Author: Andrianarivo Andriandafiarisoa Ralison Ny Avotra
PhD student in International Business, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, P.R. China
E-mail:ny.andrianarivo@gmail.com
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of Chinese FDI in Madagascar during the last decade between 2007 and 2016, a period which encompass one of the country’s major political crisis and one presidential election in 2013 but also to put on exergue the opportunities and Challenges that faces Chinese investors in Madagascar. To do so, we explored and combined a panel of data, official reports, statistics, and research papers from different international, regional and national institutions. Depending on found sources, some calculation were necessary in some cases where we need to get amount in dollar from available local currency (Ariary) data to facilitate the comparison, the progress of Chinese FDI in Madagascar but mostly international reader’s understanding. In addition to the evolution, we also offer an overview of Chinese presence in different development sectors. For this point, some affirmations in this research come from the author analysis after the gathering scattered data and information which needed to be carefully chosen before cross-analyzed vertically and horizontally at different levels. As for the challenges and opportunities, we gathered and analyzed information from different daily newspapers and different other sources. This has made some table in this paper to have more than only one source. This paper is worth reading to students, researchers, investors and economists who are expressing a deep interest in Madagascar – China Relationship.
Keyword: Madagascar, Chinese FDI in Madagascar, FDI, China, investment
