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    Costs of non-cooperation in South Asia: an illustration and way forward

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2016
    The South Asian economic integration has remained afflicted with a narrative that is more often than not a negative one. As a part of this, the arguments put forth include the assertion that the region lacks in trade complementarities due to similarities in production structures.
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    Can China's bold new plans make the difference in Pakistan

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2016
    Ever since the 1955 Bandung Conference of Afro-Asian states, China has been active in civil engineering projects around the world, especially in Africa, as a sign of its commitment to the world emerging from colonialism.
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    Evidence and gaps in evidence on the principle political economy constraints and opportunities to successful investment in inclusive agribusiness in Asia

    Evidence on Demand, 2016
    This report pays particular reference to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan. The purpose is to inform a more detailed call down piece of work for DFID to scope the potential establishment of one or more investment platforms through which it would deploy investment capital in order to catalyse private investment in south and central Asia.
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    Policy consultation on four targeted subjects for enhancing Pakistani competitiveness

    Korea Development Institute, 2013
    Pakistan has been selected for the first time as a partner country of the South Korean Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP). The subjects of the 2012 KSP with Pakistan include:
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    Property tax experiment in Punjab, Pakistan

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014
    Pakistan faces important policy challenges in improving service delivery and growth and development. Low levels of tax revenue act as a serious constraint to economic growth, provision of services and, more generally, to building an effective state. Pakistan does poorly on revenue collection, even when compared to other developing countries.
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    Have Islamic banks been more resistant than conventional banks to the 2007-2008 financial crisis?

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011
    The recent global financial crisis has induced a series of failures of many conventional banks; in this context, many economists advocate for the return to narrow banking and/or for favouring the development of Islamic banking, supposedly more resilient to the financial crises.
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    Political institutions and sovereign credit spreads

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011
    Sovereign spreads are influenced by a large number of factors. The current paper assesses the impact of political factors on sovereign spreads. The paper highlights that its approach is grounded in the political constraints and accountability of the government: it argues that sovereign risk depends on the political institutions that prevail in the country.
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    Ownership structure and financial performance in Islamic banks: does bank ownership matter?

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012
    Studies that have attempted to explain the performance of Islamic banks are limited compared to the abundant literature on this issue for conventional banks. The current study aims to investigate empirically the relation between ownership structure and performance in a panel data sample of 53 Islamic Banks scattered over 15 countries for a five-year period (2005 to 2009).
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    Does Islamic banking development favor macroeconomic efficiency?: evidence on the Islamic finance – growth nexus

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013
    Islamic finance can be defined as finance that conforms to Islamic law, and there was an impressive expansion of this finance in recent years. The aim of this paper is to investigate the macroeconomic impact of Islamic banking development by analysing the relation between this development and productivity estimated at the macroeconomic level.
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    Withdrawal of regulatory duties: a step taken by the government

    Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2012
    Pakistan is a developing country and has registered a very low growth rate (2.4%) according to the economic survey of Pakistan 2010-11. At present the country suffers from natural and manmade as well as external pressures. To cope with the crises, the revenue generation side of the country has proved to be very weak.

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