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Iron and steel producers: fourteen of the smaller players.
S, Moinov - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991
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Factors influencing the formation of corruption in oil-rich countries
Fouladi, Masoome; Setayesh, Hedieh; Goudarzi-Farahani, … - EcoMod Network - 2014
Corruption undermines economic development and therefore it is one of the major factors hindering economic growth and political stability, especially in the developing countries. Studies in recent years show that countries with rich natural resources have the potential to shape corruption....
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Image and Reality of Arabs in East Africa
Alpers, Edward A. - In: Journal of African Development 12 (2010) 1
economic relationship between Gulf states, especially Qatar, and Kenya. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938836
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Knowledge Sharing and Factors Influencing Sharing in Libraries — A Pilot Study on the Knowledge Sharing Attributes of the Education City Library Community in Qatar
Kumaresan, S. C.; Swrooprani, B. S. - In: Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM) 12 (2013) 01, pp. 1350007-1
in the Education City, Qatar were involved in a lot of knowledge sharing activities among colleagues within their library … conditions in this region and Qatar in particular. It provides a useful overview of the knowledge sharing trends and requirements … among librarians in Qatar. So this study would be in the interest of all the library professionals that are contemplating an …
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Cross-Country Comparison of the Corporate Social Responsibility Orientation in Germany and Qatar: An Empirical Study among Business Students
Schmidt, Maria Anne; Cracau, Daniel - Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft, … - 2015
Germany and Qatar, thereby closing a research gap by providing insights from a Middle Eastern country. Based on a survey among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276417
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Qatar: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Qatar
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that Qatar’s macroeconomic performance has remained strong. GDP growth slowed from 13 percent in 2011 to 6.2 percent in 2012, mostly owing to the self-imposed moratorium on additional hydrocarbon production from the North Field. Growth was 6.5...
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Qatar: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper assesses efficiency of Qatar public investment. It discusses the trends in public capital … analyzing efficiency, and presents the main results. The results suggest that the efficiency of Qatar public investment spending … the key for improving public investment efficiency in Qatar. …
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Qatar; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Qatar's economy is driven by high oil and natural gas prices and production, and remains strong with robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244944
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Macroprudential Policy in the GCC Countries
Arvai, Zsofia; Prasad, Ananthakrishnan; Katayama, Kentaro - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
As undiversified commodity exporters, GCC economies are prone to pro-cyclical systemic risk in the financial system. During periods of high hydrocarbon prices, favorable economic prospects make the financial sector keen to lend, leading to higher domestic credit growth and easier access to...
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Economic Diversification in the GCC: Past, Present, and Future
Callen, Tim; Cherif, Reda; Hasanov, Fuad; Hegazy, Amgad; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Abstract: The economies of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are heavily reliant on oil. Greater economic diversification would reduce their exposure to volatility and uncertainty in the global oil market, help create jobs in the private sector, increase productivity and...
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