Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa The Experience of Zambia Dr. Francis Chigunta Overview • After stagnating for much of its post‐colonial history‚ economic performance in Africa has improved remarkably in recent times • Average of 5.6 per cent a year • Africa was one of the fastest growing regions in the World from 2001 to 2008 • Despite the global economic crisis Africa’s ‘robust’ growth has since resumed. • 4.8 %on average in 2011 (World Bank)‚ with the • 5.2% (International Monetary Fund)
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Please cite this paper as: Johansson‚ Å. et al. (2008)‚ “Taxation and Economic Growth”‚ OECD Economics Department Working Papers‚ No. 620‚ OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/241216205486 OECD Economics Department Working Papers No. 620 Taxation and Economic Growth Åsa Johansson‚ Chistopher Heady‚ Jens Arnold‚ Bert Brys‚ Laura Vartia JEL Classification: C33‚ H23‚ H24‚ H25‚ O40‚ O43 Unclassified ECO/WKP(2008)28 Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques
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Export Sector in India The export sector of Indian economy made comprehensive progress over the last decade. The exponential growth of the export sector of Indian economy can be attributed to the liberal Government of India economic policy. Indian exports have an ambitious target of US 160 billion in 2007-08. The achievement came to the Indian exports in the last fiscal despite the odds against the exports‚ minimizing the gains. In the first two months of 2007-08 exports grew by 20.3%‚ which was
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Financial Sector Reforms in Pakistan Zafar Mueen Nasir Chief of Research and Dean Department of Business Studies Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad Introduction It is well established that a vibrant and balanced financial system plays key role in promoting economic efficiency‚ achieving higher economic growth and stabilizing the economy. An efficient financial system not only reduces uncertainty and transactions costs‚ but also provides a more investor-friendly environment
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Pakistan Banking sector Compiled by: Consulate General of Switzerland Karachi‚ 25th February 2011 1. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: Pakistan’s economy has been predominantly agrarian. Since Pakistan came into existence‚ the contribution of the agricultural sector to the GDP has declined gradually from over 50 percent in 1949-1950 to about 22 percent in the fiscal year 2009-10 (July 2009-June 2010). However‚ agriculture still remains the major sector of the GDP composition. Other economic sectors include industry
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The Banking Sector in Mauritius The banking sector comprised 20 banks licensed to carry on banking business in Mauritius as at end-June 2011.Of these‚ eight were domestically-owned banks‚ seven were subsidiaries of foreign banks and five were branches of international banks. Reflecting efforts undertaken by the Bank to develop the range of services offered by banks in Mauritius‚ a new entrant joined the banking industry in March 2011 as the first bank licensed to conduct Islamic banking business
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The growth of balance of payments and sectoral growth of Bangladesh. The growth of balance of payments and sectoral growth of Bangladesh. Submitted To: Mohammad Ahshanullah Assistant Professor United International University Submitted By: |NAME |ID | |xxx
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Dairy Industry: Framing the Perspective 09 Issues & Challenges: Dissecting the Supply Chain 14 Review of Existing Govt. Initiatives: A Reality Check 19 Public Private Partnership: A Win-Win Approach 25 Financing the Dairy Sector: Issues and Way Forward 29 About CII About Technopak 5 A to C Assistance to Co-operatives BMC Bulk Milk Coolers Acronyms & Abbreviations A.I AMUL CII DAHD DCS DVCF Govt. GTIS HACCP IDDP LPD ISO MMPO
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FIN 30220: Macroeconomic Analysis Long Run Growth The World Economy Total GDP (2013): $87T Population (2013):7.1B GDP per Capita (2013): $13‚100 Population Growth (2013): 1.0% GDP Growth (2013): 2.9% GDP per capita is probably the best measure of a country’s overall well being Note. However‚ that growth rates vary significantly across countries/regions. Do you see a pattern here? Region GDP % of World GDP GDP Per Capita Real GDP Growth United States $17T 20% $53‚000 1.6%
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The Mauritian Offshore sector Two Nobel Prize winners namely Mr. James Edward Meade CB‚ FBA winner of the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul‚ winner of the 2001 the Nobel Prize for Literature but one verdict: “Mauritius post-independence in 1968 had little hope and awaited a bleak future.” History or rather Mauritius‚ proved the dire prognostications famously wrong. Indeed‚ we had it on the highest possible authority which stated
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