Somalia has recently become an investment destination for some very forward thinking foreign firms and many returning members of the Somali diaspora who are keen to start enterprises in the country. It’s no secret that the country faces enormous challenges… Read More ›
“Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own” – Baron Rothschild Post-conflict countries remain off the radar for nearly all investors, the images of violence and destruction are enough to scare off most people… Read More ›
The prospect of a lasting peace is attracting more investor interest in the conflict stricken African state of Somalia. The country is largely virgin territory for international investors, but despite the apparent chaos companies like Coca Cola, Turkish Airlines and… Read More ›
In July 2012, the EU ordered its financial institutions to stop doing business with Iran, coming soon after an oil embargo, the move made buying, insuring and paying for the country’s big export earner – crude oil, increasingly difficult. Despite… Read More ›
The Turkish PM Recep Erdogan and his family made a dramatic trip to the war torn Somali capital Mogadishu earlier this year. Only the bravest or most foolhardy pilots will risk landing at the city’s airport, which is often at… Read More ›
