Download or read book MIGA Roundtable on Foreign Direct Investment Policies in Africa written by Heinz Bachmann and published by Washington, D.C. : World Bank. This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Africa s Emerging Securities Markets written by Robert A. Clark and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1998-10-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing globalization of financial markets has resulted in a substantial increase in net private capital flows to developing countries, primarily the emerging economies of Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Until recently, investors have ignored opportunities in Africa. African markets caught investors' attention in 1994 with Kenya's 179% U.S. dollar returns leading world equity markets, along with six of the world's top ten markets being in Africa. With low levels of correlation between African and developed world markets, the African exchanges represent ideal portfolio diversification opportunities. Moreover, rates of return for African investments are among the highest returns in the world, yet African nations have not attracted the foreign direct investment that is required to change their economies. Dr. Clark's research examines the nature and evolution of Africa's emerging securities markets and their role in regional economic development. He shows that the continent's trading systems represent many different trading arrangements without standardized rules and procedures. African countries continue to implement reforms to strengthen the development of financial markets, but without the appropriate market microstructure and custodial arrangements international investors will not provide African projects with the equity capital required for further development. The government's role in the regulation of developing equity markets, therefore, is a critical element to the success of the reform process. Clark argues that freeing the economies to international competition will reap significant dividends for the continent's emerging economies. As the markets evolve, structural impediments will reduce, leading to increased efficiencies and lower capital costs.

Download or read book Private Sector Development in Low income Countries written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Assesses the progress of private sector development in low-income countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, from 1987 to the present. The book identifies causes of uneven performance and outlines the main elements of a strategy--led by the private sector-- for accelerated and shared growth to reduce poverty. Also available in French: (ISBN 0-8213-3550-2) Stock No. 13550.

Download or read book Behind the Scenes at the WTO written by Fatoumata Jawara and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Download or read book Managing Foreign Investment written by Russell B. Sunshine and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Next Crisis written by David Woodward and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign direct investment has been heralded as the key benefit which globalization offers the South and the mechanism to kickstart economies into rapid growth. This careful and penetrating economic study analyzes what is actually happening to direct investment, its various impacts and just how little we know about it. It assesses the scale of the flows involved; their systematic under-valuation in official statistics; their geographically skewed distribution; the very high rates of return; the risks of large substantial outflows of resources; the massive shift towards foreign ownership required to avoid them; the potentially depressive effect of over-investment on the prices of many traditional Third World exports; and the adverse implications for national sovereignty, social welfare and democratic rights. More dramatically, David Woodward shows how FDI may have contributed to the Asian financial crisis and could lead to a new wave of similar financial crises throughout the developing world.

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Download or read book Catalog of Publications written by World Bank Group and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete current catalog of all print and online journals and monographs.

Download or read book Inside the World Bank Group written by William Arthur Delphos and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-use guidebook is the perfect resource for executives worldwide who want to identify particular World Bank Group programs and who they should contact about these programs. Inside the World Bank Group is organized the way executives think -- by types of products or services offered -- as opposed to being organized by agency or department. It provides an overview of all five agencies of the World Bank Group, followed by chapter-by-chapter descriptions of the Group's information services, procurement opportunities, advisory services, public and private sector financing, investment funds, and insurance. Six appendices supply in-depth information on the Bank Group's environmental programs and compliance standards, the Group's field offices worldwide, industry and country-specific contacts at the IBRD, IFC, and MIGA, IBRD and IDA county lending policies, and a list of selected World Bank Group publications.

Download or read book World Bank Group Publications Catalog written by World Bank Group and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effectiveness of Tax Incentives in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment in Uganda written by David Lameck Kibikyo and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book African Development Report 1997 written by African Development Bank and published by . This book was released on 1997-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African Development Report 1997 is a comprehensive yet concise annual survey of economic and social progress in Africa. The Report's theme for this year reflects an increased recognition of the role of private sector-led growth in reducing poverty over the long term. The Report is set to become the standard source of information for economists and policy-makers interested in the African continent for many years to come.

Download or read book Globalization and Liberalization written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at an inter-agency seminar held April 15-17, 1996, in Geneva, Switzerland.