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Showing 1 to 20 of 138 for “"foreign investors"”.
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Opportunities and obstacles for foreign investors in Turkish real estate
… Turkish real estate market from the viewpoint of foreign investors contemplating entering into that market. Since 2002, the government of Turkey has been implementing an aggressive economic reform program within which, foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a crucial role. To attract foreign …
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The Swiss Banking Systems: Their Services and Pitfalls to Foreign Investors
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AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF FOREIGN INVESTORS IN EMERGING MARKETS
Using monthly data of foreign flows on Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE), the thesis finds that in contrast to most of the available theory and repeated previous findings on other markets, foreign investors act in a contrarian manner with respect to past local returns in ISE, however only in rising …
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Vertical integration by foreign investors in the United States real estate industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988.
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An assessment of foreign investors in the Washington, D.C. real estate market
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1987 [first author]; and, (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987 [second author].
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Foreign direct investment in Chicago real estate : are foreign investors different from domestic investors?
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1987.
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An Analysis of the Association between Foreign Investors Holdings and the Local Currency Sovereign Debt Yields
<p>This study examines the association between foreign investors holdings of local currency sovereign debt on the corresponding debt yields. It includes a multi-country study encompassing 12 emerging markets and 17 advanced economies, as well as a single-country study focusing on Indonesia. By …
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Is Morocco an attractive destination for foreign investors looking to invest in the residential real estate segment?
… as an attractive investment destination, many foreign real estate developers expressed their interest to participate in the real estate sector. However, the financial crisis forced these developers to revise their business plans and put their projects on hold. Structured into three sections, …
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Foreign direct investment & indigenization in zimbabwe's platinum sector: is the indigenization and economic empowerment act a deterrent to foreign investors?
… laws in balancing the interests of foreign investors, host communities, the state and indigenous Zimbabweans at large. The dissertation acknowledges that the law concerning indigenization and economic empowerment in Zimbabwe has evolved and evaluates whether the cumulative amendments …
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A portfolio approach for the TESOBONO problem in Mexico during 1994: A simple model
During 1994 domestic and foreign investors in Mexico increased the share of TESOBONOS in their portfolios when they perceived the possibility of a future devaluation of the Mexican peso or, in other words, the abandonment of the controlled floating exchange rate regime. This work finds that both …
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Essays in Experimental Economics: Discrimination and Education
… discrimination due to different beliefs about foreign investors. Discrimination is measured by the difference in price offers to foreign and Georgian investors. I find that the magnitude of discrimination shrinks significantly once foreign investors signal their willingness to search and pay …
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The effect of exchange rate volatility on bond market development in emerging markets
… markets where there is a higher level of foreign investors and exchange rate volatility there are higher levels of bond market development. Policymakers should therefore implement policies that manage and reduce exchange rate volatility to support bond market development. These can include …
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The determinants of foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate : an empirical analysis
… an empirical analysis of the determinants of foreign direct investment in commercial real estate (FDIRE) in the U.S. We examine the major factors that affect levels of FDIRE in the U.S. and foreign investors' location preferences. First, using panel data from 2002 to 2006, this research …
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Catalytic effects of IMF agreements on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in sub-Saharan Africa
… in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will facilitate foreign capital investments or FDI inflows from multinational corporations and or foreign investors. Through empirical observations, and using a two-stage modelling technique, this research tested and examined this hypothesis. It empirically showed …
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The relationship between FDI, political and institutional risk in Sub-Saharan Africa
… risk and institutional quality determinants of Foreign Direct Investment inflows to 20 countries in SubSaharan Africa between 2003 and 2019. The results show that both political risk and weak institutional quality significantly and negatively affect FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa. The GMM interaction …
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The Globalization of Natural Resources: How External Actors Affect Political Survival in Resource Rich Countries
… the effect of external actors, including foreign investors, the home governments of foreign investors, and international organizations: IOs), on leadership survival in resource rich countries. According to the existing literature, resource rich countries care less about external reputation …
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Determinants of foreign direct investment in Kurdistan Region (North of Iraq)
… presenting good business opportunities for foreign investors. However, foreign investors have avoided the country due to its ongoing unrest. This includes two wars (the Iran-Iraq war from 1980 to 1988, then the Gulf war in 1991), followed by United Nations (UN) sanctions, and most recently, …
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The interaction between public procurement policies and international investment agreements: challenges and legal implications in Kenya and South Africa
… specific treatment standards when dealing with foreign investors or foreign direct investment15 (FDI) from the other counterpart country.16 In addition, they grant foreign investors the right to have recourse to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms to resolve disputes with a host …
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Land and land grabbing: the case study of the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe in Uganda
… in relation to the trend of “land-grabbing” by foreign investors in sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis focuses on the conceptual and discursive “ecology” surrounding food and land security in the post-colonial, globalized world. The image of post-colonial Africa has been made to show a continent …
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