International investors with 'footloose capital' have often pushed the host countries into what Keynes (1936) calls a 'beauty contest', which means that they have to give many concessions to attract foreign investment. They receive concessions and leave whenever it suits them and often when the...

Empirical results suggest that economic growth and trade openness have a significant positive impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Rwanda. Depreciation of the real exchange rate stimulates FDI inflows and the inflation rate does not significantly affect FDI inflows. Results of...

Among policy circles, as well as the research community, a lot of heated debate has been generated regarding the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the domestic banking sector of developing and transition economies. While there are many plausible arguments in favour of a policy of...

Empirical results suggest that economic growth and trade openness have a significant positive impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Rwanda. Depreciation of the real exchange rate stimulates FDI inflows and the inflation rate does not significantly affect FDI inflows. Results of...

Among policy circles, as well as the research community, a lot of heated debate has been generated regarding the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the domestic banking sector of developing and transition economies. While there are many plausible arguments in favour of a policy of...