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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Main Author:	Shen, Xiaofang
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17159618/private-chinese-investment-africa-myths-realities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12174