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    STUDIA EUROPAEA - Issue no. 2 / 2021  
         
  Article:   THE INFLUENCE OF CHINA’S FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL FRAMEWORK OF AFRICA (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA).

Authors:  SOLOMON KUNLE OMOGBEMI.
 
       
         
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DOI: 10.24193/subbeuropaea.2021.2.05

Published Online: 2021-12-30
Published Print: 2021-12-30
pp. 93-118

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China has been spreading its tentacles across continents, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria. The objective of this paper is to investigate the influence of Foreign direct investment on the economic and political framework of Africa, using Nigerian as a case study. The foreign direct investments from China to Africa and particularly to Nigeria has not been received well in the pool of public opinion. However, the benefits the investment pool has on the economic and political framework is positive. Yet, researchers, believe that caution should be taken to avoid excessive FDI from China. The method of regression analysis was employed to prove the relationship between FDI inflow and annual GDP. The result showed that there is a strong and significant influence of FDI on GDP and vice versa.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Gross Domestic Product, China, Nigeria, Political Framework, Economic Framework.
 
         
     
         
         
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