company has established itself domestically and internationally especially as a major FDI investor in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Also, company AD has wholly owned subsidiaries in 16 countries – Ghana, Senegal, Niger, Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Kenya, Cameroon, Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Nepal except in South Africa (SA) where the company has 64% stake in partnership investment. On top of that, the company also have a procurement office in Europe and a plan for
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Alpha is the largest and most internationalised Nigerian manufacturing firms. The firm’s evolution, expansion and internationalisation is an example and a proof of a good government economic policy that propelled a visionary businessman with entrepreneurial abilities to build one of the largest…multinational firm in SSA (Interviewee Alpha_g1 September 2015). The firm’s domestic expansion had contributed to a large extent to the increased levels of industrial development and the economic growth of
its economy. Hydrocarbons have long been the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 60% of budget revenues, 30% of GDP, and over 95% of export earnings. Strong revenues from hydrocarbon exports have brought Algeria relative macroeconomic stability, with foreign currency reserves approaching $200 billion and a large budget stabilization fund available for tapping. In addition, Algeria 's external debt is extremely low at about 2% of GDP. However, the government has struggled to develop non-hydrocarbon
1. Individual Case Analysis and Presentation 2. Introduction This chapter focuses on the individual case analysis of the Internationalisation process of the four case firms under investigation in this thesis. The individual case firm’s analysis is divided into three main sections, namely - the general overview of the case firms’ specific business sectors, the firm background and domestic expansion process and international expansion. Drawing from multiple data sources coupled with semi-structure
Individual Case Analysis and Presentation 1. Introduction This chapter focuses on the analysis of the Internationalisation process of the four individual case firms under investigation in this thesis. The individual case firm’s analysis is divided into four main sections, namely - the general overview of the firm’s specific business sectors, the case firm background and domestic expansion process and international expansion. Drawing from multiple data sources coupled with semi-structure in-depth
As discussed earlier, research on the internationalisation of Nigerian firm’s is still under-explored and scant in the literature. In fact, few studies have research internationalisation phenomenon have studied it on the perspective of the banking sector (Amungo in Adeleye, White, & Boso, 2016, pp. 69-91), “examining the factors influencing the international expansion of Nigerian banks” finds that Nigerian banks internationalisation is influenced by home country regulations and the domestic competitive
The study of the internationalisation process of emerging market multinationals (EMNCs) has gained prominence in the last two decades. This is as a result of the economic growth and transformation witnessed among the emerging markets (EM) and the growth of EMNCs. The internationalisation phenomenon has resulted in a surge of interest from international business (IB) scholars (Athreye & Kapur, 2009; Hoskisson, Eden, Lau, & Wright, 2000; Hoskisson, Wright, Filatotchev, & Peng, 2013; Jormanainen & Koveshnikov
Introduction Eskom was established in South Africa in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission. In July 2002, it was converted into a public, limited liability company, wholly owned by government. Eskom is one of the top 20 utilities in the world by generation capacity (net maximum self-generated capacity: 41 194MW). Eskom generates approximately 95% of the electricity used in South Africa and approximately 45% of the electricity used in Africa. Eskom directly provides electricity to about 45%
1873, up 5.3 percent; 1873 to 1896, down 1.8 percent; 1896 to 1920, up 4.2 percent; and 1920 to 1934, down 3.9 percent. This extended history indicates a recurring sequence of inflations, linked to wartime periods, followed by long periods of price stability or deflation. Consumer prices accelerated during the World War II era, rising at an annual average rate of 7.0 percent from 1940 to 1948, and then stabilized from 1948 to 1965, when the annual increases averaged only 1.6 percent, including a peak