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University of Hertfordshire
MSc Finance and Investment Management
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) effect on emerging stock markets and the determinants of a stock market development (A study with reference to South Africa)
Author: Lila Mashanga
Student No: 10225573
Supervisor: Dr. Edward Lee
Submission Date: 23rd September 2014
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Contents
1. Title Page
2. Acknowledgment
3. Executive Summary or Abstract (brief not more than 150 words)
4. Content and page numbers
5. List of Figures and Tables
6. Chapter One – Introduction
7. Chapter Two – Literature Review
8. Chapter Three – Research Methodology and Methods
9. Chapter Four – Data Findings and Analysis
10. Chapter Five – Conclusions and Recommendations (where appropriate)
11. Personal Reflections
12. References
13. Appendices: Must include your ethics form, your proposal and your dissertation log.
CHAPTER 1: - INTRODUCTION
1.1Background to the study Foreign direct investment has been viewed as primary source of globalization, in the past decade. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a cross-border investment made by a home enterprise with aim of attaining interest in an entity in a foreign country. There are different forms of investments which are categorized as FDI. Examples include operational FDI and financial FDI. Operational FDI is when an investor partakes in the control and management of a business venture. Generally, most type of these investments are mergers and acquisitions. International banks are an example of