Africa looks good to investors

Africa looks good to investors

Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown over the past five years, highlighting the growing interest from foreign investors. This is according to Ernst & Young’s third Africa Attractiveness Survey, which combines an analysis of...

UAE, Africa investment urged

More global investment and trade between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Africa is urged, partly to assist Dubai’s bid for the World Expo 2020. This is the word from Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO of Etisalat Group, speaking yesterday at the opening panel of African...

UAE looks to sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is now competing with Asia to become the world’s fastest growing region.  This growth is being driven by rising urbanisation, a young population and the emerging middle class. For certain countries, crucial economic reforms, combined with rising...

Accenture invests in cloud platform

Accenture has launched the Accenture Cloud Platform, providing services and solutions designed to help organisations integrate and manage the hybrid cloud environments that span across multiple vendor platforms and are critical to providing ultimate flexibility and...

WD makes strategic investment in Skyera

 Skyera and Western Digital have announced that Skyera has received strategic funding from Western Digital Capital as part of its recently announced Series B round of financing.  Western Digital Capital co-invested in the $51-million round as an extension of the...