INDIA – Power Sector: Emerging Developments & Critical issues 1. Introduction Large number of power projects (XI and XII five year plans) is under construction to overcome the power shortages and meet the growing energy requirements in the country. However‚ the sector has been encountering problems on account of inadequate / depleting conventional fuel resources‚ slippages in capacity addition‚ transmission / open access constraints and high Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT & C) losses in the
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economic activities Sector The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth. The primary sector includes the production of raw material and basic foods. Activities associated with the primary sector include agriculture (both subsistence and commercial)‚ mining‚ forestry‚ farming‚ grazing‚ hunting and gathering‚ fishing‚ and quarrying. The packaging and processing of the raw material associated with this sector is also considered to be part of this sector. In developed and
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TELECOM SECTOR IN INDIA August 2012 1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction The Indian telecommunications industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. Government policies and regulatory framework implemented by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) have provided a conducive environment for service providers. This has made the sector more competitive‚ while enhancing the accessibility of telecommunication services at affordable tariffs to the consumers. In the last two decades
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Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending (Updated upto 30 June‚ 2004) (The Master Circular is also available at RBI Website www.rbi.org.in and may be downloaded from there) RESERVE BANK OF INDIA Urban Banks Department Central Office‚ Mumbai RBI/2004/ 12 BPD(PCB)MC. No. 1 /09.09.01/2004-05 July 2‚ 2004 Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir‚
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European markets. The whole procedure is strongly related with the trend of relocation of production. It has been reveals that the tendency of low labor charges is the key reason for the transfer of garment manufacturing in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Garment Sector and Global Chain The cause of this transfer can be clarified by the salary structure in the garment industry‚ all over the world. Apparel labor charge per hour (wages and fringe benefits‚ US$) in USA is 10.12 but it is only 0.30 in Bangladesh. This
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(BBF) which is the BB’s own refinance window fore SME in the Banking sector. Initially this Bangladesh Bank Fund (BBF) was started with only 100 crore taka which has now risen to 600 crore taka. During my tenure as Executive Director in charge of ACSPD‚ Bangladesh Bank implemented two other refinance window funded by IDA credit of World Bank under the EGBMP (Enterprise growth & Bank Management project) and ADB under SMESDP (SME sector Development project). I also took initiative in the project formulation
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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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The UK SME sector and its relative importance to the economy Kayleigh West 21st Feb 2012 Introduction Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all economies and are a key source of economic growth‚ dynamism and flexibility in advanced industrialised countries‚ as well as in emerging and developing economies. (oecd.org)The committee of Bolton report (1971) believed that the health of the economy requires the birth of new enterprises in substantial numbers‚ they concluded
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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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INDIAN TELECOM SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW At 110.01 million connections ’ Indian Telecom Industry’ is the fifth largest and fastest growing in the world. The subscriber base has grown by 40% in 2005 and is expected to reach 250 million in 2007. Over the last 3 years‚ two out of every three new telephone connections were wireless. Consequently‚ wireless now accounts for 54.6% of the total telephone subscriber base‚ as compared to only 40% in 2003. Wireless subscriber growth is expected to grow at 2
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