Economic growth may additionally result from a wider range of intermediate goods in FDI-related production (Feenstra and Markusen‚ 1994). Caves (1996) observed that the rationale for increased efforts to attract more FDI stems from the belief that FDI has several positive effects. Among these are productivity gains‚ technology transfers‚ introduction of new processes‚ managerial skills
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Africa 10 A frica lies south of Europe and southwest of Asia. Geographically it is about three times the size of the United States‚ excluding Alaska and Hawaii. At its northeast corner is Egypt‚ which is connected to the Sinai Peninsula—and hence to the Asian continent by a very narrow strip of land. This is the only spot where Africa touches another continent; otherwise‚ it is surrounded by water. The Mediterranean Sea separates it from Europe in the north; the Red Sea and Gulf of
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models. However‚ retailing is one of the few sectors where foreign direct investment (FDI) is not allowed at present. FDI in retail industry FDI in retail industry means that foreign companies in certain categories can sell products through their own retail shop in the country. At present‚ foreign direct investment (FDI) in pure retailing is not permitted under Indian law. Government of India has allowed FDI in retail of specific brand of products. Following this‚ foreign companies in certain
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investment has increasingly been identified as a major growth-enhancing component in most developing countries. FDI promotes economic growth in the host country in a great number of ways. From a more compressed perspective‚ these effects of foreign investment could be direct through a certain investment source or indirect through certain spillover effects. In a more broad view however‚ FDI could be said to put pressure on the firms in their host countries to improve their competitiveness leading them
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| |III Foreign direct investment |8-12 | |3.1 Benefits of FDI |8-9 | |3.2 Major trends and flows of FDI in 2010 / 2011 |9-10 | |3.3 Explaining the trends and flows of 2010/2011 |11-12
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continue to use it today; however‚ the numbers of countries that still use the death penalty are very few. Most places have since abolished capital punishment. For example‚ South Africa removed the death penalty in 1995. Racial segregation is one of the main reasons that capital punishment had occurred for so long in South Africa. When Arthur Chaskalson had been appointed President‚ the capital punishment sentence had been altered. North Korea‚ however‚ still continues to use the death penalty as a
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growing‚ expected to reach US$804.06 billion in 2015. As part of the economic liberalization process set in place by the Industrial Policy of 1991‚ the Indian government has opened the retail sector to FDI slowly through a series of steps: The Indian government removed the 51 percent cap on FDI into single-brand retail outlets in December 2011‚ and opened the market fully to foreign investors by permitting 100 percent foreign investment in this area. It has also made some‚ albeit limited
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form of foreign direct investment (FDI). The share of net FDI in world GDP has grown five-fold through the eighties and the nineties‚ making the causes and consequences of FDI and economic growth a subject of ever-growing interest. This report attempts to make a contribution in this context‚ by analyzing the existence and nature of causalities‚ if any‚ between FDI and economic growth. It uses as its focal point India‚ where growth of economic activities and FDI has been one of the most pronounced
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Policy Brief: HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Adolescents in South Africa Heterosexual intercourse among adolescents is the primary method of HIV transmission in South Africa‚ with the majority of new infections occurring in the 21 25 year age group. An HIV-prevention campaign promoting abstinence among young people would seem to be an effective barrier to further infections. However‚ a policy promoting abstinence approaches the problem only superficially‚ and would not take into account all of
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Africa Bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east‚ Atlantic to the west and Mediterranean to the north; lies the continent as we know called Africa. The longest river‚ which runs about 4‚160 miles‚ is the Nile River and is the survival source for the African people. It provides mode of transportation‚ food and fertile land. Providing a route between the coast and the Sahara Desert‚ the slopes contain cedar‚ pine‚ cork and oak trees. The Sahara Desert separates northern Africa from the rest of
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