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  Mapping the trends and patterns of the metal and engineering sectors in Africa

  National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2006

  Africa’s metal industry faces a number of developmental challenges, including weak infrastructure, lack of adequate investments, skills shortage, political instability and an inequitable global market. This study explores the performance, trends and patterns of the metal and engineering sectors in Africa within their broader context.
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  Asian Development Outlook 2007

  Asian Development Bank, 2007

  The 19th edition of Asian Development Outlook examines trends and prospects in Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, in the context of global economic movements. It argues that despite an expected decrease in the pace of expansion in 2007 and 2008, growth will remain high.
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  From poverty of ambition to ambition on poverty: what the G8 finance ministers must do in Essen to support Africa’s development

  ActionAid International, 2007

  This ActionAid report discusses the opportunities and challenges it sees for the German government to put the G8 at the forefront of the global fight against poverty and environmental destruction during meeting in Essen later this year.ActionAid believes the G8 finance ministers must seize the opportunity to make progress in six key areas:commit to a clear financing plan to fund the tar
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  World economic situation and prospects 2007 executive summary

  UN, 2007

  The economic forecast for 2007 includes the following predictions:slower global economic growth in 2007: the world economy is expected to decelerate in 2007, with the growth of world gross product (WGP) moderating to a pace of 3.2 per cent, down from the estimated 3.8 per cent for 2006continued robust growth in developing countries: in particular India and China are predicted to contin
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  China: toward a consumption-driven growth path

  Institute for International Economics, USA, 2006

  This policy brief discusses China’s decision to transition away from growth driven by investment and a growing global trade surplus toward one more dependent on domestic consumption is laudable.The brief argues that to date China’s initiatives have been too modest to change its underlying growth path.
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  The structural determinants of external vulnerability

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006

  This study investigates how the impact of terms-of-trade shocks on GDP is influenced by countries' openness to trade and the flexibility of their labour markets and markets for goods and services.
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  Trade-finance linkages and gender: implications to Asian women

  International Gender and Trade Network, 2006

  Are linkages between trade and finance more theoretical than a reality, and what are the gender implications? This journal addresses some of these questions, with an emphasis on impacts for Asian women.
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  Coherence for development: economic recommendations for Spain

  Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos, Madrid, 2006

  This paper looks at the coherence of donors’ economic policies with the objectives of the official international development cooperation policy.It outlines the potential benefits – and the conditions required to realise those benefits – and risks associated with the following policy areas:tradeemigrant remittancesforeign direct investment (FDI)external debt, restructuring an
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  Good times on the commodity price rollercoaster: but how long can they last?

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2006

  This paper starts from the premise that commodity prices are at their highest levels in decades, driven by strong demand from the emerging economies of China and India coupled with increased American consumption. This is good news for developing countries, since 37 of them rely on primary commodities for more than half their merchandise export earnings.
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  World investment report 2006

  United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2006

  This year’s World Investment Report by the UN Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), focuses on the rise of foreign direct investment (FDI) by transnational corporations (TNCs) from developing and transition economies.The rise of FDI from developing and transition countries been particularly marked in the past ten years, and a growing number of TNCs from these economies are emerging as

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