{"id":331959,"date":"2026-03-10T16:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/331959\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:45:18","slug":"africas-second-largest-oil-producer-says-china-dominated-21-8b-in-investment-proposals-over-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/331959\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa\u2019s second-largest oil producer says China dominated $21.8B in investment proposals over five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n        Angola, Africa\u2019s second-largest oil producer, has attracted $21.8 billion in investment proposals over the past five years, with Chinese investors accounting for the bulk of interests.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Portuguese companies submitted just 72 proposals worth $92.6 million, highlighting the scale of China\u2019s economic footprint in Africa\u2019s second-largest oil producer.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        According to Ecofin Agency, Angola has also adopted a new private investment law to strengthen its investment framework, reducing minimum capital requirements, easing capital repatriation, and removing the 35% local ownership requirement for investors.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Angola\u2019s vast oil reserves and growing mining potential make it a key target for China, which has increasingly prioritized long-term resource security amid global supply chain pressures.\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Angola\u2019s reforms open doors for foreign investors<\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"790\" height=\"574\" alt=\"New investment laws in Angola have reduced barriers for foreign investors, attracting more capital and easing business operations\" title=\"New investment laws in Angola have reduced barriers for foreign investors, attracting more capital and easing business operations\" class=\"image lazyloaded imgWithMetaData\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'790'%20height%3D'574'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-original=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/tZ9ktkpTURBXy8zMmIyYzI2OTVjZDI4NTQzNTY4M2UwOWFlYzkxYTgyYS5wbmeSlQMAAM0Eac0DNJUCzQMWzQI-wsM\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>\n        Competition for Africa\u2019s resources is intensifying. Angola\u2019s privatization of more than 100 state-owned enterprises since 2019, along with reforms like the Single Window for Investment and a new private investment law, has improved transparency, streamlined processes, and reduced minimum capital requirements.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        The US and Russia are also pursuing opportunities in Angola\u2019s energy and mining sectors, but China\u2019s combination of state-backed financing, infrastructure expertise, and willingness to pursue long-term concessions gives it an edge.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        As Angola continues to modernize its investment framework and expand its mining and energy sectors, China\u2019s dominance in investment proposals underscores the growing role of Asian capital in Africa and the intensifying competition for the continent\u2019s natural wealth.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angola, Africa\u2019s second-largest oil producer, has attracted $21.8 billion in investment proposals over the past five years, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[114,184,85,46],"class_list":["post-331959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}