Greenfield investment and value-chain integration: Evidence from Africa

Examines the effects of both inward and outward African greenfield investment.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
31 October 2025
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
17 June 2025
Authors:
Shingal, A . and Agarwal, P.

Abstract

The authors examine the effects of both inward and outward African greenfield investment on host and source countries’ participation in global value chains (GVCs) over 2003-22 in a gravity framework.

This is an part of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme.

Citation

Shingal A and Agarwal P. ‘Greenfield investment and value-chain integration: Evidence from Africa’ STEG Working Paper, 2025

Greenfield investment and value-chain integration: Evidence from Africa

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Published 31 October 2025
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