To the uninitiated, Nigeria can be a daunting place. Western journalists have tended to focus on corruption and the allocation (or misallocation) of contracts, particularly in the mineral sector.

The Kingdom of Bahrain is one of the Gulf’s current success stories. With a population which has tripled in size over the last twenty years, steady GDP growth, and a low tax burden, the country has become a popular area for outside investment. With cheaper office space than Dubai or Abu Dhabi, many international firms are now based in Bahrain, and it has become a hub for banking and financial services. Although the country suffered more than some in the 2014 oil price crash, since 85% of government revenues come from oil, the Kingdom has made efforts to diversify over the last few years and now has a growing tourist industry.

The delivery of affordable housing confronts governments globally and few have addressed it satisfactorily.

Impact investment - which aims to generate a beneficial social or environmental output, as well as financial returns - is on the rise throughout South-East Asia.

Although Egypt is certainly, and for many years has been, one of the most liberal Arab countries, there remains a huge disparity when it comes to asset ownership, including residential property, between men and women.