Abstract The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is driving the rapid growth of China's outward
foreign direct investment (OFDI) across the BRI region. Many BRI host countries, which are …

African countries face an economic transformation gap. Given the large and growing
Chinese presence on the African continent, a fundamental question is whether Chinese …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically assesses the major contributions to the
academic literature on China's increased focus on Africa, from 2001 to 2011. It discusses the …

The research assesses how information and communication technology (ICT) modulates the
effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth dynamics in 25 countries in Sub …

The Bhagwati hypothesis predicts a growth enhancing effects of trade (exports) and foreign
direct investment (FDI) interaction. This paper tests the validity of the Bhagwati hypothesis by …

While there is a consensus on the expanding importance of the China–Africa economic
relationship, there is much more debate on how to portray the relationship. Thus, this study …

China's recent political and economic inroads into Africa have generated much interest in
the current literature, with scholars and policymakers endeavouring to assess the merits and …

Flows of development financing from the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) to low
income countries (LICs) have surged in recent years. Unlike aid from traditional donors …

This paper investigates the technological impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) among
developing markets on the host economy, as the distinctive features of FDI from developing …

I perform Arellano‐Bond GMM estimations using panel data over the period 1995–2008 and
explore the growth effects of Africa's trade with China, distinguishing between the effect of …