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Oman’s Minister of Transport and Communications Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Salem Al-Futaisi talks to United World about how the country is leveraging its geostrategic position by building 6 new ports, as well as roads, railways, airports and industrial free zones in order to create fully integrated transport and a strong logistic and supply chain system.

With 13 domestic airports as well as an international airport – including another international airport on the way to serve the national oil refinery – the Civil Aviation Authority in Uganda is developing air transport infrastructure towards making the country the gateway to the East African Community. Managing Director of the CAA, Mr. Wenceslaus Rama Makuza, talks to United World.

Since establishing in the early 1970’s, Petronas – Malaysia’s state owned oil and gas company - has been building the future of energy by applying expertise and advanced technologies to manage and add value to the nation’s oil and gas resources while meeting increasing energy demands. As the demand for energy solutions continues to increase, Tan Sri Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas – the group CEO and President - says that the company is focused on applying research and innovation to deliver more imaginative and efficient energy products that Malaysia, the region, and indeed the whole world needs.

As the birthplace of Robusta coffee, coffee production is incredibly important to the Ugandan economy, and inextricably linked to its culture. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority is the body in charge of promoting and improving the coffee industry, and its Managing Director Mr. Henry Ngabirano talks to United World about the challenges of doing so.

With environmental and societal values at its core, Valero Builders is looking to become one of the 3 most important construction companies in Guayaquil in the next few years. Architect and Executive President of Valero, Mr Luis Valero Brando, talks to Ibatin about the building firm’s quest.

With over 10 million customers, Unitel is Angola’s leading telecoms company. In an interview with Globus Vision, Deputy CEO and Chief Technology Officer Mr. Amílcar Safeca explains that as the company continues to pioneer Angola’s telecoms sector, the country itself is also leading the ICT sector in the whole of Africa.

Pioneering the latest technology, partnering with foreign expertise and high quality in-house training set Unitel apart.

William Kodwo Tewiah spent months researching Ghana’s downstream sector and noticed a gap in the supply chain in which he could fill. This led him to establishing Zen Petroleum which specializes in hydrocarbon management solutions for mining and bulk consumers such as ports, heavy transport, and construction industries. In this interview he talks about how he came to set up Zen, his plans for the future, as well as the challenges facing Ghana and the opportunities for investors in West Africa.

Kweku G. Ricketts-Hagan, Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Finance, talks about overcoming the major challenges in public finances, such as lowering the public sector wage bill and reducing energy subsidies. He also discusses tax reform and why Ghana is a good place to do business

Produced in Uganda for over a century, cotton still holds much potential for willing investors