Guidance by Geography
By Region
Africa
Investment
Report: Investing in critical minerals processing in Africa
Africa has significant potential to expand its role in global critical mineral supply chains, but needs to overcome processing and supply constraints and other risks.
Guidance: UK companies looking to invest in Africa
Find out about investment opportunities and support from the UK government. Learn how to manage risk, invest ethically, and access guidance on African countries.
Guidance: Guide to inclusive investing in Africa
A practical guide for investors to unlock Africa’s tech potential through inclusive strategies that support women-led and women-centric businesses in high-growth sectors.
Report: Trade and investment opportunities in North and West African horticulture
North West Africa’s horticulture sector offers a £37 billion opportunity in cold chain logistics and financing, with strong growth potential in Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco.
Report: Growth-stage investing, investor perspective on investing in growth-stage companies
An investor guide to African growth-stage investing that explains fundraising stages, equity versus debt, markets and valuation methods for practical decision-making.
Report: Green Services Deal Accelerator, electric 2-wheeler market sector report
A sector report quantifying Africa’s electric 2-wheeler opportunity to 2033, highlighting charging-led revenue and East Africa’s economic and policy context.
Report: Green Services Deal Accelerator – Off-grid solar market knowledge product
A sector report on off-grid solar in Sub-Saharan Africa, outlining the access gap, affordability barriers, and how PayGo and blended finance can unlock a $20 billion opportunity.
Series: Investing in green sectors in Africa
1) Mini-grids
Africa’s mini-grid market presents a £4 billion opportunity to electrify rural communities, driven by falling costs, strong policy support, and growing investor interest.
2) Cold chain logistics
Africa’s cold chain logistics market has the potential to grow to £4 billion by addressing food loss, improving affordability, increasing strategic investment and infrastructure development.
3) C&I solar
Africa’s commercial and industrial solar market is a growing £8.8 billion opportunity driven by unreliable grid power, rising energy costs, and increasing demand for clean, affordable electricity.
4) Solar irrigation
Africa’s solar irrigation market, projected to grow from £24 million to £64 million by 2027, offers a £2.4 billion opportunity to boost food security and climate resilience for smallholder farmers.
Funding
Masterclass, Fundraising in Africa
A practical 4‑step guide to help African founders, especially women, plan capital needs, choose the right financing and engage investors to raise funds effectively.
African businesses seeking under £2 million from the UK government
This guidance explains how African businesses can apply for under £2 million in funding through investment organisations backed by the UK government.
African businesses seeking finance from the UK government
This guidance supports businesses from developing countries to understand and apply for UK government sources of development and trade finance.
Women-led tech firms in Africa
This guide outlines the foundational steps and strategy required for start-ups to effectively approach and prepare for fundraising with investors.
The Green Fundraising Playbook
This playbook provides African climate startups with practical tools, tailored guidance, and investor insights to help them successfully raise growth capital.
Trade
Trade Guidance: Why export to the UK
The UK is a potential market for many goods and services from Africa.
Export Guide: African businesses looking to export to the UK
Find out about UK markets and sectors, trade agreements, UK import regulations and taxes, and support for African businesses from the UK government.
Export Guide: UK Businesses looking to export to Africa
This guide outlines the foundational steps and strategy required for start-ups to effectively approach and prepare for fundraising with investors.
ASEAN
Report: UK-ASEAN MedTech investment barriers and recommendations
UK MedTech firms face significant barriers to investing in ASEAN but targeted policy and market interventions could unlock substantial growth.
Report: Towards ASEAN’s financial integration
ASEAN could unlock over £80 billion in trade value and create 6 million jobs by addressing its trade finance gap through digital innovation and financial integration.
Report: ASEAN cooperation on industrial project-based initiatives
ASEAN’s new framework for industrial project-based cooperation aims to accelerate regional economic integration, create resilient supply chains, and unlock up to 15% GDP growth and 6 million jobs by 2030.
Report: ASEAN Industrial Projects Based Initiative framework
The ASEAN Industrial Projects Based Initiative (AIPBI) framework outlines a non-binding mechanism to accelerate industrial projects, across goods, talent, finance and policy.
Report: Resilient together, ASEAN’s path forward for sustainable and competitive global value chains
A practical roadmap for ASEAN to build resilient, sustainable and competitive global value chains through focused collaboration, greener growth and faster delivery.
By Country
Cambodia
UK–Cambodia infrastructure market playbook
A playbook for UK engagement with Cambodia to mobilise finance, strengthen governance and accelerate sustainable infrastructure in industrial, transport and energy sectors.
Laos
Investment Case: Investing in green sectors in ASEAN – Laos
Laos could unlock up to £270 million in GDP and create 55,000 jobs by 2030 through targeted climate investments in agriculture, energy and forestry.
Morocco
Investment Case: Investing in critical minerals processing in Africa – Morocco
Morocco provides a £35 billion to £55 billion opportunity as a nearshore critical minerals processing hub, supported by trade access, green energy and industrial infrastructure
Investment Case: Opportunities for UK fintech players in Morocco
Morocco’s growing fintech ecosystem presents significant opportunities for UK investors, supported by strong digital infrastructure, regulatory reform, and bilateral collaboration
Nigeria
Trade Guides: Developing Countries Trading Scheme in Nigeria
– Guidance for Nigerian exporters
– Guidance for UK importers
The UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme offers Nigerian exporters and UK importers tariff-free access to over 3,000 products, enhancing supply chain resilience and reducing costs.
Pakistan
Investment Case: Accelerating green and climate resilient financing in Pakistan
Pakistan must mobilise over £275 billion in climate finance by 2030 to address its severe climate vulnerabilities, focussing on adaptation, resilience and private-sector engagement.
South Africa
Report: Mpumalanga economic landscape
Mpumalanga’s economy faces a pivotal shift from coal to green and diversified sectors, unlocking high-potential opportunities for SMMEs and investors under South Africa’s Just Energy Transition.
Guide: South Africa SMME JET Deal Accelerator
A blueprint for coordinated support to help South Africa’s small, medium and micro enterprises participate in the Just Energy Transition, with a focus on Mpumalanga.
Critical minerals in South Africa – Mining 101 Series:
Primer on mining policies and regulatory framework
A high-level guide to South Africa’s mining policy and regulation that sets out the core laws and institutions, licensing and environmental requirements, and policy choices to attract investment in critical minerals.
Primer on the mining sector
Mpumalanga’s economy faces a pivotal shift from coal to green and diversified sectors, unlocking high-potential opportunities for SMMEs and investors under South Africa’s Just Energy Transition.
Commodity primers
Practical primers on bulk minerals and base metals, precious metals and specialty metals in South Africa, that sets out market context, supply dynamics and investment signals.
Zambia
Investment Case: Investing in critical minerals processing in Africa – Zambia
Zambia presents a £4.7 billion to £6.5 billion investment opportunity in copper and cobalt processing, supported by strong mineral reserves and green energy potential.
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