Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities
Private Chinese outbound investment, not as well-known as government-led investment, offers special opportunities and challenges for Africa today. The significance of Chinese private-sector investment is already visible in the burgeoning manufactur...
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okr-10986-121742021-04-23T14:03:06Z Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities Shen, Xiaofang ADVANCED COUNTRIES AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS AMOUNT OF CAPITAL BANK LOANS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS LEADERS BUSINESS PARTNERS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY CAPITAL FLOW CAPITAL FLOWS CASH FLOW CENTRAL BANKS CITIES COLLABORATION COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPARATOR COUNTRIES CONFIDENTIALITY CONSUMER GOODS CREDIBILITY CUSTOMS UNION DATA SYSTEMS DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISCLOSURE DOMESTIC ECONOMY DOMESTIC INVESTORS DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC COMPETITION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTORS ELITES EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE CONTROL EXPORT MARKET FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROUP OF INVESTORS HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST ECONOMIES HOST GOVERNMENT HOST GOVERNMENTS INCOME INCOME GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROCEDURES INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MANAGEMENT LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR STANDARDS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LEARNING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL MARKET LONG-TERM LOAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET DEMANDS MEDIA MINIMUM WAGE MOTIVATION NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NOMINAL WAGES OIL PRICES OUTPUT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE POLITICAL LEVELS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTOR PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROFITABILITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RENTS RETURNS SAFETY SAVINGS SECURITY CONCERNS SERVANTS SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDING STOCKS SUPPLIERS SWAP TAX TAX INCENTIVES TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL NEEDS TECHNOLOGICAL GAPS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TERMS OF CAPITAL THIRD WORLD TRACK RECORDS TRADE PROTECTION TRADING TRANSPARENT INVESTMENT WAGES WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKET INTEGRATION WORLD MARKETS Private Chinese outbound investment, not as well-known as government-led investment, offers special opportunities and challenges for Africa today. The significance of Chinese private-sector investment is already visible in the burgeoning manufacturing sector in some parts of Africa, and the trend will continue to grow in the near future. The underlying force behind this trend is the increased pressure of industrial restructuring in coastal China, a force that drives some labor-intensive firms to relocate to other parts of the developing world, including Africa. African host country governments can respond to this phenomenon with proactive development policies and strategies to maximize private Chinese investment for the benefit of their own economies. 2013-01-28T19:46:40Z 2013-01-28T19:46:40Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17159618/private-chinese-investment-africa-myths-realities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12174 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6311 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa East Asia and Pacific |
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ADVANCED COUNTRIES AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS AMOUNT OF CAPITAL BANK LOANS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS LEADERS BUSINESS PARTNERS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY CAPITAL FLOW CAPITAL FLOWS CASH FLOW CENTRAL BANKS CITIES COLLABORATION COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPARATOR COUNTRIES CONFIDENTIALITY CONSUMER GOODS CREDIBILITY CUSTOMS UNION DATA SYSTEMS DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISCLOSURE DOMESTIC ECONOMY DOMESTIC INVESTORS DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC COMPETITION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTORS ELITES EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE CONTROL EXPORT MARKET FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROUP OF INVESTORS HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST ECONOMIES HOST GOVERNMENT HOST GOVERNMENTS INCOME INCOME GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROCEDURES INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MANAGEMENT LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR STANDARDS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LEARNING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL MARKET LONG-TERM LOAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET DEMANDS MEDIA MINIMUM WAGE MOTIVATION NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NOMINAL WAGES OIL PRICES OUTPUT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE POLITICAL LEVELS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTOR PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROFITABILITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RENTS RETURNS SAFETY SAVINGS SECURITY CONCERNS SERVANTS SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDING STOCKS SUPPLIERS SWAP TAX TAX INCENTIVES TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL NEEDS TECHNOLOGICAL GAPS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TERMS OF CAPITAL THIRD WORLD TRACK RECORDS TRADE PROTECTION TRADING TRANSPARENT INVESTMENT WAGES WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKET INTEGRATION WORLD MARKETS |
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ADVANCED COUNTRIES AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS AMOUNT OF CAPITAL BANK LOANS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS LEADERS BUSINESS PARTNERS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY CAPITAL FLOW CAPITAL FLOWS CASH FLOW CENTRAL BANKS CITIES COLLABORATION COMMERCIAL LAWS COMPARATOR COUNTRIES CONFIDENTIALITY CONSUMER GOODS CREDIBILITY CUSTOMS UNION DATA SYSTEMS DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISCLOSURE DOMESTIC ECONOMY DOMESTIC INVESTORS DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC COMPETITION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTORS ELITES EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE CONTROL EXPORT MARKET FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROUP OF INVESTORS HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST ECONOMIES HOST GOVERNMENT HOST GOVERNMENTS INCOME INCOME GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROCEDURES INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PROMOTION JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MANAGEMENT LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR STANDARDS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LEARNING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL MARKET LONG-TERM LOAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET DEMANDS MEDIA MINIMUM WAGE MOTIVATION NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NOMINAL WAGES OIL PRICES OUTPUT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE POLITICAL LEVELS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTOR PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROFITABILITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RENTS RETURNS SAFETY SAVINGS SECURITY CONCERNS SERVANTS SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDING STOCKS SUPPLIERS SWAP TAX TAX INCENTIVES TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL NEEDS TECHNOLOGICAL GAPS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TERMS OF CAPITAL THIRD WORLD TRACK RECORDS TRADE PROTECTION TRADING TRANSPARENT INVESTMENT WAGES WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKET INTEGRATION WORLD MARKETS Shen, Xiaofang Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities |
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Africa East Asia and Pacific |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6311 |
| description |
Private Chinese outbound investment, not
as well-known as government-led investment, offers special
opportunities and challenges for Africa today. The
significance of Chinese private-sector investment is already
visible in the burgeoning manufacturing sector in some parts
of Africa, and the trend will continue to grow in the near
future. The underlying force behind this trend is the
increased pressure of industrial restructuring in coastal
China, a force that drives some labor-intensive firms to
relocate to other parts of the developing world, including
Africa. African host country governments can respond to this
phenomenon with proactive development policies and
strategies to maximize private Chinese investment for the
benefit of their own economies. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Shen, Xiaofang |
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Shen, Xiaofang |
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Shen, Xiaofang |
| title |
Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities |
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Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities |
| title_full |
Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities |
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Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Private Chinese Investment in Africa : Myths and Realities |
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private chinese investment in africa : myths and realities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17159618/private-chinese-investment-africa-myths-realities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12174 |
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