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The trade analysis and firm surveys conducted in several African countries in this study highlight an apparent mismatch between government policies and exporters' needs in the provision and use of trade support services. While acknowledging the weaknesses of firms in these countries, the study...
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Emerging Africa is based on the fundamental conviction that, unless growth resumes, poverty cannot be reduced in the least developed countries. This study analyses the factors underlying the renewed dynamism of certain African economies in the 1990s. Several countries are, indeed, trying to meet...
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The trade analysis and firm surveys conducted in several African countries in this study highlight an apparent mismatch between government policies and exporters’ needs in the provision and use of trade support services. While acknowledging the weaknesses of firms in these countries, the study...
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Tourism plays an increasingly important role in many OECD economies. How can its impact on the economy and its … potential for job creation be measured? The Tourism Satellite Account and the Employment Module - two new economic instruments … designed by the OECD’s Tourism Committee - provide insights into the socio-economic impact, structure and development of …
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How is innovation transforming tourism business models? By tackling the subject of innovation, this report touches upon … an important dimension of tourism economics rarely examined at the international level. It provides information about the … dynamics and characteristics of innovation in tourism, and gives examples of how business models are evolving as a result. It …
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Primary commodities dominate African exports, yet these products are extremely vulnerable to variations in weather conditions, world demand and prices. If the continent is to obtain optimum benefit from the integration and opening of the world economy, this heavy reliance on primary products...
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Privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Where Do We Stand? spotlights the progress made in the region's privatisation effort over the last decade. With cumulative proceeds of privatisation accounting for just 8 billion compared to 46 billion in transition economies over the same period, it is...
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