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    India and APEC: an appraisal

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2015
    The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC) forum, a premier regional institution promoting trade, investment and other linkages among economies of the Asia-Pacific region, has just celebrated twenty five years of its establishment. India is not a member of  APEC, but has close political, economic and strategic ties with many of its economies.
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    Pakistan in China’s eyes: pawn, pivot or a pointer to its world view?

    Institute of South Asian Studies, 2015
    China’s engagement with Pakistan serves as a pointer to the way Beijing is likely to deal with the rest of the world as it redefines its pivotal global position. This policy briefing makes a series of observations about the relationship between the two counrties.
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    China’s development finance: ambition, impact and transparency

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015
    In a context of lagging reform in the Bretton Woods institutions, China has brought the debate on its role as a rising power in global economic governance onto the front pages, notably with the divided response of ‘the West’ to membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is to be headquartered in Beijing.
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    Is Indian development cooperation taking a new direction under Modi?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015
    Rising powers such as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are taking independent stands and changing the discourse on development cooperation in international fora. India has played a key role in driving this, most recently contributing to the establishment of the BRICS Development Bank and being nominated to host its first presidency.
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    Policy framework for Foreign Direct Investment promotion in South Africa: operations, effectiveness and Sustainability

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    Foreign direct investment promotion in South Africa has expanded considerably in the two decades from 1995 to 2015. The investment promotion system is quite decentralised, with much of the work being carried out by provincial governments, albeit with support from Trade and Investment South Africa (TISA), a division of the Department of Trade and Industry.
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    Deepening India’s engagement with Africa through better market access

    Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2015
    In order to provide ‘trade’ stimulus to Least Developed Countries (LDCs), India launched a Duty-Free Tariff Preferences (DFTP) scheme in 2008. DFTP scheme provides duty free treatment to about 98 per cent of tariff lines and 48 LDCs are beneficiary of this scheme. Preliminary evidence indicates the effect of the scheme has been limited and varies from country to country.
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    The G77 + China’s role in trade multilateralism: advocating for South agency

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2014
    Developing countries have for several decades sought to align their aspirations and collectively express their interests in global fora. The largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries, the Group of 77 and China (hereafter G77), marked its 50th jubilee in June 2014.
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    Anticipating the South African tenure in the Chair of the G77: the context and contours

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2014
    South Africa has a precious opportunity to use the chairpersonship of the G77 to help transform the agency of the global south from making lofty undertakings to taking concrete measures to implement what has been agreed. It has the opportunity to strengthen the G77 secretariat by attracting more financial resources and ensuring sound and efficient management systems are in place.
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    Multilateral development cooperation: what does it mean for South Africa’s foreign policy?

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2013
    As South Africa looks to consolidate its approach towards international development cooperation, decision makers will be faced with new challenges in reconciling policy implementation with identified principles. In March 2013, the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) hosted a working roundtable focusing on multilateral development cooperation and South Africa’s foreign policy.
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    The Durban BRICS Summit: partnership for development and integration proceedings report

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2013
    The media hype and international attention that centered on Durban during the fifth BRICS Summit (26–27 March 2013) has faded.

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