Africa rising out of itself: The growth of intra-African FDI

• DOI: 10.7916/d87d2t92
• Publication Date: 2015-01-01
• Authors: Ralf Krüger; Ilan Strauss
• Keywords: 330; ddc:330; 1. No poverty; Finance

Detailing the rise of intra-African FDI, the authors suggest that this has the ability to improve Africa’s competitiveness, but requires a combination of improved market access and industrial policies (related to cluster and infrastructure development and the use of local inputs) to ensure that host country domestic suppliers benefit.