FDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs?

dc.contributor.advisorAlhassan, Abdul Latif
dc.contributor.authorMathews, Candice
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-17T09:43:19Z
dc.date.available2024-05-17T09:43:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2024-05-17T07:31:15Z
dc.description.abstractSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a persistent funding gap in financing its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). External finance flows are regarded as a key source of SDG financing. Therefore, can foreign flows in the form of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Official Development Assistance (ODA) assist SSA in achieving the SDG goals? This study utilises panel data in a fixed effects model to investigate the influence of FDI and ODA on a sample of 32 SSA countries' SDG scores. The findings show a significant and positive influence of FDI on sustainable development, most notable in East and Southern African regions and with resource-rich countries. This impact is reflected in the overall general score and goals related to the economic and social pillars of the SDGs. However, there is no significant impact on the goals associated with the governance pillar. In fact, FDI has a negative relationship with the environmental aspect of sustainability. On the other hand, the social SDGs have been significantly and positively impacted by ODA. The study contributes to the current literature dedicated to financing sustainability, which can be helpful to emerging economies in understanding how to attract the right kind of external financing to close their funding gaps and meet their sustainable agenda.
dc.identifier.apacitationMathews, C. (2023). <i>FDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs?</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39638en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMathews, Candice. <i>"FDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs?."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39638en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMathews, C. 2023. FDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs?. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB). http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39638en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mathews, Candice AB - Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a persistent funding gap in financing its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). External finance flows are regarded as a key source of SDG financing. Therefore, can foreign flows in the form of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Official Development Assistance (ODA) assist SSA in achieving the SDG goals? This study utilises panel data in a fixed effects model to investigate the influence of FDI and ODA on a sample of 32 SSA countries' SDG scores. The findings show a significant and positive influence of FDI on sustainable development, most notable in East and Southern African regions and with resource-rich countries. This impact is reflected in the overall general score and goals related to the economic and social pillars of the SDGs. However, there is no significant impact on the goals associated with the governance pillar. In fact, FDI has a negative relationship with the environmental aspect of sustainability. On the other hand, the social SDGs have been significantly and positively impacted by ODA. The study contributes to the current literature dedicated to financing sustainability, which can be helpful to emerging economies in understanding how to attract the right kind of external financing to close their funding gaps and meet their sustainable agenda. DA - 2023 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Development Finance LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2023 T1 - FDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs? TI - FDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39638 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/39638
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMathews C. FDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs?. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39638en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentGraduate School of Business (GSB)
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectDevelopment Finance
dc.titleFDI and ODA in SSA: Does it contribute to the SDGs?
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMBA
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