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    Voices from the South. The impact of the global financial crisis on developing countries

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    The global financial crisis is already beginning to have an impact on the ‘real economy’ in poorer countries around the world. However, the debate in the west about the impact of the crisis has largely ignored its impact on the developing world, and the voices of people from these countries are rarely heard.
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    Modelling the inflation process in Nigeria

    African Economic Research Consortium, 2008
    This paper analyses the main sources of fluctuations in inflation, and builds an econometric model that explains the inflation process in Nigeria.
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    Foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: origins, targets, impact and potential

    African Economic Research Consortium, 2006
    Despite a considerable increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in real terms, Africa's share of global FDI fell by over a half since 1970.FDI accounts for just one fifth of all capital flows to Africa and the continent remains aid-dependent. As FDI is a key resource for growth and development, Africa must learn how to attract it.
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    Privatization and enterprise performance in Nigeria: case study of some privatized enterprises

    African Economic Research Consortium, 2008
    This study examinesthe post-privatisation performance of some formerly state-owned enterprises in Nigeria. Comparing data from five years before and five years after privatisation, the study finds significant increases in the following indicators:
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    Policy challenges for microfinance design and practice in Nigeria

    African Institute for Applied Economics, Nigeria, 2007
    This report summarises the findings from a forum held in Nigeria on policy challenges for microfinance design and practice in Nigeria. It argues that microfinance for Nigeria should include services for the poor enabling them to attain sustainable livelihoods and eventually exit from poverty. Some problems and bottlenecks identified include:
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    Fiscal policy and poverty alleviation: some policy options for Nigeria

    African Economic Research Consortium, 2007
    This study examines three different types of fiscal policies (transfers to poor households, targeting of government expenditure and import tariff adjustment) and their implication on income distribution, poverty reduction, resource allocation and output response. It argues that sectoral targeting is the most effective tool for poverty reduction.
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    Arrears clearance: loan laundering and creditor co-responsibility

    European Network on Debt and Development, 2006
    This paper explores how the international community currently deals with arrears clearance operations, in particular to the international financial institutions (IFIs). Currently, for all developing countries the total amount of external debt in arrears stood at US$130bn in 2003. The regions most in arrears difficulties are Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
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    Capital flows and current account sustainability: the case of Nigeria

    UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2005
    This report discusses capital flows and Current Account sustainability within Africa and Nigeria in particular.
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    Tax policy reforms in Nigeria

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2006
    This paper is a case study on tax policy reforms in Nigeria.
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    Migrants lack information on UK banks’ remittance services

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
    Money sent by migrants to their families is the second largest financial flow to the developing world, after foreign direct investment. However, there is little information on remittance products and services available to migrants.  A new project ‘Sending Money Home?’ based in the UK, aims to fill this gap and make money transfers easier for those on a low income.

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