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The relationship between BRIC's FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and SADC's exports / Danielle le ClusLe Clus, Danielle January 2013 (has links)
South Africa was invited to join the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) group at the end of 2010, mainly because South Africa is viewed as the ‘gateway’ into Africa, and South Africa is also considered to be the link between BRIC and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It is expected that the BRIC countries will increase their foreign direct investment (FDI) to South Africa. This inflow of BRIC FDI may lead to the advantages of boosting SADC exports, which is important as it may lead to the SADC countries experiencing expanded market opportunities, and exports have for a long time been viewed as an engine of economic growth. It has been further indicated that it is evident that relatively few studies have been conducted on the relationship between FDI and exports within the African context and that this relationship is not well understood. In light of these shortcomings in the literature, the first aim of this study was to attempt to contribute to the literature on FDI in SADC by investigating the relationship between BRIC FDI inflows on SADC exports.
From the assessment of recent studies conducted on the relationship between FDI and exports in developed, developing and African countries a number of conclusions have been made. The first was that the majority of the studies conducted between 2000 and 2011 by various authors used causality tests and regression models to determine the relationships between FDI and exports. It also seemed that bi-directional causality is most often found, thereby indicating that FDI has a positive influence on exports and exports also have a positive influence on FDI.
The secondary research aim, to determine the specific relationship between the BRIC’s FDI on SADC exports to BRIC and the world, was analysed by means of a descriptive and empirical study (correlation test, regression model, Granger causality test and panel data causality testing method), and the results indicated that, from 2003 to 2011, there was a strong positive correlation between BRIC FDI inflows to SADC and SADC exports to BRIC (59 per cent) and the world (96 per cent). The regression analysis showed that 53 per cent of the variance in the SADC exports to the BRIC is explained by BRIC FDI, while 99 per cent of the variance in the SADC exports to the world is explained by BRIC FDI. Finally the Granger causality test results indicated that BRIC FDI inflows contributed to higher exports from SADC, specifically SADC exports to the world. This was however not the case for SADC exports to BRIC. The results further suggest that there is a possible cointegration between BRIC FDI and the SADC exports to the world, reflecting, among other things, that the simultaneous movement of BRIC FDI inflows with SADC exports to the world may be mainly due to exogenous factors rather than a direct causal relationship. The BRIC FDI inflows on the SADC exports to the world being significant is a motivation for the SADC group to further motivate integration, co-operation and participation within BRIC, as this may possibly lead to further inward FDI flows, which may further promote exports to the world. Future studies would include determining the market forces that contribute to the simultaneous movement of BRIC FDI inflows into SADC, with the SADC exports to the world. / MCom (International Trade), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013
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The relationship between BRIC's FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and SADC's exports / Danielle le ClusLe Clus, Danielle January 2013 (has links)
South Africa was invited to join the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) group at the end of 2010, mainly because South Africa is viewed as the ‘gateway’ into Africa, and South Africa is also considered to be the link between BRIC and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It is expected that the BRIC countries will increase their foreign direct investment (FDI) to South Africa. This inflow of BRIC FDI may lead to the advantages of boosting SADC exports, which is important as it may lead to the SADC countries experiencing expanded market opportunities, and exports have for a long time been viewed as an engine of economic growth. It has been further indicated that it is evident that relatively few studies have been conducted on the relationship between FDI and exports within the African context and that this relationship is not well understood. In light of these shortcomings in the literature, the first aim of this study was to attempt to contribute to the literature on FDI in SADC by investigating the relationship between BRIC FDI inflows on SADC exports.
From the assessment of recent studies conducted on the relationship between FDI and exports in developed, developing and African countries a number of conclusions have been made. The first was that the majority of the studies conducted between 2000 and 2011 by various authors used causality tests and regression models to determine the relationships between FDI and exports. It also seemed that bi-directional causality is most often found, thereby indicating that FDI has a positive influence on exports and exports also have a positive influence on FDI.
The secondary research aim, to determine the specific relationship between the BRIC’s FDI on SADC exports to BRIC and the world, was analysed by means of a descriptive and empirical study (correlation test, regression model, Granger causality test and panel data causality testing method), and the results indicated that, from 2003 to 2011, there was a strong positive correlation between BRIC FDI inflows to SADC and SADC exports to BRIC (59 per cent) and the world (96 per cent). The regression analysis showed that 53 per cent of the variance in the SADC exports to the BRIC is explained by BRIC FDI, while 99 per cent of the variance in the SADC exports to the world is explained by BRIC FDI. Finally the Granger causality test results indicated that BRIC FDI inflows contributed to higher exports from SADC, specifically SADC exports to the world. This was however not the case for SADC exports to BRIC. The results further suggest that there is a possible cointegration between BRIC FDI and the SADC exports to the world, reflecting, among other things, that the simultaneous movement of BRIC FDI inflows with SADC exports to the world may be mainly due to exogenous factors rather than a direct causal relationship. The BRIC FDI inflows on the SADC exports to the world being significant is a motivation for the SADC group to further motivate integration, co-operation and participation within BRIC, as this may possibly lead to further inward FDI flows, which may further promote exports to the world. Future studies would include determining the market forces that contribute to the simultaneous movement of BRIC FDI inflows into SADC, with the SADC exports to the world. / MCom (International Trade), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013
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Investing in troubled territories: industry specific political risk analysis and the oil and gas industryBoshoff, Marc James 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA (Political Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The central research question of this study concerns the level of political risk that the Ogaden
region of eastern Ethiopia poses for companies operating in, or intending to operating in the oil
and gas industry of that region. The aim is to answer that question as well as two further subquestions.
The first sub-question concerns issues pertaining to the factors and indicators that
would be included in a political risk model specifically envisaged for the oil and gas industry, and
the second concerns the practical application of political risk as a decision-making and
management tool for investors. It is practically impossible to gather all the relevant information
when undertaking a political risk analysis, to know all the unknowns. It would take an immense
amount of time to attempt such an analysis and the costs would be exorbitant. In creating a
political risk model specific to the oil and gas industry, a methodological approach is adopted to
streamline this process. It is the aim of this research study to engage in this streamlining process;
selecting the most salient variables that can then be incorporated into an industry specific model,
which will yield realistic and practical results. In terms of the political risk indication, the political
risk analysis of the Ogden returned a score putting the region in the high risk indication bracket. In
terms of investment indication, the score indicates a moderate to high risk for investments the oil
and gas industry. This does not mean that investors should stay away from the region. A high
degree of risk, if sufficiently managed, can result in increased opportunities for higher returns for
the investor. Beyond the traditional approaches to risk management there are other avenues that
the investor may choose to follow, such as a commitment to engage with local stakeholders.
These initiatives should extend beyond mere financial incentives to a more genuine form of
community interaction, with extensive local consultation. Strategies, policies, and procedures
should be developed that ensure that companies engage productively with NGOs and the media
at local levels in order create a suitable environment for all involved. Political risk is more than
simply providing a report with a risk rating tagged to the end of it. It should be a fully integrated
part of the investor’s strategy, essential to the continued success and profitability of the
investment. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die sentrale navorsingsvraag van hierdie studie handel oor die vlak van politieke risiko wat
maatskappye wat besigheidsbelange in die Ogaden streek van oos Ethiopië het, of wat beplan om
besigheidsbelange in die olie- en gasbedryf te begin, in die gesig staar. Die doel is om die vlak van
politieke risiko te identifiseer en om verder twee sub-vrae te beantwoord. Die eerste sub-vraag is
om die faktore en indikatore te identifiseer wat deel sal vorm van ‘n politieke risikomodel,
spesifiek vir die olie- en gasbedryf en die tweede handel oor die praktiese aanwending van
politieke risiko as ’n besluitnemings- en risikobestuur-instrument vir beleggers. Dit is prakties
onmoontlik om alle relevante informasie in te samel wanneer ’n politieke risiko-analise gedoen
word, of om bewus te wees van al die onbekende aspekte. Dit sal ‘n ongelooflike lang tydperk
neem asook die kostes sal uiters hoog wees. Wanneer ‘n politieke risikomodel spesifiek vir die
olie- en gasindustrie gebou word, word ’n metodologiese benadering om die proses te
vergemaklik gevolg. Dit is die doel van hierdie studie om by te dra tot die vereenvoudiging van
hierdie metodologiese proses deur die mees prominente aspekte te selekteer wat gevolglik
geïnkorporeer kan word in ‘n industrie spesifieke model. Die model sal beide realistiese en
praktiese resultate bied. Ten opsigte van die skaal vir belegging en politieke risiko indikasie, het
politieke risiko analise van die Ogaden gedui op ’n hoë risiko indikasievlak. Vir belegging dui die
risikovlak op ’n medium tot hoë risikovlak vir die olie- en gasindustrie. Dit beteken nie dat
beleggers die area noodwendig moet vermy nie. Indien ’n hoë risikovlak aanwesig is, kan
suksesvolle bestuur steeds verhoogde winsgeleenthede vir die belegger verseker. Behalwe vir die
tradisionele benaderings tot risikobestuur en risikomitigasie is daar ook ander moontlikhede wat
die belegger kan volg om die vlak van risiko te verlaag, soos ’n ooreenkoms om saam met
plaaslike belanghebbendes te werk. Sulke meganismes moet verby finansiële belonings strek en ‘n
opregte vorm van gemeenskapsinteraksie aanneem wat net kan gebeur deur middel van
uitgebreide plaaslike konsultasie. Strategie, beleid en prosedure moet ontwikkel word, wat sal
verseker dat maatskappye optimaal saamwerk met nie-regerings-organisasies en die media op
plaaslike vlak. Dit sal verseker dat ’n geskikte omgewing vir alle partye geskep word. Poltieke
risiko is veel meer as net risiko-evaluasie waar ’n vlak van risiko verskaf word. Dit behoort ten
volle deel te wees van die belegging en is essensieël tot die sukses en winsvlak vir die belegger.
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An investigation of factors affecting the decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) in BotswanaPagiwa, Modisaotsile Mmilidzi 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2006. / The aim of this study was to investigate reasons/factors affecting the decline in
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Botswana.
It has been observed that there are many factors that help explain why the inflow
of (FDI) is skewed towards developed nations. Principal amongst them is the
population factor, that is, bigger markets and the level of technology. In the case
of developing countries in general and Botswana in particular it was found out
that FDI was attracted by the prospects of making massive profits.
Therefore multinational companies invest mostly in developing countries which
are endowed with natural resources such as ()iI, diamonds, gold and platinum.
Although Botswana is endowed with diamonds and other natural resources, it
has not been attracting the much needed FDI. Reasons advanced for its failure
to attract good FDI include among others, small population, the bureaucratic civil
service, lack of good infrastructure and lack of well trained human resources in
the fields of science, engineering and financial services.
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A gravity model analysis of trade and direct investment in the Central and Eastern European countriesStack, Marie M. January 2010 (has links)
The opening up process of the central and eastern European (CEE) countries marked new beginnings in terms of greater integration of trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) with Western Europe. Adopting a two-stage out-of-sample gravity equation approach to predicting East West trade patterns, a panel data set of bilateral exports from twelve EU countries to twenty OECD partner countries is estimated over the 1992-2003 period to examine how integrated the CEE countries are with the West European countries. In general, countries which are initially less well-integrated with the EU have strongest trade potential: among the EU accession countries, the potential candidate countries look set to benefit most whereas the mixed trade ratios among the EU associated countries reflect very diverse economic structures. Using a similar approach to project East West FDI patterns, the potential to actual ratios of FDI stocks indicate a very uneven distribution of FDI among the eleven CEE countries. The FDI stock ratios accord with patterns of regional specialisation for the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland and suggest greatest FDI potential lies with the two latest accession countries. As the West European countries represents the CEE countries main trading partners and their main sources of FDI, the nature of the trade-direct investment relation among the group of EU OECD countries is of potential importance to the CEE countries. Merging the determinants for both trade and FDI into one model and estimating the merged model as a trade equation and as an FDI equation, the EU OECD patterns of FDI are characterised by both horizontal FDI (HFDI) and vertical FDI (VFDI). The dual role of HFDI and VFDI is supported when the general model of trade and FDI determinants is estimated using an instrumental variables method and when the additional price variables of FDI and trade are interpreted as cross-price elasticity effects. In a competitive world, attracting more FDI to the CEE countries may not only mean catering to the traditional MNE motives, but can also depend on transition-related factors and host country policies. Using a panel data set of bilateral FDI flows from twelve EU countries to eleven CEE countries, the traditional determinants of direct investment along with the liberalisation process and infrastructure endowments are found to significantly affect FDI over the 1994-2003 period.
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FDI and economic growth : Can we expect FDI to have a positive impact on the economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?Nilsson, Johanna January 2008 (has links)
<p>This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investments, FDI, on economic growth in developing countries. This is done by the presentation of a theoretical framework, in which technological transfer and the learning of new technologies is considered to be the engine of growth along with a critical examination of a number of empirical studies on the subject. I will later on perform a discussion of the underlying conditions for FDI to work efficiently along with the implications for Sub-Saharan Africa regarding FDI inflows. The implications are studied within a framework that considers human capital as an important channel through which the potential benefits arising from FDI may be realized.</p>
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Future of Thai Electronic Component Industry under ACFTABoonumpaichaikul, Tossapon, Mongkoltada, Unnada January 2010 (has links)
<p>Explore factors that influence investors interested in investing in the electronic components sector in Thailand, with a focus on the consequences of Thailand‟s membership in the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement.</p>
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- / Institutions, foreign investment and the local state in Kunshan, China施竹漢, Johan Anders Åke Skarendal Unknown Date (has links)
- / Inspired by Douglass North’s work on the role of institutions in economic structure and
change and in particular the role of state institutions, this thesis attempts to explore the
process of economic transformation through analyzing state-business community
relations in the city of Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. The author uses primary data from
Kunshan to demonstrate how the open-door policy of China has led to changes in the
institutional environment parallel to the economic transformation. Kunshan’s institutional
development is analyzed in terms of two factors. First is ‘autonomy’ as in the ability and
capacity of the local state to define and pursue its own development strategy. Second is
‘embeddedness’ as in the local state developing a regular relationship with economic
elites that share its goals of economic transformation. These two are seen as
complementary necessities for economic transformation. This thesis shows how the local
state in Kunshan has strengthened both its capacity and integrity to pursue economic
transformation and the actual pursuit of it through closer and more institutionalized
relations with the business community.
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Trade patterns and foreign direct investment in the Southern African development community / Henri BezuidenhoutBezuidenhout, Henri January 2007 (has links)
This thesis focuses on the relationship between trade and FDI in the SADC. While FDI is
seen as a stimulus for growth and development, Africa is lagging behind other regions
in attracting FDI. Whilst a number of reasons have been explored in the literature, the
potential link between trade and FDI has not been explored in the African context. This
may be potentially important, since African governments have been engaging in trade
liberalisation and trade promotion over the past two decades. In this thesis, gravity
modelling is used to investigate the trade-FDI relationship. Two single equation
regression models are used in a preliminary investigation to evaluate aggregate trade
and FDI. The third model consists of six panel regressions that evaluate the different
relationships between the individual SADC countries and their individual major trading
partners. A causality test is also carried out to confirm the relevance of trade as a
determinant of FDI in the SADC. Overall results indicate that, in the specific case of the
SADC, SADC exports significantly cause FDI. Distance from home countries and
political instability are the most significant negative forces that affect FDI inflows. Home
country exports deliver mixed results and these results suggest that the United States
and the United Kingdom have a different FDI-trade relationship with the SADC than
continental Europe, whereas Japan's exports prove insignificant. The policy implications
are that the SADC will need to focus on attracting investment from countries that
provide for complementary FDI and trade as this is optimal for poverty alleviation and
job creation. Further research should focus on these policy areas and take into account
the relevance of trade as a determinant of FDI. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Economics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and local innovative capacityJaguli, Abd January 2011 (has links)
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact of various channels of technology spillovers on local innovative capacity at national and firm level. At national level, the thesis investigates the drivers of Malaysia‟s innovative capacity and the effect of international external sources on innovative capacity. At firm level, this thesis examines the impact of FDI on the innovation progress and studies whether multinational corporations (MNCs) can act as catalysts to stimulate local firms‟ innovation activities in Malaysia. Via a case study analysis at firm level, this thesis focuses on knowledge transfer through backward linkages established between MNCs and their local suppliers. Time series data analysis is conducted to provide empirical evidence of the effect of FDI spillovers on Malaysia‟s innovative capacity at national level. Additionally, a case-study approach is adopted to investigate the impact of vertical FDI spillovers on the innovation performance of local Malaysian firms. The key findings of the study reveal that export-related spillovers are positively associated with Malaysia‟s innovative capacity, whereas importrelated spillovers play a minor role in local innovation. The findings also indicate that there is no significant correlation between economic development and local innovation, which suggests that strong economic growth is not a necessary condition in order for Malaysia to enhance its local innovative capacity. The results suggest that there is strong evidence of the importance of foreign innovation activities to local innovative capacity at national level. In contrast, knowledge spillovers measured by FDI inflows have no significant impact on local innovative capacity. The results showed that FDI might be constrained by the fact that spillovers are more likely to take place through vertical relationships than horizontal relationships. At firm level, the study suggests that knowledge and technology can be diffused through high-quality and standard requirements imposed by MNCs, the assessment and feedback and training programmes offered by MNCs to local suppliers, as well as the production process itself. These results extend ii the existing literature on national innovative capacity and validate earlier theoretical and empirical research on vertical spillovers. The findings from the thesis also have important policy and managerial implications with regard to the impact of FDI on host developing countries.
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