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Turkish investment in high-speed rail in Africa

Geoff Riley

15th April 2017

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Use this as a contextual example of the potential significance of inward FDO projects in critical infrastructure to help overcome development traps. What are the possible demand and supply-side effects? It is not just China that is investing large sums in central and eastern Africa.

#Tanzania courts Turkey for rail megaproject, casting doubt on China's role https://t.co/QdCDAwotLC @globalconreview #Africa #Construction pic.twitter.com/2YSgrYU2UF
— ConstructAfrica (@africaconstruct) February 1, 2017

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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