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    Confronting the ‘oil curse’: state–civil society roles in managing Ghana’s oil find

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    Ghana discovered large oil deposits at Cape Three Points, on its western coast, in 2007.With the discovery of additional oil it is anticipated that the oil sector will significantly boost the economy, which in turn will have a positive developmental impact.
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    Developing economic corridors in South Asia

    Asian Development Bank, 2015
    Unlike in East and South East Asia, the manufacturing sector has underperformed in South Asia due to various constraints, which, if addressed effectively, can unlock untapped economic potential of the young demographics of South Asia. This is one of the key policy thrusts of the governments in the region.
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    High volume transport: rapid assessment of research gaps in port operations and technical aspects

    Evidence on Demand, 2014
    This report documents a rapid desk-based study on research gaps in port engineering, operations and related technical aspects for ports of high-volume operations in Low Income Countries (LICs). The study highlights that there are 20 main challenges faced by the industry today, including:
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    Estimating the income counterfactual for oil producing countries of the MENA region

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    How much richer would oil producing countries in the Middle East be if they invested all their natural resource rents? This study tries to answer this question by calculating the counterfactuals of capital stock and income under two major scenarios.
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    Africa Portal

    The Africa Portal is an online resource that seeks to broaden the availability, accessibility and use of policy research on issues critical to the future of Africa.
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    Effects of institutions and natural resources in a multiple growth regime

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    Dependence on natural resourcea is currently the object of a wide debate in the analysis of economic growth in rentier states. In this work, the authors examine the interaction effect between oil resources dependence and the quality of institutions on economic growth by employing a panel threshold regression methodology.
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    The Fifth Ministerial Conference Of The Forum On China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Action Plan (2013-2015)

    Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, 2013
    Documention from The 5th Ministerial Conference on China-Africa Cooperation.
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    Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

    FOCAC is a multilateral network set up to assist cooperation between China and African countries, and covers various aspects of politics, trade, economy, society and culture.
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    Trade and access to finance of SMEs: is there a nexus?

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    Limited resources and barriers to entry are critically higher for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) than for large companies. One of the reasons explaining why the resources of SMEs are scarce is their limited access to financial services. This, in turn, reduces their likelihood of exporting.
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    Assessing the impact of Chinese investment on Southeast Africa’s cotton: moving up the value chain?

    SAIS China Africa Research Initiative, 2015
    An influx of Chinese and other Asian investment in Southeast Africa over the last decade has had a significant impact on the cotton-textile value chain in the region. Increased investment has changed the structure of tbe region's cotton market, increased competition in local markets, introduced new challenges for cotton producers, and affected relationships with local communities.

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