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    IBSA six years on: co-operation in a new global order

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    Six years after its launch, officials can no longer claim that the India–Brazil–South Africa (IBSA) Forum is still in its infancy. It is time to evaluate results and missed opportunities to provide a balanced assessment.
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    Chinese investment in African Free Trade Zones: lessons from Nigeria’s experience

    2009
    Nigeria’s free trade zone (FTZ) legislation has been in place for 17 years, but progress in implementation has been uneven and slow. The main FTZ in which Chinese companies play a significant role is the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), where work began in 2006.
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    Chinese development co-operation in Africa: the case of Tembisa's Friendship Town

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    Chinese development co-operation in Africa has invoked both admiration and criticism, much of it based on limited empirical or anecdotal evidence, contributing to conflicting perceptions as to its purpose, means and outcomes.
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    Africa's challenges in international trade and regional integration: what role for Europe?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    The challenges that Africa faces in trade and regional integration are legion, and well documented. In this brief we attempt to summarise them against the backdrop of Africa's broad development priorities.  We then explore the ‘demand' and ‘supply' sides of Africa's trade problems, noting where and how the European Union may improve its efforts to assist.
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    Chinese business interests and banking in Nigeria

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    China and Nigeria have extensive economic links covering a broad range of sectors from construction and retailing to manufacturing and oil production. Indeed, the impact of China is easily discernible in many aspects of Nigeria’s socio-economic life.
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    From isolation to integration? A study of Chinese retailers in Dakar

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    Starting from the late 1990s, more and more Chinese have migrated to Senegal, concentrating and opening small shops along the Boulevard Général de Gaulle, one of the major roads in Dakar.
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    Development aid for infrastructure investment in Africa: Malian relations with China, the European Commission and the World Bank

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    In a widely publicised declaration of co-operation (February 2009), the government of China pledged to build a third bridge in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Construction commenced soon afterwards.
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    China’s role in infrastructure development in Botswana

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is often characterised as a major success story on the continent. Consistent economic growth, effective democratic institutions and strong forward planning contribute to the country’s overall reputation as a developmental state.
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    The myth and reality of Chinese investors: a case study of Chinese investment in Zambia's copper industry

    2010
    In any attempt to analyse the implications of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) for African countries, Zambia is the example par excellence, its historical relationship with China and its ever-increasing economic ties with the emerging power being the main reasons for this.
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    Banking in Nigeria and Chinese economic diplomacy in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    While Sino–Nigerian relations have grown significantly since the 1970s, several aspects of the relationship have been controversial and difficult. However, the special attraction the two countries hold for each other has made the relationship persist, even amid difficulties and challenges.

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