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"The authors examine the determinants of entry by foreign firms using information on 515 Chinese industries at the provincial level during 1998-2001. The analysis, rooted in the new economic geography, focuses on market and supplier access within and outside the province of entry, as well as...
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addressed through donor funded operations. This ESW focuses on roads, air, and port transport. Transport infrastructure and …
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additional port movements generated by transshipment in regional hub(s). Given the regional dynamics of ports in West Africa …, there is also a good case for more cooperation between West African countries on port reform, competition and regulation … regulatory efforts at the country level and provide a forum to analyze regional issues related to inter-port competition and …
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costly. To reduce trade costs, the priority should be to transform the Port of Dar es Salaam. An efficient port is critical … local and regional consumers and firms that heavily depend on the performance of the port in their daily endeavors. …
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decade, an outstanding port and logistics hub with few precedents in other African countries. The objective of the present … study is to strengthen the competitiveness of the ports of Djibouti (old port of Djibouti and new port of Doraleh) and … ensure their medium-term and long-term development by designing a modern and efficient regulation system for private port …
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and much of the port's services are run by public monopoly, thus limiting competition and reducing efficiency. …Traffic at Chittagong Port, which handles 90 percent of Bangladesh's foreign trade, has been growing rapidly. The … is projected for the foreseeable future. Chittagong Port has not responded to this demand growth effectively, resulting …
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Au cours des deux dernières décennies, l’économie de Djibouti a connu une croissance remarquable, atteignant le statut de pays à revenu intermédiaire de la tranche inférieure. Toutefois, ces résultats remarquables ont été obtenus malgré la persistance de contraintes structurelles,...
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dredging and port terminal operation concessions. At present, the contractual terms of these reforms are coming to an end, so …
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"Financial sector development fosters economic growth and reduces poverty by widening and broadening access to finance and allocating society's savings more efficiently. The author first discusses three pillars on which sound and efficient financial systems are built: macroeconomic stability and...
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