scholarly journals T Kondo (Ed) Law and Investment in Africa: The Governance of Foreign Direct Investment In Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Dunia P Zongwe
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Foreign Investors

Tinashe Kondo's book, Law and investment in Africa, narrates the efforts of a country to regain the trust [and the love] of foreign investors after several decades of argument and hostility. Encapsulated in the "Zimbabwe is open for business" slogan, these efforts show "how a country can move to regain credibility and commit to global rules despite its recent history".2 This review of Kondo's book concerns the manner in which readers can take advantage of this immensely useful publication. Particularly, this review looks into the book in order to advise law academics on possible strategies to integrate the book into their curricula in Zimbabwe and elsewhere on the continent.

Role of foreign direct investment – As a strategic move towards growth, economic integration and development

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092199659
Author(s):  
Rima H BinSaeed
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
International Investors ◽  
The Government

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with its developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure has shown a major progress in business opportunities for overseas investors. Saudi Arabia’s education sector is one of the most attractive investment opportunities for the foreign investors Earlier in 2019, 9 new foreign education enterprises were granted investor licenses, amounting to a total of $141mn of investment deals. The Saudi government introduced Saudi Vision 2030, an aspiring development plan that foresees vital prospects for foreign investors in the regions of education, housing, health and energy, amongst others. In 2016, Saudi Arabia permitted the procurement of 100% of assets by foreign investors in retail and wholesale trade. A privatisation program has also been introduced. The government also attempts to attract FDI in the regions of renewable energy and entertainment. A foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a vital role in local and international economy. Several opportunities and ventures are encouraged by Saudi Arabia to improve the standard of business and economical environments. To accomplish the finances for the projects SAGIA, the lawful authority is there to smooth the progress of investments, which encourages Saudi FDI prospective to grow simultaneously. FDI has a greater scope for diverse businesses and investing in to underdeveloped industrial sectors. FDI plays an important role in boosting the economy of Saudi Arabia by managing international investors who shares the huge portion of 34% in General GDP (Gross domestic product) of Saudi Arabia. This paper aims to review the literature to shed light on the steps taken by the government to increase FDI in the country and what are the current trends that are helping to fulfil VISION 2030.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES AFTER THE EU ENLARGEMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1955-1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihua Su ◽  
Dongcai Zhang ◽  
Chonghui Zhang ◽  
Josef Abrhám ◽  
Mihaela Simionescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
Visegrad Group

Considering the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the sustainable development of a country, the main aim of this paper is to identify some macroeconomic factors that positively or negatively influence FDI in Visegrad group countries after the European Union (EU) enlargement in 2004. We employed two types of approaches in our analysis: i) time series and ii) panel data approach. According to the generalized ridge regressions estimated in Bayesian framework, the perceived corruption was a factor that influenced FDI in all the countries. In Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia corruption came through as a serious obstacle for FDIs since 2005, but this was not the case for Hungary. Even if Hungary is perceived as a country with high influence, foreign investors seem no to care about this fact and are more interested in the quality of human resources and the possibility to increase exports. Our panel approach based on a panel ARDL model identified a significant relationship between FDI, corruption index and labour force with advanced education however this causality was only detected in the long run. According to the Granger causality in panel, the attraction of FDI inflows succeeded in generating changes in total tax rate, but the issues related to corruption were not reduced at an acceptable level for foreign investors in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals Vertical spillovers from multinational enterprises: Does technological gap matter?

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Pittiglio ◽  
Filippo Reganati ◽  
Edgardo Sica
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Technological Gap ◽  
Local Companies ◽  
The Relationship

Foreign direct investment (FDI) from Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can augment the productivity of domestic firms insofar as knowledge ?spills over? from foreign investors to local producers. The capacity of local companies to exploit knowledge from MNEs can be affected by the technology gap between foreign and local enterprises at both horizontal (in the same industry) and vertical (in different industries) level. Whereas most of the empirical literature has focused exclusively on the analysis of horizontal and backward spillovers (i.e. between MNEs and local suppliers), the present paper also examines the relationship between FDI-related spillovers and technological gap in the Italian manufacturing sector at forward level (i.e. between MNEs and local buyers). Results suggest that at both intra-industry and forward level, the technological gap is of considerable importance for the spillover effect, particularly in the case of low-medium gap.

scholarly journals Assessing Sustainable Foreign Direct Investment Performance in Malaysia: A Comparison on Policy Makers and Investor Perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pick-Soon Ling ◽  
Ming K. Lim ◽  
Ming-Lang Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
And Performance

Sustainable foreign direct investment (SFDI) contributes to the development of the economic, environmental, and social aspects in rational governance practices in Malaysia. Prior studies lack the integration and synthesis of the SFDI attributes from the policymakers and foreign investors’ perceptions. These attributes are measured through the qualitative information and subjective perceptions and need to transform into comparable values. The fuzzy Delphi method is applied to identify the valid set of SFDI attributes and confirms the validity and reliability of these attributes. Moreover, prior studies have not examined the importance and performance of those valid attributes in qualitative information. The fuzzy importance and performance analysis is proposed to assess the attributes’ importance and performance level. The results show that financial, macroeconomic, and institutional policy aspects are among the most important SFDI attributes, together with environmental and social aspects. This study identifies the discrepancies between policymakers and foreign investors and suggests that the financial aspect is the priority of foreign investors that needs to be concentrated for improvements; meanwhile, the institutional and policies and social aspects in performance level are presented as a big contradistinction. The theoretical and policy implications are discussed.

Indian attempts to curb media may deter investors

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Censorship ◽  
Central Level

Subject Media censorship in India. Significance The media represents one of the fastest-growing sectors of the Indian economy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has striven to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) from the estimated 4.3 billion dollars in 2016 and 4.0 billion dollars in 2015. Yet potential investors may be wary of the difficult political climate currently surrounding the industry, as indicated by the recent case of NDTV, whose Hindi-language service was threatened with a 24-hour ban by the broadcasting authorities. Impacts Prospective foreign investors risk becoming involved in legal battles over freedom of speech. Firms advertising on television and in print could be affected by such battles. Media freedoms will be tested at both the regional and central level.

Jus Post Bellum and Foreign Direct Investment: Mapping the Debate

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 590-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric De Brabandere
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Conflict Situation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Jus Post Bellum ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
The One

Recent situations of States recovering from conflict show that foreign direct investment (FDI) act as a double-edged sword and are characterized by an inherent paradox. Indeed, on the one hand, post-conflict economic reconstruction and development requires and relies on FDI. On the other, rights granted to foreign investors before and during the post-conflict phase may result in a backlash for States recovering from conflict because rights granted to foreign investors have – besides the general tensions caused by such instruments – specific consequences in post-conflict situations due to the economic, security-related, social and demographic specificities of those situations. This article maps and charts the issues raised by FDI protection in post-conflict situations, and thus provides the context for the debate of the interaction between FDI regulation and post-conflict situation.

scholarly journals Foreign Direct Investment and growth in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (271) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvira Sapienza
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Transition Economies ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Capital Inflow ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Know How

The argument that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays a significant role in promoting growth has provided support for the policy stance emerged since the end of the 80s, when the majority of developing and transition countries started to introduce measures to liberalise trade and to create a favourable climate for FDI , adopting in many cases frameworks designed to attract foreign investors. FDI, in fact, is sonsidered an important source of growth and financing for developing and transition economies as it supplements inadequate domestic resources to finance both ownership change and capital formation and helps to replace large amounts of obsolete capital accumulated during years of central planning. Moreover FDI, as stable long-term capital inflow, is also perceived as a catalyst of growth since it could bring technology, managerial know-how and skills necessary for restructuring firms and help local enterprises to expand into foreign markets.

scholarly journals Protection of Foreign Investment in Central Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-150
Author(s):  
Farruhbek Muminov
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
International Investment ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Investment Policies ◽  
National Economies

Central Asia, with its abundance of natural resources and low labor costs, is often seen as an attractive destination for foreign investment. The inflow of foreign investment into Central Asia has significantly increased in recent decades, and this phenomenon supports the improvement of both national economies and the welfare of the region. Still, Central Asia is not classified as a low-risk destination for foreign investment because of inadequate protection of foreign investment – particularly a lack of transparency and predictability in Central Asia states’ FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) regimes. Furthermore, international organizations (such as the OECD) indicate that some countries in Central Asia do not have clear investment policies. These points pose problems for foreign investors who desire to invest in the region. From this perspective, this article analyzes the consistency of the general principles of foreign investment in Central Asia with international investment standards.

scholarly journals What worth is a BIT? Impact of BITs on FDI Inflows into India

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anshuman Kamila ◽  
Mitali Chinara
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
New Model ◽  
Indian Model Bit ◽  
The Government

Developing countries often consider foreign direct investment (FDI) as an engine to boost economic growth. Therefore they try to promote investment inflow by various means. One approach is to offer investment guarantees to foreign investors using Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs). Following international best practice, India has signed a number of BITs to stimulate inflow of FDI. Till date, the Government of India has signed BITs with 83 countries. These BITs were largely negotiated on the basis of the Indian Model BIT of 1993. There have been recent moves that point in the direction of India fundamentally altering the text of its BITs with countries, including calling off existing BITs and approving a new model BIT. However, concerns have been raised as to the possible pernicious impact of these changes on the inflow of FDI into India. This paper investigates whether the concern is warranted at all – by asking if BITs significantly impact the inflow of FDI. It is established that BIT is indeed a veritable boost to FDI inflow, and the estimated coefficient remains significant and robust across econometric specifications. Therefore, a note of caution is sounded for the rejigging exercise involving BITs that has been initiated by India.

scholarly journals The impact of the sanctions regime on foreign direct investments in Russia

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 760-772
Author(s):  
Yury K Zaytsev
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Qualitative Level ◽  
European Economies ◽  
The Impact

The economic and political sanctions had a significant impact on the behavior of foreign investors in the real sector of the Russian economy in the period 2014-2017. Despite a significant outflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2015, in 2016-2017, there was an increase in investment activity associated with a steady inflow of FDI, which could be explained by the change in investment strategies of foreign business in Russia. The purpose of the study. The article assesses the impact of Western sanctions and Russian countersanctions on the influx of foreign direct investment into Russia. Methods. The work is based on methods of statistical analysis of the behavior of foreign investors in Russia on the basis of macroeconomic data of the Central Bank of Russia and microeconomic data of the “Ruslana” database. Results. The author gives various assessments of sanctions and counter-sanctions impact on the Russian and European economies, and compares the effects of sanctions policies in Russia and Iran. The stylized facts, identified by the author at the micro level, allow to interpret the macro statistics provided by the Central Bank of Russia at a qualitative level. The conclusion . In conclusion, the author gives recommendations on the possibilities of using new mechanisms of interaction with international institutions to overcome the investment crisis as a consequence of the sanctions regime.

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