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Returns on Foreign Investment during the pre-1914 era: The case of Russia. European Review of Economic History

29 October 2020

Portfolio investors during 1880–1914 were motivated by the prospect of higher (ex-ante) expected returns and the search for diversification. At the London stock exchange, such overseas portfolios also realised higher (ex-post) returns than domestic portfo ...

Digitalization in economy and innovation: The effect on social and economic processes

29 October 2020

Digital technology has significantly changed the speed of operation in the economy. The Internet and digital devices are a driver of economic growth. This article analyzes the Russian digital economy and society in the context of comparison with EU countr ...

TRADE-SA-Tunisia export opportunities project- Report back on 1st workshop

20 January 2020

TRADE-SA-Tunisia export opportunities project- Report back on 1st workshop. With South Africa and Tunisia being located at opposite ends of the African continent and their main export markets being in Europe and other major trading regions, one might thin ...

MSMES and services trade: A pathway to inclusive growth in developing economies

15 October 2019

WTO Chairholder Prof.Wilma Viviers from North-West University and her colleagues write an opinion piece in the World Trade Report of 2019 titled "MSMES and services trade: A pathway to inclusive growth in developing economies?". Introduction: Th ...

Are the digital and inclusive growth agendas compatible? Implications for trade policy in developing countries

31 July 2019

the questions that Wilma Viviers (WTO Chair and research professor) and Ali Parry (extraordinary research scientist) from North-West University’s TRADE research ...

The global value chain dimension of foreign direct investment flows in the agro-industrial sector of South Africa: 2003-2014.

16 November 2018

African countries offer many investment opportunities and also urgently need global investment finance. Along the value chains of the agro-industrial sector there are many global challenges for African countries to attract foreign direct investment. This ...

Evaluating South Africa’s utilization of sustained export potential in Sub-Saharan Africa

16 November 2018

and fastest-growing economies. The research method applied comprised three steps. ...

Plurilateral trade agreements and the impact on LDCs: To participate or not to participate?

16 November 2018

https://www.saiia.org.za/research/plurilateral-trade-agreements-and-the-... Yes South Africa 13 March 2018 Trade topics: International Trading ...

Agricultural export patterns from Africa to the European Union

16 November 2018

not be established, thus signalling the need for more in-depth research. Yes South ...

Industrial policy in the global value chain era:a new paradigm for Africa

16 November 2018

In recent years, African countries have been giving greater priority to building their industrial capacity, placing particular emphasis on manufacturing in order to reduce their dependency on commodity trade. However, most African countries face significa ...

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