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in 2016-17 compared to 7 percent in 2015-16, weighed down by slower investment demand. Growth is projected to recover to … include implementation of the 2016 investment law, adoption of the companies act, and aligning customs procedures in valuation …
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of private capital and attract foreign investment to drive low-carbon transition. Despite downside risks, South Africa … has strong macroeconomic fundamentals and commitment to improving the overall investment climate. Climate change poses … macro investment climate. Implement carbon tax effectively and raise policy ambition, supported by a fiscal framework …
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, investment and competition policies and the quality of related institutions; and provides recommendations for strengthening them …
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The fragmentation in African financial markets and its persistence despite reforms to liberalize those markets have been difficult to explain. This paper reports findings from surveys of formal and informal institutions and their clients in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania to test hypotheses...
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significant resources to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). Capturing the full positive spillovers of FDI is a long …
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This paper presents a bird's eye overview of the investment policy and promotion (IPP) logical framework developed by … investment (FDI) to advance their economic development. The report sets out three key propositions: i.e. (i) that investment … policy should aim not to choose between but connect domestic and foreign investors, (ii) that investment policy making should …
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Promoting a high savings rate is high on the World Bank's agenda for promoting national income growth. This study surveys broad saving trends worldwide, summarizes current knowledge about savings and consumption, identifies main unresolved issues, and outlines the major policy questions to be...
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Over the last two decades banking systems in Latin America have been subject to considerable banking distress and numerous crises. This conference looked at proposals for preventing such episodes. The discussions covered the genesis and implications of deposit insurance cum fractional reserve...
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Sector Investment Programs (SIPs) are an important initiative for addressing several weaknesses of development aid …
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