tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post5807971962340727300..comments2023-09-18T09:55:35.795-04:00Comments on China in Africa: The Real Story: Problems with Official Data on Chinese Overseas InvestmentDeborah Brautigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813215294689392170noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-30045636631338813702015-04-22T11:47:21.447-04:002015-04-22T11:47:21.447-04:00It seems that the Chinese knows what they are doin...It seems that the Chinese knows what they are doing. <br /><br />Read - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/6/nigerian-prince-says-china-is-winning-with-investm/<br /><br /><a href="http://tradeweeklyoptions.net/" rel="nofollow">Weekly Options</a> Information<br /><br />John Mylanthttp://tradeweeklyoptions.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-71552519640280979832012-02-03T00:18:28.220-05:002012-02-03T00:18:28.220-05:00I'm not in the perfect position to discuss the...I'm not in the perfect position to discuss these things, since China has been quite secretive in its foreign investments, but I somehow see this as a perfect opportunity for Nigeria.Financial advisor perthhttp://lighthousecapital.com.au/our-team/advisers.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-84932694863161629822012-01-09T10:26:49.066-05:002012-01-09T10:26:49.066-05:00It's good to know that China supported Nigeria...It's good to know that China supported Nigeria by sending some investments but I believe more countries should do the same thing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.simpleroptions.com/" rel="nofollow">Option Trading Strategies</a>Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522575970609231298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-86494829913757358392011-12-26T11:30:50.870-05:002011-12-26T11:30:50.870-05:00Hello, I am writing a dissertation on China's ...Hello, I am writing a dissertation on China's FDI in Nigeria, have you any suggestions as to reliable data source I could use to illustrate the composition of FDI by sector? I cannot find anything on UNCTAD or IMF but may be looking in the wrong place. Any advice would be very much appreciated! Thanks, HelenHelen Black htblack@ymail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-20234086148986698622011-09-12T01:03:26.555-04:002011-09-12T01:03:26.555-04:00China is very sensitive when it comes to sharing g...China is very sensitive when it comes to sharing governmental information. Nigeria should be very careful, given that it already is in a volatile economic state.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.oboption.com/" rel="nofollow">option trading</a>Amaranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052870002824863033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-71180317039528809962010-03-11T07:55:56.937-05:002010-03-11T07:55:56.937-05:00Yes, I suppose the data set for individual countri...Yes, I suppose the data set for individual countries would be riddled with outliers that are them selves unreliable. The other option would be to go from the stats provided, where possible, from African government sources. I suspect that they would by and large be more reliable.Discotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758088980935834858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-3380234395430066872010-03-05T11:13:40.916-05:002010-03-05T11:13:40.916-05:00Yes, Naughton (and you) make a good point about ba...Yes, Naughton (and you) make a good point about bad data and trend lines. I would say that we can discern long term trends & directions with some confidence by looking at China's official FDI data. But without some sense that the individual data across countries is off by the same general factor I would hesitate to use that data to say something about factors driving investment in particular countries, or groups of countries. For example, the MOFCOM data for South Africa shows the big $5 billion investment in Standard Bank, but the big oil investments in Nigeria do not show up. This will surely lead to misleading results.Deborah Brautigamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141925702416939602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189930829940284211.post-70554011511411224392010-03-02T23:44:57.283-05:002010-03-02T23:44:57.283-05:00In Barry Naughton's excellent book "The C...In Barry Naughton's excellent book "The Chinese Economy" he devotes an entire subsection in the beginning to the unreliability of official statistics from Chinese government sources. Even Professor Hu Angang of Tsinghua University has pointed this out (although he used it in a context of some provincial governments most likely underestimating economic growth which would seem contrary to the usual criticism of them manipulating stats to overestimate it). <br /><br />Naughton does make a very good point though that despite the fact that these stats are very unreliable and quite often their is no alternative source of information, they can still be used, over a long term time scale, to discern long term trends and their direction.Douglas Scottnoreply@blogger.com