investment in physical and human capital, and on factor productivity. The available empirical evidence confirms the effects of …

deteriorated on a number of fronts—inflation has risen; investment and growth have slowed; and the external current account deficit … is large while foreign investment flows have fallen significantly. The influence of various factors on Sri Lanka’s longer …-term growth performance is discussed. The implications of structural reforms for investment and growth are also examined …

. Advancing structural reforms to increase productivity and promote investment will help in increasing the growth potential …

by an expansion in exports and investment. At the same time, the fiscal position strengthened, inflation was successfully …

closely associated with growth accelerations and decelerations in SSA are changes in terms of trade, private investment, civil …

investment. As a result, while it is difficult to estimate accurately the growth impact of BRIC FDI, there is case study evidence … that it is increasingly significant. Second, while initial investment, mostly by state-owned companies, has often been … destined for natural resource industries, over time, investment has been spreading to agriculture, manufacturing, and service …