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China and Angola - Strategic partnership or marriage of convenience?
China and Angola - Strategic partnership or marriage of convenience?CMI Brief | Feb 2011
In 2004 Angola’s Ministry of Finance and China’s Ministry of Trade signedthe first of several financing packages for public investment projects ...
trade, fdi, oil, financing, Angola, China
Foreign direct investment and regional trade
Project | Dec 2007 - Dec 2008
A key challenge for development of the SADC region is to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). Since motivations are likely to differ among investors ...
FDI
How does social development affect FDI and domestic investment?
CMI Report | Jan 2004
Creating a favourable investment climate is crucial for economic development. In this study, we explore the impact of social development variables on ...
Foreign direct investment, Domestic investment, Social development
Promoting investment in small Caribbean states
CMI Working Paper | Jan 2004
This study performs an econometric analysis to determine the main policy levers for investment promotion in the Caribbean. The results provide the following ...
FDI (Foreign Direct Investment, Domestic investment, Small states, Caribbean
Foreign direct investment during transition. Determinants and patterns in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
CMI Working Paper | Jan 2001
This paper provides an analysis of foreign direct investments to the countries of the former Soviet Union and 10 of the former socialist economies in ...
Europe: Former Soviet Union
Three questions about engagement and exclusion in responsible investment
Three questions about engagement and exclusion in responsible investmentJournal Article | Jan 2016
There is a move towards more use of engagement strategies in responsible investment. This change in strategies is motivated by a number of claims about ...
Responsible investment, engagement, exclusion, negative screening
Will the Sudanese paradox continue? Insecure investment climate and substantial foreign direct investment inflows
Will the Sudanese paradox continue? Insecure investment climate and substantial foreign direct investment inflowsSudan Report | Oct 2012
The changing international/external economic environment, which is characterized by rapid globalization, expansion of foreign direct investment (FDI), ...
Sudan
Three myths about engagement and exclusion in responsible investment
Three myths about engagement and exclusion in responsible investmentCMI Working Paper | May 2014
There is a move towards more use of engagement strategies in responsible investment. This change in strategies is motivated by a number of claims about ...
Responsible investment, engagement, exclusion, negative screening
The Future of Mechanized Schemes and Agricultural Investment in the South Kordofan State / Nuba Mountains
The Future of Mechanized Schemes and Agricultural Investment in the South Kordofan State / Nuba MountainsSudan Working Paper | Sep 2016
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This paper tackles the issue of the future of mechanized schemes and investment in the agricultural sector in the South Kordofan State/Nuba ...
agriculture, Sudan, South Sudan, Nuba, Nuba mountains, South Kordofan State
Social development and industry level foreign direct investment
CMI Report | Jan 2004
Investment is crucial for economic development. A number of empirical studies document a relationship between social development and aggregate foreign ...
Foreign direct investment, Social development
Winners and losers from an international investment agreement
CMI Working Paper | Jan 2003
Recent attempts at reaching an international investment agreement have been met with considerable opposition and failed. An important reason for this ...
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Services
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in ServicesJournal Article | Jan 2008
This study uses industry level foreign direct investment (FDI) data from 57 countries 1989-2000, to examine the host country determinants of FDI flows ...
FDI, services
Expanding foreign investment in the energy sector: Challenges and risks for Bangladesh?
Expanding foreign investment in the energy sector: Challenges and risks for Bangladesh?CMI Brief | Apr 2014
Our recent research indicates that increased corruption brings increased foreign direct investment (FDI) in the extractive industries. Moreover, corruption ...
Bangladesh
Better the devil you know? Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa
Better the devil you know? Chinese foreign direct investment in AfricaJournal Article | Sep 2011
What are the dominant motives behind China’s increasing financial presence in Africa in recent years? In this article, the authors present new quantitative ...
Africa, China, FDI, institutions, natural resources, Sudan, Angola, South Africa
Foreign direct investments and development: The Malaysian electronics sector
CMI Working Paper | Jan 2001
This paper presents recent data on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia, focusing on the electronics industry. It is found that FDI accounts for ...
Asia: Malaysia
Determinants of foreign direct investment in services
CMI Working Paper | Jan 2004
This study uses industry level foreign direct investment (FDI) data from 57 countries 1989-2000, to examine the host country determinants of FDI flows ...
Foreign direct investment, Services
Non-cooperation in fish exploitation. The case of irreversible capital investment in the Arcto- Norwegian cod fishery
CMI Working Paper | Jan 1994
A two-stage, two-player non-cooperative game model is developed under an irreversible capital investment assumption. The main aim is to predict the number ...
Social development and foreign direct investments in developing countries
CMI Report | Jan 2002
This study analyses the link between social development and foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries. Previous empirical studies conflict ...
Public construction projects - Angola. A need to fortify the barriers against corruption
Public construction projects - Angola. A need to fortify the barriers against corruptionAngola Brief | Jun 2011
Between early 2002 and 2009 the Angolan government invested around $30.4 billion in new infrastructure, hospitals, schools and other public construction ...
Angola
Digging in the dirt? Extractive industry FDI and corruption
Digging in the dirt? Extractive industry FDI and corruptionJournal Article | Aug 2013
Does corruption attract or deter foreign investment in the extractive sectors? This article presents an econometric analysis of extractive industry foreign ...
Corruption, governance, mining, quarrying, petroleum, extractive industries, Bangladesh, Angola