The 2014 oil price drop saw Kazakhstan go from stellar success story to global underperformer. Bakhyt Sultanov, the country's deputy prime minister and minister of finance, talks to Adrienne Klasa about its comeback strategy, which includes major infrastructure investment and positioning itself as a regional trade hub. 

Global regulations are making it harder for banks to lend for much-needed infrastructure projects in the developing world even as governments globally are advocating for private finance to get more involved. Adrienne Klasa looks at possible solutions.

The fall from power of Jacob Zuma, with Cyril Ramaphosa taking on the presidency of South Africa, has been welcomed in the financial markets. And while the country's banks have mostly fared well regardless of the social and political backdrop, there is widespread optimism that this new era will result in new opportunities. Adrienne Klasa reports.

The governor of South Africa’s central bank, Lesteja Kganyago, tells Adrienne Klasa that the country can rectify its debt problems but acknowledges external forces, such as US protectionism, could affect its nascent recovery. 

The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo tells Adrienne Klasa how the country is going ahead with elections and explains its controversial new mining law.

Japan's SoftBank Group, fronted by Masayoshi Son, has a dizzying number of investments dotted all around the world. Where this will take the debt-laden company is the topic of much debate. Adrienne Klasa assesses the situation.