South Africa recorded negative Foreign Direct Investment inflows last year for the first time since 1990, as multinational companies repatriated profits, adjusted intracompany financing and completed major Mergers & Acquisitions transactions. BusinessDay analysis of the World Investment Report 2026, released on Tuesday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, showed that Africa's largest economy recorded FDI inflows of $2.32 billion in 2025, compared with positive value of $2.37 billion in 2024. The last time the countr
South Africa recorded negative Foreign Direct Investment inflows last year for the first time since 1990, as multinational companies repatriated profits, adjusted intracompany financing and completed major Mergers & Acquisitions transactions. BusinessDay analysis of the World Investment Report 2026, released on Tuesday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, showed that Africa's largest economy recorded FDI inflows of $2.32 billion in 2025, compared with positive value of $2.37 billion in 2024. The last time the countr