strategies for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are the world’s targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015—income poverty‚ hunger‚ disease‚ exclusion‚ lack of infrastructure and shelter—while promoting gender equality‚ education‚ health‚ and environmental sustainability. The UN Millennium Project is directed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs‚ Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. The bulk of its analytical
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Id# 2008-1-02-9290 Presented to: Sir M. Ashraf Janjua IoBM | Seminar in Economic Policy Zia Era 1977-88 | Table of Contents The reversal of state role under Islamic Capitalization 3 Factors helping Zia to prolong his Regime 3 Macroeconomic Performance under Zia Era 4 Investment and savings 4 Agriculture sector Policies 5 Industrial Sector 5 Price trends 6 Soviet Union Invasion Helps Pakistan 6 Riba Elimination 7 REREGULATION AND LIBERALIZATION 7 Devaluation to support Export
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Quarterly update – December 2013 Final analysis by Nenad Pacek Business and economic outlook Nigeria • • • • • • • • • • • • • Executive summary Facts Economic fundamentals Strategic business importance Corporate sales and profit trends Growth trends and drivers Household consumption trends Gross fixed investment trends Government spending trends Currency outlook Interest rates and inflation outlook Political risks to be aware of Forecast table Contents
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In an individuals life‚ 53 years is growth from a toddler through adolescence into adulthood and then maturity. This is the so-called jubilee’ at which success or progress is measured and celebrated. But for Nigeria as a country‚ it is not clear what we are celebrating; is it success‚ progress or maturity? Be that as it may I feel very strongly about the progress (or lack of it) so far recoded by the Country in the last 98 years‚ and I would rely mainly on my personal experiences in the last 50 years
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Introduction: The role of culture in the economic development of countries is often overlooked by economists‚ yet it can significantly affect a country’s economic development. Culture generates assets‚ such as skills‚ products‚ expression‚ and insight that contribute to the social and economic well being of the community. I will show the benefit of culture’s impact on economic development through tourism‚ social capital‚ and corporate governance. In contrast‚ culture can produce negative outcomes
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in Nigeria “Nigeria’s oil production reached 2.1 million barrels per day in 2010.” Nigeria is currently the sixth largest crude oil producer and it is the top oil producer in Africa. Similar to Bougainville Island‚ Nigeria is being exploited by many western countries and their multinational corporations because of their rich natural resource. Oil wasn’t the first thing that was exploited in Nigeria; in 1471 Portuguese traders landed near the Niger Delta‚ the southern tip of Nigeria‚ and
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Introduction Interests in the study of economic growth and development have been on the increase especially since the middle of the present century. Economic growth results in the expansion of a country’s production possibility curve such that the potential output of the country is increased beyond the previous levels. Thus growth is often defined in terms of a sustained increase in the real per capita income of a country. Simon Kuznets in (Todaro‚ 1885)‚ defined a country’s economic growth as
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quantitative and qualitative state of play with young mobile customers (aged 5-29). With both key market ownership statistics (from ARPU by age to churn rates) and behavioural patterns analyzed‚ we aim to help you better understand market direction and motivators. Produced with our local Indian research partner and based on 10 years of global mobile youth research methodologies practises across 65 markets. www.mobileyouth.org • phone: 44 (0) 207 386 3635 • Josh.Dhaliwal@mobileYouth.org Mobile Youth
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| * * * * * * * * THE ROLE OF GOVERNANCE IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT * * * * * * * * * * * Instructor - Kidanemariam Menghistu Sebhat * 25th March 2013. THE ROLE OF GOVERNANCE IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT Introduction: Since the end of the 1980s the issue of good governance has dominated the international discussion about development and international assistance to developing countries. It has been argued
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Private Equity in Nigeria An Overview of Nigerian Venture Capital and Private Equity Private Equity in Nigeria Page 2 CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 NIGERIA COUNTRY ANALYSIS 5 TABLES AND EXHIBITS 7 Private Equity in Nigeria Page 3 Executive Summary1 Nigeria is facing an uncertain future as outbreaks of ethnic and religious violence continue to place strains on Africa’s most populated country. With the 2003 elections approaching‚ the continuing battle amongst incumbent politicians
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