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  Land, biodiversity and the extractive industries in southern Africa. How effective are legal and institutional frameworks in protecting people and the environment?

  Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013

  In the natural resources sector, laws are often formulated to regulate the relationship between men and the environment. Ideally, the law can play a vital role in regulating and protecting communities from adverse environmental and social impacts of mining, loss of land, biodiversity and natural wealth, as well as other human rights violations.
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  Breaking the curse: how transparent taxation and fair taxes can turn Africa’s mineral wealth into development

  Southern African Resource Watch, 2009

  December 2008 saw a ‘perfect storm’ hit international metals prices, bringing the five-year international metal price boom to an abrupt end. The combined collapse in demand for metals and sharp drop in the demand of institutional investors for commodity-based assets have slashed copper prices by up to two thirds, and gold prices by up to a third from their peaks in July 2008.
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  Copper boom in Zambia: boom for whom?

  Southern African Resource Watch, 2007

  Zambia was the first country on the African continent to produce copper and its econ- omy has historically been heavily dependent on the mining of copper and cobalt. Once a middle-income country, Zambia began to slide into poverty in the 1970s when copper prices declined on the world market.
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  Congo’s Golden web: The people, companies and countries that profit from the illegal trade in Congolese Gold

  Southern African Resource Watch, 2014

  This report describes all aspects of the commercialisation of (DRC) Congolese gold – including gold that is produced by industrial, semi-industrial and artisanal mining operations, and gold that is traded and refined by small merchants, well-capitalised trading groups and powerful refineries.
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  Trade determinants and potential of Syria: using a gravity model, with an estimation of the Syrian crisis’ impact on exports

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013

  The Syrian economy has achieved relatively high economic growth rates, exceeding 5% on average, during the last decade. At the same time, the Syrian economy had been facing a reduction in oil production - the main source of public revenues and exports - accompanied by an increase in local demand on oil derivatives.
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  Palestinian household willingness and ability to pay for public utilities in the West Bank: the case of electricity and water

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013

  In spite of the fact that demand for water and electricity in the West Bank (WB) has increased sharply over the past decade, local providers of those services are suffering from continuous fiscal deficits. However, the collection efficiency of bills paid for water and electricity consumption is still below international standards.
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  Banking and monetary crises: impacts on exports of MENA countries

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013

  To date, there has been relatively limited literature treating the impact of financial crises on exports. This paper deals with the impacts of financial crises on the exports of goods and the exports of services in the case of MENA countries. It tries to quantify both the level and duration of exports collapse due to monetary and banking crises.
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  Sino-American rivalry in the context of Asia-Pacific economic regionalism

  State University Higher School of Economics,, Russian Federation, 2014

  The rise of Asian regionalism and Sino-American rivalry are determining trends in the Asia-Pacific region. Asian economic indicators remain stable and growing even during the severe global crisis of 2008 and have become more and more comparable to those of developed countries.
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  Output-employment relationship across sectors: a long-versus short-run perspective

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013

  Unemployment constitutes a large component of the cost of business cycles. Thus understanding the dynamics of unemployment and its relation to the overall economic performance is vital.
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  The growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions: econometric investigation and implication for MENA countries

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013

  This paper explores the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing between mergers and acquisitions (“M&As”) and “greenfield” investment.

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