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Law and investment in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Contrary to mainstream consensus on the dominance of English common law countries in investment prospects, this paper sets a new tone in the legal origins debate by providing empirical validity on the dominance of French civil-law countries in private investment. The assessment is based on 38...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410380
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Law, finance and investment : does legal origin matter in Africa?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
This paper assesses if legal origin explains domestic, foreign, private and public investments through financial intermediary channels of depth, efficiency, activity and size. The findings show that legal origin matters in the finance-investment nexus, though its ability to explain aggregate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410386
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In Search of a Model Investment Law for Africa
Yelpaala, Kojo - 2010
The new Model Investment Law For Africa is designed to improve the legal infrastructure for investment in Africa …. Investment legislation is not a new phenomenon in Africa. The experience with investment legislation dates back to the early 1940 …? Investment in Africa has been feeble even as the governments have progressively liberalized their investment policies and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759881
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Reverse Contributors? African State Parties, ICSID, and the Development of International Investment Law
Akinkugbe, Olabisi D. - 2020
International investment disputes involving African states before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) have generated significant critical inquiry. Yet, accounts of their contribution to the development of international investment law as a result of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012849850
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Canadian Investment Treaties with African Countries : What Do They Tell Us About Investment Treaty Making in Africa?
VanDuzer, J. Anthony - 2016
Between 2013 and 2015, Canada signed nine (9) bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with countries in Africa, making …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987516
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Africanization and the Reform of International Investment Law
Akinkugbe, Olabisi D. - 2021
Africanization of IIL. These important debates regarding reform of IIL in Africa foreground innovative aspects of International …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013241898
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Linkages between double taxation treaties and bilateral investment treaties
Vereinte Nationen / Wirtschaftskommission für Afrika - 2020
The present study highlights the various linkages that exist between double taxation treaties and bilateral investment treaties and some of the associated challenges that they pose to African countries signing these agreements. There is a growing recognition of the need to ensure better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013279136
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Africa's Investment Treaty Practice with China : Are the Africa-China BITs Conducive to the Implementation of the AU Agenda 2063?
Zagel, Gudrun Monika - 2021
China has been a predominant investor in Africa for many years and contributes substantially to facilitating economic … development and infrastructure projects in many African states. Yet, it is uncertain, to what extent the existing Africa … the Agenda 2063 aspirations to achieve sustainable development. The article explores the current Africa-China BIT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013243194
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China-Africa investment treaties : do they work?
Cotula, Lorenzo; Weng, Xiaoxue; Ma, Qianru; Ren, Peng - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011585511
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Investor-State Arbitration and African States : A Proposal for a Pan-African Investment Court
Ama, Obiajunwa - 2022
This thesis proposed for the reform of Africa’s Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) landscape through the … investigated the practical functioning of ISDS in African states. After the study of the experiences of Egypt, South Africa and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014240517