It is well-acknowledged that many African economies perform well below their potential, yet there is little knowledge about the distance of these economies from their productivity frontiers. This study examines the technical efficiency of 43 African countries using the non-parametric DEA...

In this paper, using the ARDL bounds approach and augmented Solow framework, we explore the impacts of capital inflows (remittances, foreign direct investment and overseas development assistance) and financial-technology inclusion viz. remittance on per worker income in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)...

This article deals with the domestic and private foreign direct investment in sub-Saharan African countries. The region share of global foreign direct investment inflows is 0.4% in 1990-2000, and 24% in 2004-2005. The most important reasons are linked with the socio-political and structural...

The study investigated the causal relationship between FDI, exchange rate and financial market development using quarterly data from Nigeria. This was with a view to determine whether there existed any significant causal nexus was from FDI exchange rate to financial market development or the...

Africa is in competition for international capital and resources and is currently ranked in the same category as Latin America and Eastern Europe in terms of attractiveness for investors. There has been a fundamental shift in the global economy over the past few years, with emerging markets not...

The major objective of the study was to examine the link between Kazakh economic reform from 1993-1994 to 2000-2002 and high GDP rate of 12.57% in 2011. Economic statistics comparative method was used to analyse the data obtained. The results revealed that the high FDI has been contributing more...