g., cocaine, hashish and heroin), the country is currently the world's largest market for illicit methaqualone (South Africa transnational issues, 2016) and an ongoing HIV epidemic (Birnbaum & Murray, 2011)
png Several social factors are believed to account for these inordinately high HIV prevalence rates, at least in part, including the country's male homosexual population that accounts for about 10% of the total population as well as nearly 10% of all new HIV infections; these prevalence rates, though, vary widely by geographic region of the country, including the highest rates of 43.6% in Johannesburg and Durban (du Toit & Burger, 2010)
5 billion. The second offer would permit the South African firm to remain listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (Alexander, 2012)
During this period, rand has been in a weakened position due a series of local events that have had significant economic impact. Some of these local events include increasing debt, energy issues, and socio-political unrest (Bronkhorst, 2012)
Actually, despite trade liberalization initiatives and fluctuations in exchange rates, the percentage of Massmart's direct imports has remained extremely stable and constant overtime (RBB Economics, 2011). Generally, foreign direct investments are affected by several factors including the real exchange rate, stability of the exchange rate, and inflation rates (Kariga, Ngobeni & Ngobese, 2012)
An example of a foreign direct investment project is Wal-Mart's merger with Massmart, which enabled Wal-Mart to establish a foothold in a huge consumer market in Africa. Wal-Mart's Merger with Massmart As previously mentioned, a good case of a foreign direct investment project is Wal-Mart's merger with Massmart, which was approved in 2011 (Maylie, 2012)
An example of a foreign direct investment project is Wal-Mart's merger with Massmart, which enabled Wal-Mart to establish a foothold in a huge consumer market in Africa. Wal-Mart's Merger with Massmart As previously mentioned, a good case of a foreign direct investment project is Wal-Mart's merger with Massmart, which was approved in 2011 (Maylie, 2012)
However, the profitability of business entities that make direct investments into South Africa is threatened by various weaknesses including high regulation of the labor market, complex import-export procedures, and increased crimes and corruption. Furthermore, the perceived mismanagement of the economy by the ruling party has contributed to some decline in the flow of foreign direct investments into South Africa (Mosia, 2012)
Using an auto-aggressive integrated moving average model, the South African exchange rate to foreign currencies, especially the American dollar is projected to decline in the short-term. This is based on historical data and the ongoing commodity price slump, which affect the South African currency more than most currencies worldwide (Peters, 2016)