IFC sub-Saharan Africa investments up a third
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) noted a "palpable improvement" in the investment climate on the continent rich in natural resources and increasingly eyed by investors, but dogged by corruption and red-tape.
Jean Philippe Prosper, IFC director for Eastern and Southern Africa, said the body's investments in the region during the 2011 fiscal year, from July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011, would be higher than 2010, but the increase might be more subdued.
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