Courtney Fingar talks to Africa’s politicians at the African Development Bank Annual Conference in Senegal, as they react to the global recession and the fallout of the G-20 Summit in London.

Biotech companies can only thrive with the right mix of available funding, intellectual property protection and effective regulation. With so many locations claiming to offer them all, an fDi panel discusses how companies can best evaluate expansion options.

The economies of north Africa’s Maghreb region – Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia – are branching out into manufacturing as the demand for hydrocarbon exports continues to decline, writes Michael Deibert.

As fDi releases the results of its investor intentions survey, Lara Williams looks to 2009 for trends in crossborder investment.

The economic outlook for 2009 may not offer the ideal circumstances for global corporate expansion, but even in a downturn companies must evaluate the pros and cons of launching into new markets.