Corporate Africa UNCTAD Africa Business Directory offers businesses and governments perpetual exposure to local, regional, and international markets and investors seeking opportunities for joint exploitations and collaborations. At the core of the report is a comprehensive 250 page directory of 53 Africa nations featuring

• Operations of multinationals
  
• FDI
  
• Basic financial data on largest Investors
  Legal framework for such investment
  
• Selected bibliographic information about FDI and multinational corporations
  
• Nepad and national and regional strategies to attract investors into the RECs
  
• Directory of national, and regional Chambers of Commerce, business and Industry institutes
  

Many political and business leaders around the world have re envisioned their relations with Africa according to minerals and natural resources and are in need of a pick up an readable authority that offers clear and precise insight about opportunities available across national industries and corporations. This is among the objectives of the project which will be distributed chiefly to all national, regional, and international Chambers of Commerce and commercial institutions promoting Africa trade, situated in Africa, Middle East, India, China, Europe, USA, Russia, South East Asia and South America.

30,000 copies will be distributed to these commercial institutions including the Trade Missions and Attaches of all African embassies wherever they are situated. Several copies of the Corporate Africa UNCTAD Directory will also be available and accessible to existing and prospective investors targeting Africa in these institutions and in the business racks in international first class lounges at airports across Africa and Europe. The project aims to become a vital and integral part of doing business in Africa, and to be acknowledged by businesses in Africa and investors as the voice of their interests.

The partnership between Corporate Africa and the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) seeks to provide an annual standard for policy makers which could be exploited in compiling business or governmental strategies. These cutting edge reports supporting industries and governments in Africa, wooing investments into opportunities in the continent. It will endeavour to promote corporate successes, progress and plans to have a tangible impact upon social and economic progress in African countries.

Corporate Africa UNCTAD Africa Business Directory will contain strong contributions from world leaders including Heads of States, major corporate, World Bank, and NEPAD. The Project aims to become a Milestone to ensure that Africa is fully connected to the global economy