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    Banking on Africa: Chinese financial institutions and Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    The Chinese drive into the resource sector in Africa has already received much attention in the media and academic literature. What has not been well understood is the role of Chinese financial institutions in support of the country’s resource strategy and its entry into the previously unknown African market.
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    Social stability as the key to sustainable growth: transition to democracy and a system in line with international norms needed

    Japan Center for Economic Research, 2008
    This Brief examines some challenges that China may face after the Beijing Olympics in August. The Games could represent a turning point for its economic, political and social life. In order to keep its high economic growth rate in the medium and long run, China must improve both structural reforms and economic and social equality.
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    Does good government draw foreign capital? explaining China' s exceptional foreign direct investment inflow

    World Bank, 2007
    This paper explores the linkages between good governance and foriegn direct investment (FDI) in China, which is now the world 's largest destination of FDI, despite its institutional deficiencies. The analysis compares the quality of China’s institutions with other developing countries.
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    China's export-import bank and Africa: new lending, new challenges

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2006
    This brief presents basic facts about Export-Import Bank of China (China ExIm) and identifies potential implications for Africa and the West. The brief concludes that, to the extent that Chinese export credit promotes economic growth in Africa, recent trends should be welcomed.
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    The banking system in emerging economies: how much progress has been made?

    Bank for International Settlements, 2006
    Banking crises in emerging markets in the 1990s were associated with major macroeconomic disruptions: sharp increases in interest rates, large currency depreciations, output collapses and lasting declines in the supply of credit.
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    China's ownership transformation: processes, outcomes, prospects

    International Finance Corporation, 2005
    This study sheds new light on the progress that China has made in enterprise restructuring and privatisation, known as Gaizhi, a Chinese term meaning “transforming the system,”. It also focuses on the challenges that enterprises, investors, and governments are facing in the process.
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    Does privatisation of plantations help poor people?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
    Forest plantations have many benefits. They provide wood and other forest products, contribute to biodiversity, improve landscapes and soils, play an important role in absorbing carbon and help to maintain water quality. Local and national economies also benefit as plantations provide employment, infrastructure and opportunities for small-scale enterprises.
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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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    Reality check: the distributional impact of privatization in developing countries

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2005
    This report looks at the privatisation of state-owned enterprises as a market reform. The volume brings together a comprehensive set of country studies on the effects of privatisation on people.
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    Modeling private sector development in the People’s Republic of China

    ADB Institute, 2005
    In this paper, a simplified mathematical model based on the behavioral pattern of firms in the PRC is used to discuss the impact of privatisation on private sector development in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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