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Working Paper Series
WP0159-12
TitleAnalysis of approvals for Chinese companies to invest in Africa
AuthorHuang Wenbin and Andreas Wilkes
Year2011
PublisherCenter for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
City of PublicationBogor, Indonesia
Series NumberWorking Paper 81
Number of Pages26
Call NumberWP0159-12
Abstract:
The lack of a comprehensive database of Chinese investments in Africa makes it difficult to build a picture and analyse trends and patterns. The analysis in this working paper draws on a database (spanning 1983 to 2010) of approvals by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM) for Chinese companies to engage in overseas investments. Records in the database indicate the companies’ intent to invest overseas, but do not record actual investments that were completed. Additional sources are used to characterise trends in Chinese merger and acquisition activities in the sectors of concern in Africa.
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