Advancing the Growth of Foreign Direct Investment Equity Inflow Amid Covid-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of South Africa Context

The objective of this study was to investigate the challenges FDI inflows and enabling factors accelerate growth South Africa amid Covid-19 pandemic. An exploratory literature review strategy used develop comprehensive logical ideas towards against backdrop outbreak in country. establishes a decline economic activity due lockdowns, decreased mergers acquisitions, reduction mineral export revenue as from inflow. Africa’s sound legal framework, availability high-quality infrastructure, financial system, involvement strategic alliances with other countries coupled natural resources were revealed for an inflow FDI. results intimate need enhance create environment attract more further, focusing on favourable tax levies, assurance safe landing, simplified business registration processes foreign investors. This highlights importance refocusing FDI’s significant contribution economy address deleterious effects pandemic.
 
 Received: 12 August 2022 / Accepted: 25 October Published: 5 November