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that could lead to abnonnal gains. Southern Africa isrepresented by Botswana, Namibia. Mauritius and Zimbabwe, East Africa … by Kenya,West Africa by Ghana and the BRVM, and North Africa by Egypt, Morocco andTunisia. Such evidence, if it exists … study benchmarks the findings with those of South Africa'sJohannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Securities Exchange; other …
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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is a fact that development aid represents the single most important source of external finance for most developing countries. This study sought to answer an important question relating to whether aid has a positive impact on economic growth or not. There is much literature...
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suggestions. Perceptions were drawn from commerciallenders/investors of microfinance programmes based in Africa. Needless to say … model can be useful in guiding successfulcommercialisation schemes in Africa because it provides MFIs with a structured …
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the economy. For over a long time the delivery of infrastructure in Africa has been the domain of the public sector … very low in Africa. The research noted that certain obstacles at macro level of the economy are responsible for the low … used to attract private sector participation in infrastructure delivery in Africa. One method that is gaining popularity in …
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Plans are far advanced to form a second monetary union, the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), in Africa. While much …
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The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol offers developing countries the opportunity to participate in the effort to reduce global greenhouse gas levels while also benefitting from sustainable development opportunities. To date, the majority of CDM investments have gone to...
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This paper uses quantile regression and counterfactual decomposition methods to investigate whether a ‘glass ceiling’ exists or if instead a ‘sticky floor’ is more prevalent among the African populace in the South African ‘formal’ labour market. Furthermore, it assesses whether the...
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Background: Trials in Africa indicate that medical adult male circumcision (MAMC) reduces the risk of HIV by 60%. MAMC … may avert 2 to 8 million HIV infections over 20 years in sub-Saharan Africa and cost less than treating those who would … it to investigate 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa where the prevalence of male circumcision was lower than 80% and HIV …
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implications for South Africa as an emerging economy, as it creates the possibility for better access to various financial … treasury departments. This is especially important for South Africa as a developing country as it may lead to a stronger … long run. © 2004 Development Bank of Southern Africa. …
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volatility. © Journal compilation © 2009 The Economic Society of South Africa. …
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