The launch of the Business Directory 2012—Doing Business in China and Africa was held at the Beijing Hotel on July 19. The event was a joint effort by ChinAfrica magazine under Beijing Review and the Chinese Society for African Studies.

"It is of great significance for the business directory to be published during the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation," said Wei Jianguo, Secretary General of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges and Director of the Chinese Society for African Studies.

"Enterprises from China and Africa will definitely find great opportunities to make achievements under the framework of China-Africa cooperation. We hope the reference book will play a great role in these favorable situations of China-Africa cooperation," he said.

"The publication of the business directory will surely contribute to promoting China-Africa economic and trade cooperation and exchanges," said Wang Gangyi, President and Editor in Chief of Beijing Review.

The Business Directory 2012—Doing Business in China and Africa is the first comprehensive collection of information on Chinese enterprises in Africa.

Based on experts' research, it also includes industrial development reports, and laws and regulations concerning Chinese enterprises investing in Africa.

The authoritative contents and reliable statistics make it the only reference book on China-Africa trade and investment to help Chinese enterprises enter the African market.