Foreign aid is one source of physical capital accumulation in Ethiopia. It is also a main media of government revenue in meeting increasing trends of government expenditure. To investigate the impact of foreign aid flow on economic growth, various empirical studies were conducted, but they came...

This book argues that poor countries need additional, cross-border capital channeled to the private sector for employment generation, growth, and poverty reduction. For that, innovative financing mechanisms are necessary. The volume brings together various market-based innovative methods of...

Secularization : wonder drug or financial alchemy? / Michael Klein -- Mobilising capital for the poor : how does structured finance fit in emerging markets? / Klaus Maurer -- The role of public and private investors for structured finance in emerging markets / Peter Hartig -- Structured finance...

Technical assistance is one of the key services provided by the IMF to member countries—particularly lower income countries. It covers a wide set of activities, from technical assistance to support IMF policy advice to longer-term assistance to support countries’ institutional development....