Chinese FDI in Ethiopia : A World Bank Survey

Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Africa is on the rise and Ethiopia is at the forefront of this trend. On request of the Government, the World Bank surveyed 69 Chinese enterprises doing business in Ethiopia with a 95-question survey in...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCESSIBILITY ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADVERTISEMENT AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION AUTOMOBILE BANK FINANCING BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAWS BANKS BID BONDED WAREHOUSE BORROWING BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INVESTMENTS BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS OWNERS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COLLATERAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CORPORATE TAX CORPORATE TAX RATE CORRUPTION CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT REGISTRY CURRENCY CUSTOM CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS REVENUE DEBT DEBT SWAP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS DEVELOPMENT PATH DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DIRECT INVESTMENT DOMESTIC MARKET EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC SUCCESS ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EMERGING ECONOMIES ENTERPRISE FINANCING ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEURS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS EXPORT SECTORS EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXPOSURE EXPROPRIATION FINANCE ACCESS FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL COST FISCAL POLICIES FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISKS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE ACCESS FUTURE CASH FLOWS GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNANCE PRACTICES GOVERNMENT AUDITING GOVERNMENT ENTITIES GOVERNMENT REGULATION GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HARD COPY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INCOME TAX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INNOVATION INSTITUTION INTERNAL FINANCE INTERNAL FINANCING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT RATES INVESTMENT VOLUME INVESTMENT VOLUMES INVESTOR PERCEPTIONS JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LAND OWNERSHIP LEGAL RIGHTS LENDERS LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL MARKET LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKET COMPETITION MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES NEW MARKET PERFORMANCE MEASURES PERSONAL INCOME POLICY ENVIRONMENTS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY SUPPORT POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL STABILITY POTENTIAL INVESTMENT POWER OUTAGES PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE ENTITIES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVILEGED ACCESS PRODUCERS PRODUCTION CAPACITY PRODUCTION PROCESSES PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION PUBLIC CREDIT R&AMP;D RECEIPTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESULT RESULTS SAVINGS SAVINGS RATES SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT SERVICES SKILLED WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORKS STOCK ISSUANCE SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY NETWORK SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TAX TAX CREDITS TAX INCENTIVES TAX POLICIES TAX RATES TAX RULES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TRADE CREDIT TRADE FACILITATION TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COST TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES USES WORKING CAPITAL WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/151961468038140377/Chinese-FDI-in-Ethiopia-a-World-Bank-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26772

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Summary:	Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Africa is on the rise and Ethiopia is at the forefront of this trend. On request of the Government, the World Bank surveyed 69 Chinese enterprises doing business in Ethiopia with a 95-question survey in May/June 2012. The survey covered various aspects of the foreign direct investment climate in Ethiopia, including infrastructure, sales and supplies, land, crime, competition, finance, human resources, and questions about general opportunities and constraints for doing business in Ethiopia. This report summarizes the results of survey and provides policy suggestions in light of the analysis; the report also provides some broader background of the expected benefits of FDI into Ethiopia as well as current policies and approaches to promote incoming investment. Addressing identified obstacles could help Ethiopia to take better advantage of foreign investors in order to accelerate the shift from a predominantly low-productivity agriculture-based economy towards a higher-productivity manufacturing and export-based economy. Experiences in successful countries around the world, and especially East Asia show that foreign investment is instrumental to facilitate such a structural transformation and to maintain sustained and broad-based economic development. This study recommends five main areas for policy adjustments to facilitate foreign investors coming into Ethiopia: adjust customs clearance procedures and trade regulations; facilitate currency convertibility and increase transparency of the exchange rate policy; improve tax administration consistency and efficacy; execute impartial labor regulation; and increase the supply and quality of skilled workers.

Chinese FDI in Ethiopia : A World Bank Survey

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