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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...
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Ghana; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Ghana has pursued several programs to accelerate the growth of the economy. In 1995, the government presented “Ghana: Vision 2020,†aimed at making Ghana a middle-income country in 25 years. Vision 2020 focused on human development, economic growth, rural development, urban...
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Republic of Korea; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This note is on Korea’s transition to a knowledge-based economy, the prospects and challenges ahead, and the development of its financial sector. Assessment of recent government initiatives to develop capital markets has been presented. The note discusses restrictions on Chaebol ownership...
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Produktivitätswachstum in Sachsen ohne beschäftigungswirksame Impulse
Münstermann, Ulrike - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 01 (1994) 03, pp. 08-11
Ostdeutschlands. Dabei waren der Industriesektor, Dienstleistungssektor und der Staat die wichtigsten Wirtschaftsbereiche in Sachsen …
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Investitionen in den neuen Bundesländern : Anstieg um 15 % auf reichlich 160 Mrd. DM erwartet
Neumann, Frauke - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 01 (1994) 02, pp. 12-13
Investitionsentwicklung wurde in den Sektoren Land- und Forstwirtschaft, produzierendes Gewerbe, Handel, Verkehr, Wohnungsvermittlung und … Nachrichtenübermittlung betrachtet. Starke Impulse gehen besonders vom Dienstleistungsbereich aus. Im Handel verlagert sich das …
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Outsourcing, Offshoring - Service Offshoring: Bane or Boon and What to Do?
Brainard, Lael; Litan, Robert - In: CESifo Forum 5 (2004) 2, pp. 3-7
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The Business Services Sector
Manalo, Josef; Orsmond, David - In: RBA Bulletin (2013) March, pp. 1-10
The business services sector has become increasingly important in the Australian economy. The strong growth in its output and employment has been largely driven by demand for the professional, scientific and technical inputs that firms in this sector provide to other businesses. This, in turn,...
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International Outsourcing of Services: What Role for Central and East European Countries?
Stare, Metka; Rubalcaba, Luis - In: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 45 (2009) 5, pp. 31-46
-15. We analyze trends in trade flows and foreign direct investment in computer services and other business services …
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Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services
Saez, Sebastian; Grover, Arti - In: World Bank - Economic Premise (2010) 39, pp. 1-5
Services play a broad and strategic role in the economy. Trade in services has been expanding rapidly because … export activities. Trade in services, particularly business services, has become an element of export diversification for … communication services are among the most successful services exports. This note focuses on the determinants of trade in services …
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Understanding India’s Services Revolution
Gupta, Poonam; Gordon, James P. F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper analyzes the factors behind the recent growth of India's services sector. The high growth of services output in the 1990s was mostly due to the rapid expansion of communication, banking, business services (including the IT sector) and community services. While factors such as a high...
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