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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Investments, Foreign"”.
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The role of the legal factor in realising the benefits of foreign investment
Foreign Direct Investment is one way of promoting international economic development because it has the potential to make substantial social and economic development bear both on the economy of the host nation and on the world economy at large. To Zambia foreign investment is not a new phenomenon, …
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The role of the legal factor in realising the benefits of foreign investment
Foreign Direct Investment is one way of promoting international economic development because it has the potential to make substantial social and economic development bear both on the economy of the host nation and on the world economy at large. To Zambia foreign investment is not a new phenomenon, …
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The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in South Africa
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is considered one of the most essential drivers for economic growth. Despite their previous small or even declining share of global investments, foreign direct investment (FDI) has risen to become the most prominent means of generating external resource flows to …
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Foreign direct investment and governance: an empirical evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
… 1996-2000 to examine the impact of governance on foreign direct investment flows. Within the governance variable there are six sub-indices which are the rule of law, political stability, control of corruption, voice and accountability, government effectiveness, and regulatory quality. The …
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The effect of regulations on insurance companies expanding to emerging markets
Recent Solvency and Assessment Management (SAM) Regulations that are being proposed are the bone of contention in the Insurance Industry. Industry leaders argue that the financial regulations in South Africa are being imposed on companies too rapidly, despite South Africa’s financial regulations …
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Three Essays on Firms' Behavior in International Trade
… firms and a lower precision screening test for foreign firms, which constitutes the main mechanism for the aforementioned results. In Chapter 2, I re-evaluate conventional wisdom in the literature that inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) benefits a host country, by increasing the competitive …
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An investigation of the determinants of private investment: the case of Botswana
Private investment in Botswana as well as a ratio to Gross Domestic Product has been falling in some periods of 1976-2003. Viewed against the background of growing evidence of a link between investment and economic growth, an inconsistent and downward trend in Botswana's private investment is a …
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International portfolio diversification with special reference to emerging markets
This study evaluates the potential benefits that investors obtain from diversifying their portfolios into emerging markets when the time varying behavior of assets is considered. It also tests whether the existing asset-pricing model developed in the context of developed markets, which assumes …
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The political economy of South African foreign direct investment in Mozambique: a case study of Mozal and its implications for development in Mozambique and Southern Africa
… aluminium smelter in Maputo is the largest-ever foreign direct investment in Mozambique. South Africa's state-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) owns 24% shares in MOZAL and the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) and Eskom provided road and power supply infrastructure to ensure …
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Policy directions in international lending : the case of the Inter-American Development Bank and Costa Rica
… inquiry began as an analysis of the impact of foreign assistance through the Inter-American Development Bank in Costa Rica. From the outset it became apparent that a focus purely within the national boundaries of Costa Rica would not be sufficient to elucidate the impact of the Bank's projects …