Comparative study of the characteristics of FDI from China to Africa versus developed countries

Foreign direct investments are expected to contribute to fill the huge infrastructure gap in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

Foreign direct investments are expected to contribute to fill the huge infrastructure gap in sub-Saharan Africa, estimated at more than US$93 billion annually over the next 10 years according to the African Development Bank. At the last Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held on 3鈥�5 December 2015 in Johannesburg in South Africa, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced several measures to boost cooperation with Africa in the coming years to improve the business environment and support the industrialisation in African countries.

This is an output from the 鈥楧elivering Inclusive Financial Development and Growth鈥� project

Citation

Issouf Soumar茅, Gaston Gohou & Hugues Kouadio聽(2016)聽Comparative study of the characteristics of FDI from China to Africa versus developed countries,Transnational Corporations Review,聽8:3,聽165-177,

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Published 18 May 2018