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South African Private Investment and Economic Growth: Impact of FDI Inflows and Outflows

By: Brian Muyambiri  
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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2025-0051 | Journal eISSN: 2303-5013 | Journal ISSN: 2303-5005
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