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Usenko, A. V. "Alternative investment as a Tool of Risk Diversification in international Business: SWAG investments." Master's thesis, Sumy State University, 2019. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/75551.
Full textThe master’s thesis focuses on the functioning of the modern alternative investment market, in particular SWAG investments. The analysis of the main indicators of alternative SWAG assets was conducted. The main aim of this research is to develop practical recommendations for improving the investor’s investment portfolio in terms of unconventional real assets, in particular SWAG assets.
Poole, Jennifer Pamela. "Mobility and information flows in international trade and investment." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2007. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3277677.
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Müllner, Jakob. "International project finance: review and implications for international finance and international business." Springer, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11301-017-0125-3.
Full textStafford, D. (Daniel). "Cross-border venture capital investment decision making." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201605251912.
Full textМішина, О. В. "TNC investment strategy: development and implementation." Master's thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2019. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/76277.
Full textDrummond, Aldemir. "Enabling conditions for organizational learning : a study in international business ventures." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.299400.
Full textNyamunda, James. "Mandatory Business-To-Government Data Sharing: Exploring data protection through International Investment Law." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Juridiska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-443655.
Full textVukicevic, Jelena. "Foreign direct investment from China : implications for British business partners." Thesis, University of Northampton, 2014. http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/8888/.
Full textLi, Bochen. "Three Essays on the Effect of External Business Environment on Corporate Investment." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1510917711796412.
Full textCasanova-Jimenez, Richard P. "Trade and investment disputes : whose business is it anyway ?" Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=78207.
Full textZeng, L. (Lulu). "Research on the key business model components influence on decisions of venture capital investment." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2014. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201406101734.
Full textWong, Wai-sze Agnes. "The changing trends and patterns of foreign direct investment in China." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31645215.
Full textCole, Matthew T. "Strategic trade policy with foreign direct investment and heterogeneous firms /." Connect to title online (ProQuest), 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1883593661&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=11238&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Full textCrabb, Peter R. "An empirical analysis of the financing and investment behavior of multinational corporations /." view abstract or download file of text, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9978253.
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Su, Bei. "Foreign companies and foreign direct investment in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31567083.
Full textGao, Yan. "Three essays on Chinese outward investment." To access this resource online via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses @ UTEP, 2009. http://0-proquest.umi.com.lib.utep.edu/login?COPT=REJTPTU0YmImSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=2515.
Full textHoward, Christopher O. "Approaches to the problems of political risk in foreign direct investment." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18270.
Full textWong, Wai-sze Agnes, and 黃慧思. "The changing trends and patterns of foreign direct investment inChina." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31645215.
Full textFunk, Oliver. "Foreign direct investment to the Czech Republic comparing the case of Skoda Automobilová and Volkswagen with bargainning for Budìjovický Budvar by Anheuser-Busch /." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2003. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?miami1060098170.
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Awan, Mohammad Raheem. "Protection of foreign direct investment in Pakistan : is it time to address the deterring factors?" Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/621833.
Full textSu, Bei, and 蘇備. "Foreign companies and foreign direct investment in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31567083.
Full textOwusu-Nyamekye, Dwobeng. "Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment| Natural Resources a Driven Factor| The Case of Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo." Thesis, Keiser University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10841615.
Full textThe disappointing economic performance of Nigerian, Ghanaian, and the Togolese economies, coupled with the globalization of activities in the world economy, have forced them to look outward for development strategies. Many studies have been attempted to estimate the impact of natural resources on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows around the world, but very few have been focused on Ghana, Nigeria and Togo. This study departed from previous studies and employed a gravity-type framework to explicitly explore the question of whether natural resource endowments was a more relevant factor that explained the FDI’s attraction to the countries under study. The study also included other FDI determinants. Accordingly, this study served to investigate whether natural resources attracted FDI inflows in Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo. Using time series data from 1980–2015, the study was conducted to answer two research questions. Two models were established utilizing the pooled ordinary least square method to estimate the coefficients of the models. Preliminary results were obtained using both the random effect and fixed effect models. The results of the study yielded by both techniques registered natural resources to be significant as a driven factor for FDI inflows to the countries under review. Other factors such as GDP per capita, trade openness, political stability, and economic liberalization were also found to be significant in FDI determination.
Clougherty, Joe, Jin Uk Kim, Bradley Skousen, and Florian Szücs. "The Foundations of International Business: Cross-Border Investment Activity and the Balance between Market-Power and Efficiency Effects." John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for the Advancement of Management Studies, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12205.
Full textLiu, ShuMing. "A study of some most important policies for developing countries to attract foreign direct investment successfully." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2006. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1433418.
Full textFinocchi, Emiliano. "Frogs in Hot Water| MNCs Responses to Crisis in the Frontier Market of Mozambique." Thesis, Temple University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10791355.
Full textAs the world becomes more globalized, multinational corporations (MNCs) are obliged to spread and open subsidiaries in foreign countries. Unfortunately, some countries have unstable political systems that exist in a state of systematic crisis. For corporations whose subsidiaries are caught in the middle of a political crisis in foreign territories, this unrest presents high physical and economic risks. Thus, what types of threats do firms encounter, and how do they perceive them? Can their experience influence their perception of the crisis? The focus of this dissertation is to study the decision-making process of multinational corporations in times of political and economic crisis at a subsidiary level, utilizing the example of Mozambique. Two studies were conducted.
The first was drawn on prior literature on threat perception, social embeddedness and MNCs’ reaction to external threats. A conceptual model of MNCs’ response to political crises in frontier markets was developed. The antecedents or predictors of exit included influences on exit decision, past experiences, crisis perceptions and the moderator effect of social embeddedness between perception and exit.
The second study focused on MNCs that not only decided to stay in the foreign market, but seek for unique opportunities in an economic crisis. The conceptual model created is simple, and builds upon existing literature on social embeddedness, MNCs’ experience, and international staffing. Within the international staffing literature, it provides a strong contribution to the theories on parent country nationals and host country nationals, implementing new constructs such as parent company experience and subsidiary company experience.
Both models were tested using a survey data from managers of 108 MNCs’ subsidiaries in Mozambique, some of which exited due to the economic and political crisis, and some of which remained. The results indicate that both models are mostly supported. These studies contribute to the literature involving MNCs in host countries, including threat perception, social embeddedness, local content, international staffing, expatriates and past experiences. In practical terms, they provide a tool for both policymakers and private MNCs to act preemptively in times of political and/or economic crisis.
Agrawal, Shivani. "The Impact of Terrorism on Foreign Direct Investment: Which Sectors are More Vulnerable?" Scholarship @ Claremont, 2011. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/124.
Full textKo, Man Ching. "Emerging stock markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2894.
Full textSutton, Ciara. "Foreign indirect investment in the venture capital industry : a study of foreign limited partners' impact on venture capital firms in Sweden." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Institute of International Business (IIB), 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-507.
Full textRohm, Martin. "Modelling critical success factors of international joint ventures in real estate development : perspective of a capital investor." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2017. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/5641/.
Full textÖberg, Jessica, and Karin Gahnström. "Why has a ‘little Sweden’ emerged in Brazil? : A study of Swedish direct investments in Brazil." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8450.
Full textNot long ago, Brazil was a country with an unstable economic system; inflation and interest rates were high and the political system was corrupt and complex. Still Brazil has for a long time been a successful market for Swedish companies. In São Paulo, the financial center of Brazil, a “little Sweden” has emerged which is considered to be the largest center for Swedish industry outside of Sweden.
The purpose of this thesis is to examine why a ‘little Sweden’ has emerged in Brazil as well as examining what importance different economical factors have had for Swedish foreign direct investments in Brazil. Theories regarding foreign direct investments as well as other business theories have been used in the research. To get a deep understanding of the subject, four interviews have been made with organizations involved in helping Swedish companies in Brazil.
The research has shown that the most important factors in the creation of the ‘little Sweden’ has been; access to production factors such as natural resources, the competitiveness of the home market together with the size of Brazil’s market, the financial capacity of the Swedish companies, the fact that Swedish companies could offer products and services that suited the demands of Brazil, as well as the fact that the Swedish entrepreneurs had a long term thinking and a great optimistic visions for the future.
John, Peter K. "Facets of managerial evaluation of foreign direct investment in a developing country an investigation of Australian firms investing in India /." Phd thesis, Australia : Macquarie University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/71423.
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Overview and problem definition -- Theoretical context -- Facets of firm's evaluation of FDI and IJV formation -- Analytical framework and results -- Summary.
This dissertation investigates managerial evaluation of FDI and IJV formation in a developing country. The assessment is likely to be influenced by a country's factor endowments, created assets and policy framework. The efficiencies of the processes relating to decision-making, IJV formation and FDI implementation in a particular country can also impact a firm's evaluation of the country. Further, all the above variables are assessed by a firm in the context of its motives and organisational characteristics. -- After an initial growth period, driven by the country's economic reforms, FDI in India seems to have stagnated at relatively low levels. In addition, the conversion of FDI proposals (approved by Indian authorities) into direct investment in the country remains low. Empirical research on FDI outflows has typically focussed on large economies. A limited industrial base and market size differentiates Australia from these countries. -- This thesis contributes to the understanding of managerial assessment of a potential FDI destination in the context of Australian firms investing in India - a recent phenomenon that has not been previously explored. This research also differentiates itself from other studies in its investigation of FDI-related processes that are virtually overlooked in earlier empirical literature. Earlier empirical studies have explored some of the dimensions affecting a firm's assessment of an FDI location in isolation. Investigating these issues on the same set of sample firms renders the findings of this research more holistic. Through exploring the impact of a firm's organisational context on its assessment of a potential FDI location, this study also addresses the inadequate attention given to a firm's 'operational and strategically-based variables' and to 'managerial' rather than 'market' processes in existing empirical literature on FDI (Dunning, 1988, p. 8; Buckley, 1996, p. 18). At a practical level, this research provides guidance to decision makers in India to improve its FDI appeal. It also identifies the key issues potential investors should consider in making FDI in the country. -- The theoretical base of this research is inter-disciplinary, incorporating explanations for FDI and IJV formation based on economics, behavioural science, organisational learning and strategic perspectives. Multiple perspectives are used in this exploratory study, primarily to extend our knowledge of FDI and IJV-related processes and decisions. The findings are also compared with the expectations of the alternative theoretical frameworks. -- The data for this research was collected from 25 Australian firms that have invested in India already or have FDI proposals approved by Indian authorities during 1993-1998. A questionnaire was completed in personal meetings with CEOs or other senior executives of the firms in the sample. This data collection was supplemented by interviews with these officers from a sub-sample of 16 firms. -- This research finds that Australian firms are primarily driven by the aggressive motive of market growth in the liberalising economy. The overall FDI attractiveness of India's location-specific factors is perceived by firms to be in the significantly attractive class, albeit close to its lower bound. It is inhibited by unfavourable perceptions of the country relating to eleven location-specific factors which are important to a firm's FDI location decision. These factors are categorised into economic/financial (six), political/legal (three) and IJV-related (two). Firms, which have already invested in India, tend to rate the overall attractiveness of these country factors lower than other firms.
The study finds that, despite recent reforms, India's FDI-related policy framework is still perceived as not sufficiently friendly by Australian investors. Unfavourable assessments of the country, relating to eight policy variables, inhibits its overall policy friendliness for FDI. Regulatory controls on FDI are perceived as the most unfriendly feature of India's FDI regime. The study also shows that the scope to improve the friendliness of its policy regime, through building better awareness of the policies among investors, is limited. Thus improvements in policies are needed before the country undertakes extensive promotional efforts of its policies. -- A firm's FDI decision-making process is materially hampered by delays resulting from cumbersome approval requirements and obtaining responses from the country's authorities. Discussions with potential IJV partners are the only source of information that firms find useful relating to FDI in the country. This suggests that improvements may be needed in India's communication strategies. This research also shows that the host country needs to focus separately on improving some of the country's locationspecific factors, policies and FDI processes to improve its appeal to investors. -- The FDI implementation process in the country is significantly hindered by bureaucratic delays within its various agencies. Firms that have already invested in the country emphasise the severity of this hindrance more than other firms. -- Ownership interest of Australian firms in FDI ventures tends to be lower than the host country's regulatory hurdles. The perception that a local partner can add value to the FDI operation is a major reason for forming IJVs. However, large, non-Australian owned, capital-intensive or well-internationalised firms tend to show more confidence in assuming higher ownership in FDI ventures. -- The study also identifies some important effects of the three dimensions of a firm's organisational context - its attributes, internationalisation behaviour and host country experience - on its assessment of FDI and IJV formation in a country. -- More emphasis on aggressive FDI motives, less concerns relating to cultural dissimilarity with the host country, greater expectation of contributions from IJV partners and an inclination to accept lower ownership interest in IJVs tend to differentiate the FDI behaviour of Australian firms from others dealt with in some earlier studies. Having identified, a suitable partner, Australian firms have a positive perception of the IJV formation process in India, with no issues presenting any significant hindrance to FDI. -- The target audience of this study includes potential Australian and other investors in India, policy planners in India and other developing countries and academics involved in FDI and IJV research.
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Viguier, Tom, and Enguerrand Jourdier. "Foreign direct investment performance and institutional quality: a French perspective." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-413773.
Full textGonzalez, Vicente Ruben. "The internationalization of China's mining industry : a critical political economy of Chinese mining investment in Peru." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/252289.
Full textAu, Po-shu. "The evolution of multinational enterprises : a four-level hierarchy of needs model and econometric analysis of determinants of the Hong Kong SAR as an international investment location /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?
Full textPreston, Christopher M. "Spain and the 2004 Expansion of the European Union: A Case of FDI Diversion?" Scholarship @ Claremont, 2010. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/44.
Full textBanner, Brandon Charles. "U.S. MULTINATIONALS ABROAD: FDI DETERMINANTS IN THE GLOBAL FOOD SECTOR." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2013. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/928.
Full textKarlsson, Johannes, and Marcus Pettersson. "Effects of FDI on Emerging Markets : An exploratory study of nineteen emerging markets and the real effects of inward FDI." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-96075.
Full textSalomon, Tania. "The Risk-Return Characteristics and Diversification Benefits of Fine Wine Investment." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2017. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1668.
Full textSuleman, Muhammad Tahir. "Risk Involved in International Debt Investment in Emerging Markets : A Case Study of India, Malaysia and Taiwan." Thesis, Skövde : University of Skövde. School of Technology and Society, 2008. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:31145/FULLTEXT01.
Full textLappas-Grigoraki, Daphni. "Tax Non-Compliance In Developing Countries: Examining The Effect On Foreign Direct Investment, Infrastructure And Transfer Pricing." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/925.
Full textKim, Seong-Soo. "Determinants of the Magnitude of Foreign Direct Investment: An Analysis of Korean Manufacturing MNCs." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/34787544.html.
Full textNg'ombe, Chikondi Dalitso. "Analysis and management of risks in a foreign investment climate : foreign companies operating in Malawi." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1029.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: The risk of operating in a foreign investment climate is a subject of interest to most investors looking for opportunities to expand their international footprint. There are many organisations that provide risk assessments of the levels of threat of specific risks in foreign countries. However, most focus on political or what is commonly known as country risk or they provide a summary of ranking providing a comparison of different countries’ investment climate attractiveness. The make-up of the variables used in coming up with the ranking or a view on a particular country do not usually provide a level of detail that allows an analyst to understand the qualitative issues that give a country a particular rating assessment or ranking. This research has tried to address this gap by coming up with a detailed qualitative model that provides understanding of the key sources of information required for each major category of risk. The research also attempts to integrate as many aspects of the business environment that could affect a country. A particular case of Malawi has been chosen to demonstrate the level detail and understanding the investors need to reach before making a decision on whether to invest in a country. The research focuses on three major areas. The first is to provide a good understanding of what is currently available for analysts to use in determining risk factors of a particular environment or risk category. The second is to illustrate the uses and limitations of the options available in the form of assessment reports or assessment models. The third is to develop a model and demonstrate its use in the context of Malawi’s investment climate.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die meeste van die beleggers op soek na geleenthede om hul internasionale voetspoor uit te brei, stel ook in die risiko belang wat besigheid in ’n buitelandse beleggingsklimaat inhou. Talle organisasies verskaf risiko-assesserings van die bedreigingsvlakke van spesifieke risiko’s in die buiteland. Die meeste van hulle kyk egter na politieke of landspesifieke risiko’s of hulle verskaf ’n opsomming waarin die ranglysposisies van die aanloklikheid van verskillende lande se beleggingsklimate vergelyk word. Die samestelling van die veranderlikes in hierdie ranglysposisies of oorsig van ’n spesifieke land verskaf gewoonlik nie voldoende detail aan die ontleder om die kwalitatiewe kwessies te verstaan wat aan ’n land ’n spesifieke assessering of ranglysposisie gee nie. Hierdie navorsing fokus op hierdie gaping deur ’n breedvoerige kwalitatiewe model te verskaf vir ’n beter begrip van die vernaamste inligtingsbronne wat vir elke groot risikokategorie vereis word. Hierdie navorsing poog ook om soveel aspekte van die sakeomgewing te integreer wat ’n land kan beïnvloed. Die spesifieke geval van Malawi is gekies om die vlak van detail en begrip te demonstreer wat beleggers nodig het voordat hulle ’n beleggingsbesluit ten opsigte van ’n land kan neem. Die navorsing lê op drie belangrike areas klem. Die eerste is om ’n goeie begrip te bied van die inligting wat tans aan ontleders beskikbaar is om die risikofaktore van ’n spesifieke omgewing of risikokategorie te bepaal. Die tweede is om die gebruike en beperkings te illustreer van die opsies wat in die vorm van assesseringsverslae of assesseringsmodelle beskikbaar is. Die derde is om ’n model te ontwikkel en die gebruik daarvan in die konteks van Malawi se beleggingsklimaat te demonstreer.
Kim, Young-Chan. "Japanese inward investment in UK car manufacturing : a case study in international business; national government relations within the context of the European Union." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310678.
Full textAndersson, Thomas. "Foreign direct investment in competing host countries : a study of taxation and nationalization." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics [Ekonomiska forskningsinstitutet vid Handelshögsk.] (EFI), 1989. http://www.hhs.se/efi/summary/278.htm.
Full textRusike, Tatonga Gardner. "Trends and determinants of inward foreign direct investment to South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002730.
Full textŠpačková, Dana. "Podnikatelské prostředí Běloruska a vztahy s ČR." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-196974.
Full textBychenko, D. O. "Responsible investment as a source of financing for sustainable development and its goals in international financial markets." Master's thesis, Sumy State University, 2019. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/75732.
Full textThe master’s level qualification paper focuses on the importance of existence of socially responsible investing and how it influences the financial market. In this paper theoretical and legal groundwork for SRI was analyzed, and was provided an analysis of world and domestic experience in this field. Also was made and a formation of optimal investment portfolios and compared portrolios for responsible and convential way of investing. And was outlined the main challages and perspectives for future development of the socially responsible investment. The main purpose of this study is to prove the importance of SRI and to form an optimal portfolio according to the norms of SRI.
Ke, Jie Jing. "Analysis of Chinese bilateral investment treaties : focusing on provisions of performance requirements and national treatment." Thesis, University of Macau, 2011. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2287820.
Full textSello, Rethabile. "The significance of host country incentives in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/842.
Full textENGLISH SUMMARY: With diminishing sources of capital over the past two decades, developing countries have increasingly regarded the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) as their main source of capital for development. In response to this, countries have also liberalised their policies, making their investment climate friendlier to FDI. This has been accompanied by increased competition amongst such countries to attract FDI, resulting in higher investment incentive packages offered by host governments to potential investors. This study aims to analyse the significance of host country incentives in attracting FDI, and consider whether or not these generous incentives benefit only the foreign investors, without any positive spillovers and linkages being created within the domestic economy, as this is usually given as the strongest motivation for offering these generous incentives. The research has used case studies of three diverse countries to compare and contrast their approach to incentive policies: • Lesotho, where no incentives are offered specifically to foreign investors • Namibia, with its export processing zones (EPZ) and • South Africa, which offers industry-specific incentives. The analysis is undertaken on aggregate FDI inflows to these three countries for the period 1998 to 2004. These are then compared to other selected countries from Africa. A further analysis of relative performance of FDI to gross fixed capital formation and GDP has also been undertaken for the same period. A separate analysis of the flow of FDI to Namibia four years before and after the introduction of the EPZ regime is also undertaken, and the results are compared with those of Lesotho and South Africa during the same period. It can be concluded that fiscal incentives have not had a significant impact on aggregate FDI inflow into Namibia, but that industry specific incentives such as those used in South Africa have had a much better impact. The results also show that there has been little evidence that FDI has created positive spillovers and linkages in these economies and therefore that the use of generous incentives may have benefited foreign investors more and accrued costs for the host governments. The study has also shown that, despite the absence of essential determinants of FDI in countries such as Angola i.e. adequate infrastructure, economic stability and good governance, FDI in Africa has been mainly resource seeking; concentrated on resource and in particular petroleum rich countries such as Nigeria, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. This form of FDI creates little or no linkages with the rest of the economy and therefore contributes which means that little contribution is being made to the broader development of the economy of the continent.
Lee, Tung Jean. "Determinants and outcomes of foreign acquisitions : explaining and evaluating the investment decisions of multinational enterprises." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2002. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f1420ada-12ac-4784-8704-039cd0160ce2.
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