CONSULTANCY REPORT ON The Macroeconomic performance of Dubai (UAE) Macroeconomics is the study of the behavior of the economy as a whole (Investopedia). Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report gives the “big picture” of Dubai by analyzing economy-wide phenomena such as ECONOMIC OUTPUT‚ UNEMPLOYMENT‚ INFLATION‚ INVESTMENTS‚ GDP and Other factors. The report also highlights the key steps and reforms taken by the Government
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Nigeria‚ foreign capital in the form of technical skills‚ entrepreneurship‚ technology and investment fund to boost economic activities thereby‚ rising the standard of living of Nigerian. The main issues in this paper relates to understanding the effects and impact of foreign direct investments on the Nigerian economy as well as our ability to attract adequate amounts‚ sufficient enough to accelerate the pace of our economic growth and development. From related research and studies‚ it was revealed
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acculturation and social identity: Bosnian refugees in Australia‟‚ Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology‚ 13: 337-360‚ Murdoch University Western Australia‚ Australia. Colic-Peisker‚ V. & Tilbury‚ F. (2005) Refugees and Employment: The effects of visible difference on discrimination‚ Interim Report‚ Centre for Social and Community Research Murdoch University. 10 Colic-Peisker‚ V. & Tilbury‚ F. (2007) Integration into the Australian labour market: The experience of three “visibly different”
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i. Automatic route FDI up to 100 per cent is allowed under the automatic route in all activities/sectors except where the provisions of the consolidated FDI Policy‚ paragraph on ‘Entry routes for Investment’ issued by the Government of India from time to time‚ are attracted. FDI in sectors /activities to the extent permitted under the automatic route does not require any prior approval either of the Government or the Reserve Bank of India. ii. Government route FDI in activities not covered
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PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPTS AND MEASURES Productivity is an overall measure of the ability to produce a good or service. More specifically‚ productivity is the measure of how specified resources are managed to accomplish timely objectives as stated in terms of quantity and quality. Productivity may also be defined as an index that measures output (goods and services) relative to the input (labor‚ materials‚ energy‚ etc.‚ used to produce the output). As such‚ it can be expressed as: Hence‚ there
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changes to their economy need to occur‚ and the best option is to make their country more appealing to FDI. FDI will promote growth through jobs‚ technological advancements‚ and diversifying their economy (Daniels‚ Radenbaugh‚ & Sullivan‚ 2009‚ p. 479). South Africa has had a clear vision of what they would like their country to aspire to‚ but have face numerous challenges that prevent countries from FDI. They do not have sustainable economic growth‚ declining population‚ safety issues‚ and perceived
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5/14/2014 Effect of Family Friendly Practices on Labor Productivity Research Project Econometrics FINN 350 Muhammad Asim Group 5 Sana Iqbal Sonia Daryani Sidra Khan Shiraz Sabri 1 Abstract In this report‚ we evaluate and discuss the effects of family friendly workplace practices on labor productivity. We use a sample of around 450 individuals‚ across 4 countries (USA‚ UK‚ France and Germany) and 24 different industries. The relation between labor productivity and FFWP is
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deregulation‚ unit root‚ co integration. I. INTRODUCTION oreign direct investment (FDI) not only provides developing countries (including Nigeria) with the much needed capital for investment‚ it also enhances job creation‚ managerial skills as well as transfer of technology. All of these contribute to economic growth and development. To this end‚ Nigerian authorities have been trying to attract FDI via various reforms. The reforms included the deregulation of the economy‚ the new industrial
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country‚ either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country. Foreign direct investment is in contrast to portfolio investment which is a passive investment in the securities of another country such as stocks and bonds. Foreign Direct Investment "as any flow of lending to‚ or purchase of ownership in
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BUSINESS SCHOOL No. 15 FDI Spillovers in Emerging Markets: A Literature Review and New Perspectives By Klaus E. Meyer Copenhagen Business School Draft‚ March 2003 Do not quote CNEM is a Development Research Centre supported by the UK Department for International Development 1 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Introduction: Spillovers in a Changing Global Economy Macroeconomic perspectives Knowledge spillovers Inter-industry linkage effects Competition and crowding
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