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East African Community (EAC) countries decide to pursue a coordinated approach to investment incentives, one possible … solution would be to agree on a Code of Conduct for Investment Incentives and Company Income Taxation. A transparent tax system …
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large amounts of foreign investment. The review indicates that sustained efforts to promote political and macroeconomic … analysis underscores the importance of relying on stability and a broad-based reform effort to encourage foreign investment in …
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In view of disappointing levels of inward foreign direct investment (FDI), this paper examines capital flows into the … Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and investigates the main impediments to a more favorable investment climate …. Direct investment inflows have generally been related to natural resource extraction or energy transportation infrastructure …
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The Selected Issues paper provides an overview of trends, performance export growth, value added, and employment, account of the structure and evolution of Lesotho's textiles during the decade through 2002, and discusses future prospects and key issues. It analyzes the implications of the...
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coordination to further promote trade and investment and developing a common human skills base with the PRD. Regional cooperation …
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The Sixth Five Year Plan, as outlined in Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, targets strategic growth and employment. The medium-term macroeconomic framework plan entails the involvement of both the private and public sectors. Human resources development strategy programs reaching out...
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The literature on the investment technology of foreign versus domestic investors has inconclusive results. This paper …
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This paper documents the recent slowdown in investment in India and explores its underlying causes. The sharp … investment deceleration has sparked an intense debate about the role of interest rates, as well as business confidence and … economic policy uncertainty. Our results suggest that while explaining aggregate investment activity better than nominal …
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This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that growth in the Fijian economy increased to 2¼ percent in 2012 …, supported by income tax cuts, low interest rates, and the one-time payouts under the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) reform … of 2013 boosted by increases in disposable income, bank borrowing, and rising investment. …
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This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that growth in Fiji in 2013 accelerated to 4.6 percent. Consumption and … investment indicators suggest continued strength in 2014, with economic growth projected at 3.8 percent. Headline inflation is … currently low as imported commodity and food prices have remained stable. The Reserve Bank of Fiji lowered its policy rate to 0 …
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