INVESTIGATING THE POLITICAL AND REGULATORY CONTEXT OF CORRUPTION AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES

Bokayev B. Zagrebin A. Davletbayeva Z. Nauryzbek M.
2024 Virtus Interpress

Journal of Governance and Regulation
2024 #13 Issue 4 83 - 92 pp.

This article considers the ongoing academic debate surrounding the impact of corruption on investments (Lestari et al., 2022). The aim of the study is to analyze the relationship between corruption and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in post-Soviet countries and to examine anti-corruption-related factors influencing investment activity. The investigation employs quantitative and qualitative research methods. The authors analyze secondary data from the World Bank (WB) and Transparency International (TI), examining the dynamics of FDI as well as the corruption perceptions index (CPI) for 15 post-Soviet countries from 2013 to 2022. Upon computing Pearson’s correlation coefficients, no significant association between these two indicators was found. In this regard, the authors assumed that the inelastic demand for specific resources in developing nations outweighs the discouraging effect of corruption. These observations correspond to the findings of Abdella et al. (2018). Furthermore, instances of notable fluctuations in CPI rankings accompanied by significant FDI growth were examined, with a focus on the associated political and regulatory context. To explore this, the authors analyze “gray literature” from 2013 to 2022, highlighting significant events within countries. Findings establish a cause-and-effect relationship between these events, the changes in CPI, and FDI.

Anticorruption Policy , Corruption Perception , Foreign Direct Investment , Investment Attraction , Post-Soviet , Private Investments

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Center for Analytical Research and Evaluation, Supreme Audit Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, New York, United States
Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan

Center for Analytical Research and Evaluation
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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