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Ong’ondo, Wiberforce. "FOREIGN CAPITAL FLOWS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF KENYA." International Journal of Finance and Accounting 3, no. 2 (October 29, 2018): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.752.
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The purpose of the study was to establish the effects of foreign capital flows on economic growth of Kenya. The study employed a quantitative research design. The target population of this study was Kenya since it is the Center of analysis. Considering that the population is one country, Kenya, secondary data was collected over a period of 25 years from 1993 to 2017. Therefore, the number of observations was X * 25 = 25. The research conducted a census on Kenya using secondary data from Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), Central Bank of Kenya, World Bank and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Data over time was analyzed using a time series model and trend analysis. Model test and correlation analysis were done before conducting regression and univariate regression analysis. The study found that, when external commercial borrowing is increased by one US dollar, annual GDP will increase by 395.990% when all other factors are kept constant. The opposite also applies. But, if external commercial borrowing is zero, annual GDP will decrease by USD 8,151,662,920.94 when all other factors are kept constant. Additionally, when Foreign Portfolio investment is increased by one US dollar, annual GDP will increase by 805.37% when all other factors are kept constant. The opposite also applies. But, if Foreign Portfolio Investment is zero, annual GDP will remain to be USD 25394237979 when all other factors are kept constant. Also, when FDI is increased by one US dollar, annual GDP will increase by 3026.30% when all other factors are kept constant. The opposite also applies. But, if FDI is zero, annual GDP will still increase by USD 18493289187.3 when all other factors are kept constant. Further results revealed that when Non-Resident Kenyan Deposits are increased by one US dollar, annual GDP will increase by 3738.65% when all other factors are kept constant. The opposite also applies. But, if Non-Resident Kenyan Deposits is zero, annual GDP will remain to be USD 4869680695.47 when all other factors are kept constant. The study recommends that the Government pursues policies that will attract and favour net increases in Foreign Direct Investments, Foreign Portfolio Investments, External Commercial Borrowings and Non-Resident Kenyan deposits into the country.
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Mwangi, Mercy Wairimu, Amos Njuguna, and George Achoki. "Relationship between Foreign Direct Investments and Capital Flight in Kenya: 1998-2018." Integrated Journal of Business and Economics 3, no. 3 (September 18, 2019): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.33019/ijbe.v3i3.222.
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The study established the relationship between Foreign Direct investments and Capital Flight in Kenya over the period 1998 to 2018. Quarterly time series data for calculation of capital flight and Gross Domestic Product growth rate, inflation and Foreign Direct investments were collected from the Central Bank of Kenya and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Two Autoregressive Distributed-lagged model models were fitted. Regression coefficients for FDI were 0.44 and -0.040 in the short run and -0.501 in the long run. The p values were 0.008 and 0.015 and 0.654 respectively. The results indicated that a 1 % increase in current quarters FDI would lead to a 0.44% increase in capital flight and a 1% increase in previous quarters FDI would lead to a decrease of 0.040% in capital flight. Regression results showed a coefficient of 0.006 and - 0.004 for Gross Domestic Product growth rate in the short run, and 0.038 in the long run. The p values were 0.422, and 0.638 and 0.749 respectively meaning that Gross Domestic Product growth rate and the capital flight had no significant relationship. Regression results showed a coefficient of -0.001 and -0.005 for inflation in the short run and -0.088 for inflation for the long run. The p values were 0.844 and 0.363 and 0.253 respectively. This indicated that inflation and the capital flight had an insignificant relationship. The study recommends that government adopts strategic management on FDI inflow transactions to avoid possible leakages of the same money going out as capital flight.
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Koskei, Loice. "The Effect of Foreign Portfolio Equity Sales on Stock Returns in Kenya: Evidence from NSE Listed Financial Institutions." International Journal of Economics and Finance 9, no. 4 (March 24, 2017): 185. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v9n4p185.
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Fluctuations of foreign portfolio equity intensify risk and unpredictability in financial institutions leading to high volatility. The main aim of this study was to find out the effect of foreign portfolio equity outflows on stock returns of listed financial institutions in Kenya. The study population was 21 financial institutions listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Using purposive sampling technique the study concentrated on 14 financial institutions. The research design of the study was causal as it is concerned more with understanding the connection between cause and effect relationships. The study adopted panel data regression using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method where the data included time series and cross-sectional. A unit root test was carried in this study to examine stationarity of variables because it used panel data which combined both cross-sectional and time series information. Panel estimation results indicated that foreign portfolio equity outflows have no effect on stock returns of listed financial institutions in Kenya. The study recommended implementation of policies that would curb foreign portfolio outflows in financial institutions in order to minimize reversals of foreign portfolio investments.
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Yano, Justin, and Joshua Matanda. "TOURISM-LED GROWTH HYPOTHESIS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN KENYA." International Journal of Economics 6, no. 1 (September 8, 2021): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.47604/ijecon.1367.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze tourism-led growth hypothesis in Kenya’s economy.
Materials and Methods: The descriptive research design was adopted. This study targeted international tourism receipts, employment, economies of scale and capital investments in tourism related economic activities that included hotels and food service activities, wholesale and retail trade, transport and information communication and travel agencies, entertainment and recreation in the period 1980 to 2019.The study used purposive sampling. a sample size of data for 40 years from 1980 to 2019 was used. The data were collected from KNBS, the World Bank and WTTC using a secondary data collection sheet. Using real GDP per capita as the dependent variable and international tourism receipts, tourism related employment, economies of scale and capital investments as the independent variables, the study used regression and vector error correction (VEC) to carry out the analysis. The analysis was systematic and begins with diagnostic tests that included Breusch-Godfrey Serial Correlation LM test, Breusch-Pagan-Godfrey test for homoscedasticity, Jarque-Bera normality test, VIF multi-collinearity test, Augmented Dickey Fuller unit root test and Johansen Co-integration test and finally the regression and the vector error correction analysis. Data analysis was done using E-views software.
Results: The study results showed that international tourism receipts, tourism related employment and economies of scale positively influence real GDP per capita in both short run and long run equilibrium. Capital investments negatively affected real GDP per capita in the long run but had a positive effect in the short run equilibrium. Granger causality test presented a bi-directional causality between international tourism receipts, tourism related employment, economies of scale and capital investments and real GDP per capita.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The country should enact policies that promote tourism related activities because the benefits derived from tourist expenditures positively influence the growth of the economy. Institutions such as Brand Kenya, Tourism Promotion Council, the Ministry of Tourism and recruitment of international tourism ambassadors should be strengthened to ensure more foreign tourists are attracted into the country.
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Muguchu, Jane, Nelson H. Wawire, and Anthony Wambugu. "Taxable capacity and effort of value-added tax in Kenya." African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal 2021, no. 1 (February 2021): 189–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.47348/amtj/2021/i1a11.
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Domestic tax revenue mobilisation has received great focus among developing countries in order to achieve the development objectives with less reliance on foreign aid. The effort to mobilise revenue in developing countries has been undermined by some challenges such as high levels of non-compliance, low taxable capacity and effort averaging 10 to 20 per cent compared to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, which collect 30 to 40 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP). To achieve Kenya’s Vision 2030 development objectives, the tax administration is expected to collect over 20.7 per cent of GDP and ensure revenue growth of 10 per cent per annum (Republic of Kenya, 2007). This called for establishing how far the country is from reaching its maximum tax potential and the effect of various factors that determine the taxable capacity of the country. Emphasis was placed on value-added tax (VAT) due to its high revenueraising potential. Using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimation technique and maximum likelihood for stochastic frontier approach, the study estimated the taxable capacity and effort of value-added tax (VAT). The results indicated that capital investment, manufacturing and private credit as a per cent of GDP impacted positively on taxable capacity while inflation, exports and agriculture negatively affected taxable capacity. The tax effort estimation results indicated that the average tax effort between 2011 and 2015 was 0.5, thus classifying the country under low collection, high effort category. Therefore, broadening the tax base through increased investments, manufacturing and improving on the efficiency of tax administration is fundamental in enhancing revenue mobilisation.
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Matanda, Joshua, and Samuel Mbalu. "EFFECT OF EXTERNAL DEBT LIABILITY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN KENYA." International Journal of Economics 6, no. 1 (September 8, 2021): 23–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.47604/ijecon.1368.
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of external debt liability on economic growth in Kenya.
Materials and Methods: The descriptive research design was adopted. The target population was three institutions: The National Treasury, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, and the World Bank. The study used time series data. The designated sample for this study covered a period of 43 years (1977–2019). Secondary data was used in this study. The data collected was on GDP of Kenya between 1977 and 2019, External public debt in terms of US dollars from 1977 to 2019, External private debt from 1977 and 2019 and external debt service payments from 1977 to 2019, all in US dollars. A data collection sheet was used to collect the data on the four variables. World Bank and World Development Indicator economic Meta data and published data by Central Bank of Kenya and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics were the source of data for this study. The study used Eviews version 10 for analyzing and presenting study findings. The study employed multivariate time series and panel data regression analysis. The model employed GDP as a measure of economic growth and external public debt, external private debt, and external debt service payment as its main independent variables.
Results: The study found out that only the external private debt and the debt service payment showed bilateral causal relationship. External public debt and external private debt had a positive and significant effect on the GDP, indicating that external debt promotes economic growth in Kenya. The external debt service payment showed a negative and a significant effect on the GDP as well. The model explained 97% variability of the GDP as explained by the three independent variables combined. The 3% is attributed to other factors, not included in this study.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends a more robust multivariate model to be employed to include more macro-economic variables to explain economic growth. A decade-to-decade comparison can also be done to compare the effects of the external debt on Kenyan economic growth in different time intervals. Fiscal and monetary policies should be reviewed to encourage more domestic and foreign investments and discourage external borrowing to fund budget deficits or projects with low or no returns.
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Asafo-Adjei, Emmanuel, Daniel Agyapong, Samuel Kwaku Agyei, Siaw Frimpong, Reginald Djimatey, and Anokye M. Adam. "Economic Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns of Africa: A Wavelet Coherence Analysis." Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society 2020 (November 22, 2020): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8846507.
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This study explores how global economic policy uncertainty (EPU) shocks comove with stock returns (SR) of eight African countries—Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia. The study employed daily data from December 2010 to December 2019 using wavelet coherence analysis. The results showed that global EPU comoves with most of the SR of African markets and was concentrated in the longer term, especially during the period between 2011 and 2019, although not substantially. The findings indicate that short-term investments in African stocks are less susceptible to global economic policy uncertainty. It is recommended that foreign investors could hedge agaist policy uncertainties by investing in stock listed in African Stock exchanges while appropriate country-level policies are deployed to manage long-term effect of EPU.
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Muiruri, Edward Maina, Dr Patrick Karanja Ngugi, and Dr Allan Kihara. "INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES ON COMPETITIVENESS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KENYA." Journal of Business and Strategic Management 6, no. 2 (September 10, 2021): 25–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.47941/jbsm.677.
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Purpose: The firms have been facing steep competition from foreign companies due to increased globalization. The aim of the study was to find out the influence of financial capabilities on competitiveness of food and beverage processing companies in Kenya.
Methodology: The study was informed by resource based theory. Empirical studies were reviewed to provide the basis for research gaps to be filled by the current study. Descriptive research design was employed while the target population was the 187 food and beverage processing firms in Kenya. A census was used where all the 187 companies were contacted. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain the primary data which was analyzed through mixed method analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data while qualitative data was analyzed through content analysis. Inferential statistics were used to analyze the relationship between variables through the regression model. The findings were presented in form of tables, pie-charts and bar-graphs.
Results: The companies however mainly relied on bank deposits as the source of funding for their operations. Financial capabilities significantly and positively influence the competitiveness of the food and beverage processing firms. The bank deposits, cash holdings and stock holdings create the financial muscle of the firms by ensuring that they are able to obtain adequate and high quality production inputs thus contributing to the companies’ success. The correlation analysis revealed that there was a positive and significant association between Financial capabilities and firm competitiveness (r = 0.698, p = 0.000). Regression of coefficients results revealed that Financial capabilities and firm competitiveness are positively and significantly related (β =0.638, p=0.000).
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The firms ought to seek adequate financial capabilities as a way of effectively financing their operations to gain competitiveness. The companies should embrace accountability and proper investments that increase their bank deposits, cash holdings and stock holdings through which they can sustain their operations towards competitiveness. The companies should embrace accountability and proper investments that increase their bank deposits, cash holdings and stock holdings through which they can sustain their operations towards competitiveness.
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Khisa, Kelvin, Nicholas Oguge, and Stephen Anyango Obiero. "Mainstreaming the Culture of Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) in Kenya for the Sustainable Realization of the Country’s Vision 2030." JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND MARKETING 3, no. 6 (2018): 7–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/jibrm.1849-8558.2015.36.3001.
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Competitive and productive Special Economic Zones (SEZs)/ industrial Parks (IPs) of the future will be those that will abandon the wasteful linear development model and instead embrace a circular economy that is characterized with the circular flow of materials and energy. Doing this will not only lower pressure on the use of the country’s virgin raw materials but also contribute to the reduced carbon footprint of the SEZs/IPs by helping to divert wastes from the landfill. This paper investigated the spontaneous evolution of waste and by-product exchange at the agro-processing and garment clusters of the Athi River SEZ. These cluster based material exchanges evolved on their own largely as a result of the prevailing forces of material supply and demand. Though at its infancy, this emergency of industrial symbiosis at the economic zone has helped to demonstrate the social inclusion dimension of green growth through the creation of decent green jobs. The practice has also enabled participating firms to reduce their GHG emissions and lower their operational costs. The economic zone’s desire to fully embrace waste recovery, reuse and recycling as part of its deliberate efforts of advancing the ideals of a circular economy is currently being hampered by a lack of functional waste recovery, reuse, and recycling infrastructure. The proposed strengthening of University-Industry-Government (U-I-G) collaboration at the Athi River SEZ, will help promote eco-innovation that forms the cornerstone of the economic zone’s improved productivity and competitiveness. The paper sought to unravel the enabling policy interventions that need to be put in place so as to accelerate the transformation of the country’s economic zones into environmentally friendly Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) capable of attracting green foreign direct investments (FDIs). It also tackled the barriers that need to be overcome by key stakeholders so that the country’s SEZs/ IPs can adopt a development trajectory that enjoys low-emission levels, efficiently uses its resources, and is socially inclusive through the creation of decent green jobs.
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Wekesa, Carol Teresa, Nelson H. Wawire, and George Kosimbei. "Effects of Infrastructure Development on Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya." Journal of Infrastructure Development 8, no. 2 (December 2016): 93–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0974930616667875.
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Kenya’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows as a percentage of GDP have been increasing negligibly over the last 4 years, increasing from 0.4 per cent in 2010 to 0.9 per cent in 2013. And yet evidence shows that quality infrastructure lowers the cost of doing business and thus attracts FDI. Kenya has visible signs of infrastructure inadequacy and inefficiencies despite the fact that since the year 2000, there has been increased budgetary allocation to the infrastructure sector. This study, therefore, sought to determine the effects of transport, energy, communication and water and waste infrastructure development on FDI inflows in Kenya. The study used annual time series data sourced from Central Bank of Kenya, World Bank and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Using multiple regression analysis, it was established that improved transport infrastructure, communication infrastructure, water and waste infrastructure, exchange rate, economic growth and trade openness are important determinants of FDI inflows into Kenya. Hence, for Kenya to attract more FDI, continued infrastructural development is key since quality infrastructure affords investors a conducive investment climate in which to operate.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Foreign investments - Kenya"
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Bello, Joshua A. "Fiscal policy and the growth of foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (selected countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa) /." Auburn, Ala., 2005. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2005%20Fall/Dissertation/BELLO_JOSHUA_7.pdf.
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Gui-Diby, Steve Loris. "Essays on the Impact of Foreign Direct Investments in Africa." Thesis, Clermont-Ferrand 1, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016CLF10489/document.
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Cette thèse a pour objet d’analyser l’impact des flux d’investissement direct étranger (IDE) reçu par l’Afrique sur la croissance économique, l’industrialisation et le transfert de technologie. Les analyses portant sur la croissance économique et l’industrialisation sont basées sur des données macroéconomiques comprenant respectivement 50 et 49 pays africains observés sur la période 1980-2009 ; et les analyses portant sur l’impact des flux d’IDE sont basés une étude de cas mobilisant des données microéconomiques des firmes kenyanes du secteur manufacturier observées en 2012/2013. Les résultats des analyses de l’impact des IDE sur la croissance économique suggèrent que : les flux d’IDE ont eu impact positif et significatif sur la période 1980-2009 ; mais que cet impact a probablement été non significatif ou négatif pendant la période 1980-1994 alors que l’impact a été significativement positif sur la période 1995-2009. En outre, le relatif faible niveau des capacités d’absorption n’a pas contraint l’impact positif sur la croissance économique. S’agissant de l’industrialisation, les analyses suggèrent que l’impact des IDE sur le secteur manufacturier n’a pas été significativement différent de zéro pendant la période d’étude. Concernant l’existence de transferts de technologie horizontaux au Kenya, les analyses révèlent une absence de significativité de l’impact des IDE sur le degré d’innovation des firmes locales en concurrence avec les firmes internationalesThe objective of this thesis is to analyze the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows towards Africa on economic growth, industrialization, and technological transfer. Analyses aiming at studying the nexuses FDI-economic growth and FDI-industrialization are based on macroeconomic data from respectively 50 and 49 African countries observed during the period from 1980 to 2009; and analyses on FDI related technological spillovers are based on Kenyan firm-level data observed in the manufacturing sector during the period 2012/2013. Concerning the FDI-economic growth nexus, it is found that FDI inflows had a significant impact on economic growth in the African region during the period of interest. It also finds that while the low level of human resources did not limit the impact of FDI, and that the impact of FDI on economic growth was negative or non-significant during the period from 1980 to 1994 and positive during the period from 1995 to 2009. The results indicate that FDI most likely did not have a significant impact on the industrialization of African countries. Concerning the existence of FDI-related technological transfer, it is found that FDI inflows did not spur innovation in local firms competing against multinational firms
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Gachino, Geoffrey G. "Foreign direct investment, spillovers and innovation the case of Kenyan manufacturing industry /." Maastricht : Maastricht : Universitaire Press Maastricht ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 2006. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=7657.
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Barasa, Topista N. "Speculative Urbanism and the Urban Planning Process of Nairobi Kenya: A Case Study of the Southern Bypass." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1618235575427567.
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Wanjiru, Roseline. "The political economy of foreign direct investment in Africa: The case of the Kenyan clothing and textile sector." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493596.
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As debate over the role of multinational enterprises has changed over time, many developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have aggressively sought to attract foreign direct investment in order to gain from the expected benefits associated with investment of this nature. There has been a shift in policies and an introduction of various incentives to attract investment. New possibilities appear to be associated with the participation of developing countries in increasingly complex global divisions of labour which are orchestrated by multinational companies .across borders. In this context, attention has turned to analysing the role of multinational enterprises in orchestrating global commodity chains in which developing countries can participate.
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Millya, James Kinyasi. "The impact of direct foreign and local investment on indigenous communities in East Africa: a case study of the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5843.
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The general objective of this study is to lay out the bases for an assessment of the impact of foreign and local investment on indigenous people in East Africa. For this purpose it will explore the current and systematic practice of violations of human rights as against the obligation of states
to promote and to protect human rights and to guarantee effective remedies for victims in cases where those rights have been violated under the international human rights law jurisprudence in an African context. Reveals how State sponsored investments in Maasai traditional land, particularly creation of national parks, game reserves and game controlled areas have changed the way of life of the
Maasai as a “people” aggravating their marginalization.Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr Lorite Alejandro of the Department of Law, American University - Cairo Egypt.
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Muthuuri, Njoki. "The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29024.
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Foreign capital inflows (FCI) play an important role in the economic development of the recipient country as they fund investments and promote growth. However, the size and composition of such inflows are determined on the basis of country specific requirements. The study investigates the impact of capital inflows on the economy of Kenya at a time when the government implemented economic reform measures to stabilize the economy and restore sustainable growth. More specifically, the study examines the impact of foreign capital flows remittances such as overseas workers remittance, official development aid, and external debt, on selected macro-economic variables using monthly time series data and a single-equation empirical approach. The study findings reveal that some forms of FCI are not influenced by the macro economic variables in the country but by other factors such as political stability and policy variables.
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Kinuthia, Wanyee. "“Accumulation by Dispossession” by the Global Extractive Industry: The Case of Canada." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30170.
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This thesis draws on David Harvey’s concept of “accumulation by dispossession” and an international political economy (IPE) approach centred on the institutional arrangements and power structures that privilege certain actors and values, in order to critique current capitalist practices of primitive accumulation by the global corporate extractive industry. The thesis examines how accumulation by dispossession by the global extractive industry is facilitated by the “free entry” or “free mining” principle. It does so by focusing on Canada as a leader in the global extractive industry and the spread of this country’s mining laws to other countries – in other words, the transnationalisation of norms in the global extractive industry – so as to maintain a consistent and familiar operating environment for Canadian extractive companies. The transnationalisation of norms is further promoted by key international institutions such as the World Bank, which is also the world’s largest development lender and also plays a key role in shaping the regulations that govern natural resource extraction. The thesis briefly investigates some Canadian examples of resource extraction projects, in order to demonstrate the weaknesses of Canadian mining laws, particularly the lack of protection of landowners’ rights under the free entry system and the subsequent need for “free, prior and informed consent” (FPIC). The thesis also considers some of the challenges to the adoption and implementation of the right to FPIC. These challenges include embedded institutional structures like the free entry mining system, international political economy (IPE) as shaped by international institutions and powerful corporations, as well as concerns regarding ‘local’ power structures or the legitimacy of representatives of communities affected by extractive projects. The thesis concludes that in order for Canada to be truly recognized as a leader in the global extractive industry, it must establish legal norms domestically to ensure that Canadian mining companies and residents can be held accountable when there is evidence of environmental and/or human rights violations associated with the activities of Canadian mining companies abroad. The thesis also concludes that Canada needs to address underlying structural issues such as the free entry mining system and implement FPIC, in order to curb “accumulation by dispossession” by the extractive industry, both domestically and abroad.
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"The linkage between foreign direct investment and economic growth : a comparative case study of Kenya and South Africa." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7181.
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M.A.All countries compete to attract a larger share of FDI inflows. Developing countries, especially in Africa, receive a relatively small share of FDI inflow. Furthermore, the FDI inflows that Africa receives are concentrated in a small number of countries. While FDI is regarded as the engine for growth, some studies have even shown a weak and unstable relationship between FDI and growth in Africa, with wide variations between African countries. Against this backdrop, this study aims to determine why developing countries benefit differently from FDI. To achieve this aim, a comparative case study between South Africa and Kenya was conducted. This study focused on the institutions responsible for providing linkage support to both new and existing foreign direct investors in South Africa and Kenya. It argues that institutions assist countries to adopt and absorb technologies introduced in domestic economies by foreign investors. In this light, the research attempted to compare the best practice to actual practice of the institutions in South Africa and Kenya. At the end of the research process, it was discovered that even though South African institutions have challenges, they perform better than their Kenyan counterparts because they are well-funded and receive strong support from the South African government.
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Hassan, Khaoula Abou El, and 木蘭. "China in Africa: A study of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya, Nigeria and Morocco." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/rg2k7z.
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Since the early 2000s, Africa's relations with the rest of the world were shaped as a result of the postcolonial world. The continent, thanks to being home to so many economies in relatively early stages of development, is experiencing a relentless fast growth. With the rapid increase of the African’s gross domestic product (GDP), new partners, particularly emerging countries, are drawn to the continent, and compete with the region’s traditional partners such as the US and the EU. Although China’s presence in Africa predates most newcomers, it takes on the role of the figurehead of this movement as much through the intensity of the exchanges and the scope of concerned activities as through the geographical diversity of its deployment. Today, The People's Republic of China (PRC) has become the largest trading partner on the African continent and one of the largest investors. All across the continent, the Middle Kingdom is playing part in different projects transforming the African economies. But they are many inequalities and strong variations between the different African countries. The purpose of this study is to understand Sino-African relations through an analysis of Chinese Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in three countries; Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco, where the Chinese investments have been increasing during the past few years. We want to provide a deeper analysis of China’s investments determinants, strategies, their specificities and consequences on these countries and, to some extent, on Africa as a whole. This study will be based on several journal articles, newspapers, and researches on the matter. The data used to conduct this investigation has been gathered from different institutional organizations that propose a detailed set of data on China’s activity in Africa. In order to give a better understanding of the issue, we will do a cross-country case study on Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco.
Books on the topic "Foreign investments - Kenya"
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Trade, Kenya Ministry of. Ministry of Trade: Investment opportunities in Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: Ministry of Trade, 2011.
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Owen, Nyang'oro, ed. Institutional factors and foreign direct investment flows: Implications for Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: Private Sector Development Division, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2005.
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Schmiedel, Gerhard. The transfer of technology in the context of the bilateral business cooperation between Germany and Kenya. Nairobi: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 1986.
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Office, General Accounting. Foreign aid: Agency for International Development's 1978 and 1986 programs for Jamaica, Kenya, and Senegal : briefing report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on African Affairs, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1986.
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AGOA, Forum Exhibition (8th 2009 Nairobi Kenya). Exhibitor's catalogue: 8th AGOA Forum, Nairobi, Kenya : realizing the full potential of AGOA through expansion of Trade and Investment, 4th-6th August 2009. Nairobi: Ministry of Trade, 2009.
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(Kenya), Investment Promotion Centre, ed. Kenya, a guide for investors. Nairobi: Investment Promotion Centre, 1991.
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Kenya: The opportunities for investment. [Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire: Rooster Books, 1988.
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(Kenya), Investment Promotion Centre, ed. Kenya, investors' guide. Nairobi, Kenya: Investment Promotion Centre, 2001.
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(Kenya), Investment Promotion Centre, ed. Investor's guide to Kenya. [Nairobi]: Investment Promotion Centre, 1989.
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Jonyo, Fred. "The Politics of External Resource Mobilization: From Foreign Aid to Foreign Investment." In Governing Kenya, 183–201. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61784-4_11.
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"12. Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya and Malaysia." In Asian Tigers, African Lions, 317–37. BRILL, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004260009_013.
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"Trade facilitation and foreign direct investment flows in Kenya." In Trade Costs and Inclusive Growth: Case Studies Presented by WTO Chair-Holders, 25–48. WTO, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.30875/b6fed4ee-en.
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Yueh, Linda. "China’s Economic Emergence and Implications for Africa." In China-Africa and an Economic Transformation, 19–34. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198830504.003.0002.
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China’s emergence as the world’s second-largest economy has transformed the world economy by creating a source of consumers as well as a place for production. As is consistent with becoming a major economy, China has become a net capital exporter, investing more abroad than it receives in inward foreign direct investment. The clearest manifestation of this outward investment is seen in the ‘Going Global’ policy for Chinese firms launched in the early 2000s and in the Belt and Road Initiative that began to invest in infrastructure overseas in 2013. The latter has significant implications for Africa as well as the Middle East, eastern parts of Europe, and South-east and Central Asia. This chapter explores the drivers of China’s emergence as an economic superpower and analyzes its wider potential impact, including on sub-Saharan Africa’s economic development, notably in respect of Chinese infrastructure investment in Kenya.
Conference papers on the topic "Foreign investments - Kenya"
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Li, Huimin. "Africa Petroleum Fiscal Evolvement and Impacts on Foreign Investment: Illustrations from Nigeria." In SPE/AAPG Africa Energy and Technology Conference. SPE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/afrc-2567973-ms.
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ABSTRACT With plenty of latest discoveries witnessed from East Africa, the petroleum atlas reshaping is expected where some new faces (e.g. Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, etc.) may play emergent roles besides traditional oil countries in Africa. Due to general lack of infrastructure construction and capital investment, it still need some time for large-scale commercial production and the involvement of international oil companies is indispensable in the process. Dramatic price drop has tremendously stricken both governments and international oil companies (IOC) in oil-producing countries since 2014. The effectiveness in which governments and IOCs adjust to this reality will determine the extent and the pace of future development of these countries’ oil sectors. Most IOCs were struggling to cut capital expenditure and control operating cost to survive, and how to maintain and attract investment is regarded as huge challenges by many governments in the downward scenario. Apart from resource factors, petroleum fiscal terms are one of the key factors in the investment decision for IOCs. The attractiveness of fiscal contracts has a fundamental effect on profitability of petroleum projects, and thus an important indicator for evaluating investment feasibility in the country. The paper gives an overview on fiscal transformation in most Africa oil countries, some of them were trying to increase government share in oil profits to support social expenditures, and others have provided fiscal incentives to absorb further investment in the oil sector. It shows that fiscal policies in the countries where national economy relies more on oil revenues are less stable during the past decade. Some upstream projects in Nigeria are illustrated to show the impacts of different contract terms on economic benefits. Thus with new government's coming into power, most IOCs are holding back further investment and expecting negotiation with the authorities for confirmation on fiscal terms applied in their assets to avoid potential contractual risks, like PIB, Side letter, etc. The implications regarding petroleum regime are summarized based on the experience from Nigeria for emerging countries in East Africa, relatively stable fiscal policy with some incentives to encourage exploration activities would be helpful to petroleum industry. Lastly, investment suggestions are presented with priorities to promote business development in the area.