economic growth, Trinidad and Tobago successfully weathered the international financial crisis and is projected to report GDP growth of 2.5 percent for 2010

Jane Bordenave speaks to Qatar Navigation, winner of the Best GCC Cargo Shipping Company award, 2010

The Port of Salalah is a shipping hub at the heart of the Indian
Ocean Rim, close to the East-West Trade lanes and just outside the straits of Hormuz and the bottlenecks of Aden. CEO Peter Ford speaks to World Finance

Ontario’s mix of tax-friendliness, first-rate infrastructure and a skilled workforce is keeping investors interested

Rising provisions, increasing NPLs and sluggish credit weighed heavy 
on Kuwaiti banks in 2009, but the climate is already improving, says Shoyeb Ali

LatAm’s leading economy has continued growth in 2010, say Miguel Valdés and Erika Tukiama

As a group of islands situated about sixty miles east of Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are a hidden gem, writes Lynsey Tempest

After one of the biggest recorded earthquakes of all times, the country continues its unparalleled growth in the region