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    What next for the BRICS Bank?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    A new development bank to be created by the ‘Rising Powers’ of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) is intended to promote greater cooperation between developing countries, and address what is seen by many as a history of misguidance and underinvestment by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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    Mobilizing climate investment: the role of international climate finance in creating scaled-up low-carbon energy

    2013
    It is estimated that developing countries need US$ 531 billion per year additional investment in energy supply and demand technologies, between now and 2050, in order to limit global temperature rise to two degrees above pre-industrial levels.
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    FDI from BRICs to LICs: Emerging Growth Driver?

    International Monetary Fund, 2011
    Despite the rapid increase in FDI flows to LICs, there have been relatively few studies that have specifically examined these flows. The paper looks at BRIC FDI to LICs with a special focus on Chinese FDI to sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, and aims to broadly assess its macroeconomic impact using case studies.
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    Rising Powers in International Development: an annotated bibliography

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    The Rising Powers – a category that includes the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as well as other key countries such as Mexico, Turkey and Indonesia – are establishing themselves as an influential presence in the global development landscape, and playing an increasingly important role in shaping prospects for poverty reduction in lowincome countries.
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    Meeting India's renewable energy targets: the financing challenge

    Climate Policy Initiative, 2012
    This paper analyses the challenges for designing Indian national policy to attract investment in wind and solar energy at a reasonable cost. It also examines the impact of national and state policies on various classes of renewable energy investors, as well as the overall relative costs or benefits of policies on the final cost of renewable energy projects.
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    Climate change mitigation revisited: low-carbon energy transitions for China and India

    Wiley Online Library, 2009
    China and India are heavily dependent on high carbon fossil fuels. This article elaborates on the implications of low carbon energy transitions in the two countries, which can mitigate their serious contribution to climate change while allowing economic growth.
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    The developmental impact of Asian drivers on Ethiopia with emphasis on small-scale footwear producers

    Wiley Online Library, 2009
    This paper examines the developmental impact of China and India on Ethiopia by examining macro-level trade, investment and aid relations, and micro-level impacts on local small-scale footwear producers in Ethiopia. Both secondary and primary data were used in the study. At the macro level, there is clear evidence of an increase in trade between Ethiopia and China and India.
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    India as an emerging donor

    Social Science Research Network, 2009
    Although India has been traditionally perceived, both domestically and globally, as an important aid receiver, it has also had a foreign aid programme of its own, which can be traced to the 1950s and 1960s. India's aid programme used to be small, focused on building local capacities and it was viewed as benign.
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    Rural indebtedness and practices of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Andhra Pradesh, India

    Eldis Document Store, 2012
    Over the past few years, a drastic change has occurred in the nature of financial services for the rural poor in India. Microfinance has witnessed an explosion in popularity, with the total number of people served by Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) or members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) growing at more than 50 per cent every year.
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    China & India as Africa's new donors: the impact of aid on development

    Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2008
    This article attempts to assess the likely impact of Chinese and Indian aid on the development of Africa. The framework treats aid as one of four main channels through which China and India influence the shape and performance of particular sectors and, through them, development outcomes.

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