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Potenziale entwickeln und Wissen teilen: deutsche Unternehmen in Afrika
[Developing Potential and Sharing Knowledge: How German Companies Can Gain a Foothold in Africa]

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  • Dirk Dohse

    (Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft)

  • Sophia Fehrenbacher

    (Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft)

  • Philipp von Carlowitz

    (Hochschule Reutlingen)

Abstract

Zusammenfassung Afrika ist ein Kontinent der Chancen, der in der künftigen weltwirtschaftlichen Arbeitsteilung eine deutlich größere Rolle spielen dürfte als bisher. Dennoch tut sich die deutsche Wirtschaft bislang schwer. Die digitale Transformation verändert die Investitions- und Innovationsbedingungen in Afrika. Daraus ergeben sich auch für deutsche Unternehmen Chancen auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent. Die Politik sollte Rahmenbedingungen für ein stärkeres privatwirtschaftliches Engagement deutscher und europäischer Unternehmen in Afrika schaffen.

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  • Dirk Dohse & Sophia Fehrenbacher & Philipp von Carlowitz, 2022. "Potenziale entwickeln und Wissen teilen: deutsche Unternehmen in Afrika [Developing Potential and Sharing Knowledge: How German Companies Can Gain a Foothold in Africa]," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 102(7), pages 563-567, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:102:y:2022:i:7:d:10.1007_s10273-022-3231-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-022-3231-3
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    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance

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