By analysing investment flows and examining the role of foreign direct investment in key industries, this book examines why Southern Africa has not become a magnet for FDI and what it needs to do to attract more investment.

L’Afrique australe est dotée de vastes ressources naturelles et d’une main-d’œuvre relativement qualifiée. Elle devrait donc attirer énormément d’investissements directs étrangers (IDE). Mais ce n’est pas le cas. En fait, même l’investissement intérieur est faible, malgré un...

The volatility of financial markets has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. However, while particular episodes, such as the bond market turbulence in 1994 and considerable exchange rate movements in 1995, may give the impression that markets have become more volatile, there appears to...