Benchmarking South Africa’s Foreign Direct Investment Policy

Image: Flickr, Darren Glanville
Image: Flickr, Darren Glanville

This policy insights paper examines South Africa’s proposed law on the promotion and protection of investment, and highlights the differences between this law and SADC’s regional approach as adopted by South Africa.

It illuminates the problematic differences with international investment law and the implications for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), and discusses South Africa’s considerations in balancing the competing interests of national development objectives and its obligations under international law.

The views expressed in this publication/article are those of the author/s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).

12 May 2015