East Africa weathers storm to record growth in FDI

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Women work at the Chinese clothing company G&H Garments in Kigali, Rwanda. PHOTO | AFP

East African countries defied economic turbulence occasioned by the Russia-Ukraine war, inflationary pressures to post a 17 percent growth in foreign direct investment inflows (FDI).

Global FDI fell by 12 percent to $1.29 trillion in 2022, from $1.48 trillion recorded in 2021, a result of the multiple crises witnessed last year, which caused many investment plans to bet put on hold across the globe.