Print2online CMS 4.0 http://www.tabj.co.za/ ©2007 CBJ http://www.tabj.co.za/files.php?file= http://www.tabj.co.za/ http://www.tabj.co.za/northern_africa/michael_kan_and_belinda_yan_assess_what_chinese_investors_will_n.html Northern Africa Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:54:00 -0600 Libya’s civil war affected China’s considerable investment in that country; Michael Kan and Belinda Yan assess what Chinese investors will now do in relation to LibyaChina has always been an avid supporter of infrastructure projects in developing countries, including Libya. Backed by immense economic resources, technical know-how and a relatively low cost labour force, Chinese state-owned enterprises and private http://www.tabj.co.za/northern_africa/libya_s_oil.html Northern Africa Sun, 22 May 2011 23:22:00 -0600 Since Libya was last featured in the pages of The African Business Journal it has certainly treaded into the spotlight. While the past decades have seen the country move in and out of international favour, it has now fallen to irreparable levels with its first civil war in 40 years, since Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposed King Idris in a coup d’état http://www.tabj.co.za/northern_africa/political_regime_in_tunisia.html Northern Africa Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:54:00 -0700 Once known as stable and relatively prosperous, Tunisia was also ruled with unforgiving authority. Despite this, no one expected the violent protests in Tunisia in December and January, changing the course and history of the nation, leading to the resignation of its leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The unrest in Tunisia has been an ongoing battle and still months http://www.tabj.co.za/northern_africa/focus_on_libya_-_hotspot_for_investment_and_investing_in_africa.html Northern Africa Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:07:00 -0600 “Libya is an oil rich state committed to using that wealth to invest in other economies and develop its own infrastructure on a joint basis. It’s an obvious location for international law firms and other business to focus their fire power at this time. People are regarding it as least as exciting a prospect as the Middle East. The test of business interest is how http://www.tabj.co.za/northern_africa/libya_oil_industry_and_western_business_interests.html Northern Africa Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:39:00 -0700 Since the country declared its independence from Italy on Christmas Eve, 1951, Libya’s history has been difficult to trace. Through years of fluctuation, it has above all been marked by a severe tension with the West.Prior to the Muammar al-Gaddafi era, which began in 1969, when al-Gaddafi staged a bloodless coup that overthrew King Idris, and carries out today, it seemed as though a pro-Western The African Business Journal