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Notwithstanding escalating tensions with Israel and an acute economic crisis, foreign direct investments in Lebanon were up by 25% in 2023.
Ethiopia’s urban projects are often portrayed as beneficial to all residents – but this glosses over their highly uneven impact.
By promoting digitisation, governments can help create a more transparent and efficient business environment.
Since the 1990s, transnational corporations have once again become the dominant force as owners and managers of major mining projects.
A single International Finance Corporation project, on average, causes 7.6 additional armed conflict events in the year after it is introduced.
Pretoria needs to pull off a balancing act in managing South Africa’s international relations to advance its economic interests.
As a key UK trading partner, the government should tread carefully when addressing the very real risks posed by China.
The Russia-Africa summit has obvious benefits for Moscow: it conveys a perception of normalcy and the tacit approval of African elites.
New Zealand is falling well behind Australia in its economic relationship with India. Catching up will require significant political engagement.
Studies show South Africa did a lot right when it hosted the football World Cup. Qatar can do the same if it learns from South Africa.
Nigeria’s 2023 budget could worsen the country’s cycle of deficits and debts.
There should be a better long-term strategy for foreign direct investments in Nigeria that’s not tied to its oil reserves.
The Fed’s recent rate hikes are contributing to higher prices and growing recession risks around the world, yet there are good reasons why the US central bank has to keep its focus domestic.
The global external shocks require a total rethink, repurpose and reform of the process of globalisation.
Canada may no longer be seen to be the safe haven for investment in the eyes of the global business world, given recent protests events and lacklustre institutional responses.
African countries should adopt measures that strategically play rivals against each other. They should implement long-term strategies and domestic policies for dealing with strategic partners.
China’s engagement with Ghana was solidified by its willingness to undertake an expensive project Western partners had run away from.
The outbreak of COVID-19 could be used as a building block in the future to reinforce international co-operation and strengthen the pillars of globalization.
We looked at 125,000 protests across Africa and mapped them against Chinese investments.
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Professor of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor, Acadia University
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Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation, University of Birmingham
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Vice Dean and Faculty Director, ESG Inititative; Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management, University of Pennsylvania
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Researcher, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University
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Lecturer, Department of Banking and Finance, University for Development Studies
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Lecturer/ Assistant Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor of Strategy & International Business, University of Birmingham
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Principal Fellow, Melbourne Business School
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PhD Research Fellow – Finance, University of Bolton
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Senior Research Associate, One Earth Future Foundation
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Professor of Business Studies, Trinity College Dublin
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Assistant Professor of International Business, School of Business, George Washington University
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Économiste, conseillère au CEPII, CEPII
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Professor in Strategy and International Business, University of Aberdeen
