De-Risking Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study of Investment Dynamics in Angola

Fuente: arXiv
Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cagiza, Carmen Berta C De Saituma
Formato: Preprint
Publicado: 2025
Materias:
Acceso en línea:
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
_version_ 1866909863117848576
author Cagiza, Carmen Berta C De Saituma
author_facet Cagiza, Carmen Berta C De Saituma
contents This study investigates how Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) contribute to de-risking development in Sub-Saharan Africa by shaping Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows and supporting sustainable economic transformation. Focusing on Angola as a representative case, the research draws on qualitative interviews with international development advisors, foreign affairs professionals, and senior public sector stakeholders. The study explores how DFIs mitigate investment risk, enhance project credibility, and promote diversification beyond extractive sectors. While DFIs are widely recognized as catalysts for private sector engagement, particularly in infrastructure, agriculture, and manufacturing, their effectiveness is often constrained by institutional weaknesses and misalignment with national development priorities. The findings suggest that DFIs play a crucial enabling role in fragile and resource-dependent settings, but their long-term impact depends on complementary domestic reforms, improved governance, and strategic coordination. This research contributes to the literature on development finance by offering grounded empirical insights from an under examined Sub-Saharan context.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2510_18906
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle De-Risking Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study of Investment Dynamics in Angola
Cagiza, Carmen Berta C De Saituma
General Economics
Economics
This study investigates how Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) contribute to de-risking development in Sub-Saharan Africa by shaping Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows and supporting sustainable economic transformation. Focusing on Angola as a representative case, the research draws on qualitative interviews with international development advisors, foreign affairs professionals, and senior public sector stakeholders. The study explores how DFIs mitigate investment risk, enhance project credibility, and promote diversification beyond extractive sectors. While DFIs are widely recognized as catalysts for private sector engagement, particularly in infrastructure, agriculture, and manufacturing, their effectiveness is often constrained by institutional weaknesses and misalignment with national development priorities. The findings suggest that DFIs play a crucial enabling role in fragile and resource-dependent settings, but their long-term impact depends on complementary domestic reforms, improved governance, and strategic coordination. This research contributes to the literature on development finance by offering grounded empirical insights from an under examined Sub-Saharan context.
title De-Risking Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study of Investment Dynamics in Angola
topic General Economics
Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18906