Many of the lessons from foreign direct investment (FDI) research on manufacturing and extractive resource industries are applicable to FDI research on the financial sector. This paper summarizes the main findings and policy themes of FDI research, with a primary focus on the implications of FDI...

This research provides a grasp of China's energy needs and their implications for SSA countries in order to give a balanced and better understanding of its role on the continent. More specifically, the aim is to understand why and how China is involved in the SSA energy sector and what are the...

In an environment of high competition, globalization, war and certain restrictions of the World Trade Organi­ zation, Ukraine is forced to look for new ways to revive its economy. Today, one of the tools for the future development of Ukraine's economy is the creation, development and operation...

Existe evidencia de que la inversión fomenta el crecimiento económico, con lo cual, se generan mayores recursos al Estado. La cuantía de esta mayor recaudación fiscal depende de diversas condiciones, entre ellas, el momento en que se encuentre el ciclo económico. De acuerdo con la evidencia...

This Selected Issues paper investigates the economic importance of institutions in Ukraine, and attempts to quantify the potential benefits of market-friendly structural reforms. The paper reviews some of the key findings of the development-accounting literature, which has tried to explain the...