Factors influencing foreign direct investment of South African financial services firms in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-317

  Luiz, John Manuel ^a   Charalambous, Harris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Financial services; Foreign direct investment; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349168051     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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