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Profiling Sectoral Risks of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa

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  • Carike Claassen
  • Henri Bezuidenhout
  • Zahné Coetzee

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Despite Africa’s exceptional FDI performance during the past decade, the majority of FDI inflows have been directed to a few selected countries. As investors face many risks when investing in developing countries, it is argued that risk perception plays a vital role in the FDI inflows into Africa. This article focuses on the relationship between […]

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  • Carike Claassen & Henri Bezuidenhout & Zahné Coetzee, 2014. "Profiling Sectoral Risks of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa," Working Papers 415, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:415
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    1. Sirin, Selahattin Murat, 2017. "Foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Turkish power sector: A discussion on investments, opportunities and risks," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 1367-1377.

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    Keywords

    Africa; agriculture; climate change; foreign direct investment (FDI); Risk and Uncertainty;
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    JEL classification:

    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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