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  International investment perspectives

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004

  The articles in the report cover a wide range of investment topics, the highlights of which include:foreign direct investment (FDI) in the OCED continued to fall in 2003. This appears to be due to the sluggish macroeconomic performance of many of the larger OCED economies, not least Europe.
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  An analysis of pegged exchange rate regime between Bhutan and India

  Centre for Bhutan Studies, Bhutan, 2003

  This paper investigates whether the pegged exchange rate between the Bhutanese and Indian currencies is the best system for Bhutan’s economy. Since the introduction of the Bhutanese Ngultrum in 1974 it has been pegged at par with the Indian Rupee; it does not have independent exchange rates with other currencies, and both Rupees and Ngultrums are accepted as legal tender in Bhutan.
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  Sustainable development: the emerging paradigm in Asia

  Singapore Institute of International Affairs, 2002

  This paper examines the way in which the sustainability paradigm is emerging in Asia.
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  Attracting investment to China

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2003

  This paper examines China's progress to date in attracting foreign investment and in moving towards a more rules-based business environment.Highlights of the paper include:China has made significant progress in providing a business environment conducive to foreign direct investment (FDI) since the major shift to economic reform in 1978FDI has enabled China to establish new branches
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  The impact of foreign direct investment on poverty reduction: a survey of literature and a temporary finding from Indonesia

  Center for Industrial Economic Studies, Faculty of Economics, University of Trisakti, Indonesia, 2004

  This study focuses on the experience of Indonesia with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and all the economic reforms that have been undertaken to attract such investment.
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  GDN Project Country study: Croatia

  Global Development Network, 2002

  This paper assesses the various elements that have both harmed and aided in the growth process of Croatia. Due to its unique hybrid political system of free-market economies and state sanctioned socialism, Croatia was in a favourable position relative to other CEECs before radical transformation as a result of the war during 1991-4.
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  Financial constraints and growth: multinational and local firm responses to currency crises

  National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2004

  This paper studies the effects of financial constraints on firm growth by investigating if large depreciations differentially impact multinational affiliates and local firms in emerging markets. U.S.
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  How does social development affect FDI and domestic investment?

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  Organisations such as the World Bank have tended to assume that institutional reforms designed to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) will increase overall investment levels in an economy by also increasing domestic investment.
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  Does a free trade area favor an optimum currency area?: the case of Morocco and the European Union

  Institut National de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée, Morocco, 2003

  The purpose of this paper is to investigate simultaneously the potential effects of European Union's Association Agreement with Morocco and the adoption of the Euro as a single currency on exchange rate regime of Moroccan Dirham. The paper starts by presenting briefly the Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement between Morocco and the EU.
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  Review of the municipal finance development in Russia in 1992-2002

  Institute for Urban Economics,, Russian Federation, 2003

  This study reviews Russian municipal fiscal autonomy reports over the last decade. It is based on statistics provided by the Russian Finance Ministry as well as on budget report data covering the same period. The study first analyzes the process of the reform of the Russian municipal fiscal system following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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