This paper explores the potential international investment consequences of the recent boom in long-term land leases (25 … years or more) offered by national governments in Asia and Africa to private, foreign agribusinesses. The paper explores the … implications of umbrella clauses in bilateral investment treaties, stabilization clauses, and the lack of performance standards to …

Pakistan, a developing country, desperately looked for foreign investment in order to promote growth and investment … employs a system of equationsto investigate the nexus between FDI, portfolio and domestic investment in Pakistan. The main … objective of thisresearch isto measure the impact of foreign direct, portfolio investment and other forms of capital inflows on …

Purpose - The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by … investment, notably: political, economic and institutional governances. Financial indicators of depth, allocation efficiency … governance as a better determinant of private investment than financial intermediary development. Moreover, the evidence of …

Contrary to mainstream consensus on the dominance of English common law countries in investment prospects, this paper … in private investment. The assessment is based on 38 African countries for the period 1996-2007. The law mechanisms of … North African) have influenced a plethora of investment dynamics (domestic, foreign, private and public). The dominance of …