Egypt’s minister of finance Youssef Boutros-Ghali tells Nick Kochan that the economy is ripe for investment.

With reformers at the helm of a buoyant economy, Egypt is instilling confidence in rating agencies and markets with its new commercial spirit and changes in taxation, and banks are reaping the benefits. Nick Kochan reports from Sharm el Sheikh.

Portfolio investors are turning their attention to Africa, a sign that the continent’s economic prospects are improving. James Eedes reports.

The Cayman Islands are the world’s leading domicile for healthcare captive insurance companies and, with more than 700 such companies at the end of 2005, form the second largest offshore centre for captive insurance after Bermuda. The jurisdiction has experienced significant growth since the industry was created in the late 1970s.

The Cayman Islands leads in offshore hedge fund registrations. Now it must respond to changing investment strategies. James Eedes reports.

The number of banks in the Cayman Islands may have dropped after recent rationalisation but their combined assets are flourishing, writes James Eedes.

Having seen off threats from onshore regulators, the Cayman Islands is wary of the next onslaught. James Eedes reports.

Boasting top institutional and physical infrastructures the Cayman Islands has grown to become the world’s fifth largest financial centre. James Eedes reports.

Brian Caplen reports on government efforts to avoid past mistakes and provide security for future generations.

Trinidadian banks are hungry for a bigger slice of the country’s lucrative energy sector but their plea for an end to withholding tax, which they argue would make them more able to compete, is falling on deaf ears. Brian Caplen reports from Port of Spain.