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Trade finance as a barrier to SME internationalisation: special reference to African trade with China / Y. van Heerden
Van Heerden, Yvette - 2010
institutions to grant credit. Obtaining trade finance has become a major hindrance to SME internationalisation, especially in … Africa. By overcoming the difficulties in obtaining trade finance, African SMEs will be able to expand into foreign markets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009456199
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Trade unions and the informal economy in Zambia: Building strength or loosing ground?
Heidenreich, Georg; Heidenreich, Georg - 2007
The increasing casualisation of labour forces trade unions globally to deal with a growing number of unprotected and unrepresented workers in what is dubbed by the unions, even if critically, as the informal economy. This paper assesses the impact and further potential of a direct and indirect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009485581
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Studies on late Quaternary environmental dynamics (vegetation, biodiversity, climate, soils, fire and human impact) on Mt Kilimanjaro
Schüler, Lisa - 2013
und ihre Rolle hinsichtlich der Entwicklung von „Biodiversity Hot Spots“ in Ostafrika aufzudecken. Die Ergebnisse tragen … die Prozesse der Vergangenheit eine wichtige Rolle bei der Entwicklung der Ökosysteme und Biodiversität spielen. Die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010353240
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The sensitivity of south African inflation expectations to surprises
Reid M. - 2009
Africa compares internationally, as this provides an indication of the contribution of monetary policy in South Africa to … sensitivity of South African inflation expectations to surprises. A comparison of South Africa's results with those of countries … means to help anchor inflation expectations. © Journal compilation © 2009 The Economic Society of South Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480481
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Isolating a measure of inflation expectations for the South African financial market using forward interest rates
Reid M. - 2009
expectations in South Africa, and offers an additional method, which is market based. The methodologies of Nelson and Siegel and … supplement these in order to offer an additional insight. © Journal compilation © 2009 The Economic Society of South Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480482
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Opportunities and costs of portfolio diversification in sadc's smallest equity markets
Hearn B.; Piesse J. - 2008
characteristics for each reveals the level of integration with South Africa using optimised portfolio frontiers. In addition, the … greatest degree of integration with South Africa, followed to a much lesser extent by Swaziland with Mozambique. The evidence … The Author. Journal compilation © 2008 The Economic Society of South Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480484
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Regional integration of equity markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
Piesse J.; Hearn B. - 2005
countries, using a unique dataset. Evidence for potential integration between financial markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is … reform and harmonisation will be necessary for this to succeed. © 2005 Economic Society of South Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480491
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Modernization and the fertility transition, Egypt, 1975
Issa, Mahmoud S. Abdou - 1980
This study investigates regional marital fertility differentials in Egypt and their relationship to the level of modernization of the region: defined as economic development and social and cultural change. The intermediate variables (Davis and Blake, 1965) underlying these regional levels and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439057
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Exploring the link between aid and economic growth : an African perspective
Khampha, Avhatakali Tshifaro - 2007
teenstelling met die kritici van ontwikkelingsteun wat handhaaf dat steun wat aan ontwikkelende lande, veral in Afrika, gegee word …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442118