This note is on Korea’s transition to a knowledge-based economy, the prospects and challenges ahead, and the development of its financial sector. Assessment of recent government initiatives to develop capital markets has been presented. The note discusses restrictions on Chaebol ownership...

This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...

Ghana has pursued several programs to accelerate the growth of the economy. In 1995, the government presented “Ghana: Vision 2020,†aimed at making Ghana a middle-income country in 25 years. Vision 2020 focused on human development, economic growth, rural development, urban...

Die Ukraine beantragte die Mitgliedschaft im IMF und der Weltbankgruppe am 19.Dezember 1991. Im Januar 1992 besuchte ein IMF-Expertenteam Kiew, um die künftige Wirtschaftspolitik zu besprechen, die Wirtschaftsstatistiken zusammenzustellen und Vorschläge für Maßnahmen zu unterbreiten. Der...