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Russia's direct investment of about USD 3 billon in Southern Africa over the past decade has placed before the country … follow the established path of direct investment from developed economies that has, in the words of a famous African leader … current and future state of environmental practices in joint ventures between Russia and Southern Africa as compared with …
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discussion focuses on how Russian companies and Russia, generally, engage in outward investment activity within the Southern … African countries.This chapter is based on the author's report 'Re-Think Russian Investment in Southern Africa' (full text …
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There has been widespread debate about whether the way in which we measure economic activity is fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. One aspect of this debate is to move away from measuring a nation's income (GDP) towards monitoring a nation's assets (their inclusive wealth), as a better...
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This article explores the evolutive nature of Sino-African relations and questions how Chinese interventions may influence Africa’s development stories in a post-Covid world. We examine whether the crisis could serve as a catalyst for reorienting the strategic partnership between China and...
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Donor interest in the extractives sector is based upon the premise that it represents an opportunity to improve a country’s development prospects. However, in many cases the presence of extractive resources is associated with poor economic performance. As a result, some donors are trying a...
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issues. First, the study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic freedom on inclusive green … growth (IGG) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Second, we investigate whether economic freedom interacts with FDI to promote IGG …. Third, we identify minimum the thresholds required for economic freedom to cause FDI to foster IGG. The findings are based …
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for scaling up public investment and expanding social safety nets in a general equilibrium setting. First, it assesses the … macro-fiscal implications of alternative fiscal rules for public investment, and, second, it explicitly accounts for … uncertainty of resources output and prices, while delivering growth benefits through higher public investment. The scaling …
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We examine the impact of resource windfall on the standard of living both in the short-run and long-run, using a sample of 130 countries, 1963-2007. Then, we systematically investigate the effect of resource windfall on welfare in three different groups of countries: We find that in the...
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this study is to investigate the role of renewable energy consumption (REC), foreign direct investment (FDI), and financial … energy, foreign direct investment, and financial development with imports, exports, and sustainability. The results show that … renewable energy helps improve sustainability but negatively influences imports and exports. In contrast, FDI and FD enhance the …
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issues. First, the study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic freedom on inclusive green … growth (IGG) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Second, we investigate whether economic freedom interacts with FDI to promote IGG …. Third, we identify minimum thresholds required for economic freedom to cause FDI to foster IGG. The findings are based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014351085