Foreign direct investment

Woman using a knitting machine in northern Uganda

How Africa can leverage diaspora funding for greater impact

More than $53bn in remittances were sent to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, compared with $30bn in foreign direct investment and only $29bn in official development assistance

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East Africa offers diversified growth opportunities for South African companies

Even before East Africa's oil and gas potential is taken into account, Africa’s most dynamic region presents a powerful investment case for South African corporates

Why Africa needs FDI more than foreign portfolio investment – BoU’s Kasekende

In many important respects, FDI is much more valuable than portfolio investment because the former can enable new, large and medium-sized companies to be created in economies where these types of enterprises are relatively scarce

How Africa can leverage diaspora funding for greater impact

East Africa offers diversified growth opportunities for South African companies

Why Africa needs FDI more than foreign portfolio investment – BoU’s Kasekende

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