Foreign aid is the transfer of goods‚ capital or services from one country to another directly or indirectly through international organizations such as the World Bank‚ the United Nations Children’s Fund‚ and many others. It is meant to offer some benefits or help to the recipient country and it comes in several forms for example; military‚ emergency humanitarian or economic aid. It is aimed at providing help in terms of crisis or disaster. This essay will discuss the concept of foreign aid.
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EFFECT OF FOREIGN AID IN KENYA 1. Introduction Foreign aid is usually associated with official development assistance‚ which in turn is a subset of the official development finance‚ and normally targeted to the poorest countries (World Bank‚ 1998). Foreign aid represents an important source of finance in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)‚ where it supplements low savings‚ narrow export earnings and thin tax bases. In recent years the donor community has become more stringent about fiscal
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ONE INTROUDCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The current period in the world economy is regarded as period of globalization and trade liberalization. In this period‚ one the crucial issues in development and international economics is to know whether trade openness indeed promotes growth. With globalization‚ two major trends are noticeable: first is the emergence of multinational firms with strong presence in different‚ strategically located markets; and secondly‚ convergence of consumer tastes for the
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AID EFFECTIVENESS IN BANGLADESH IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? By M.G. Quibria* April 2010 *M.G. Quibria is Professor‚ Department of Economics‚ Morgan State University‚ Baltimore‚ MD 21239; and Distinguished Fellow‚ Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh‚ Dhaka‚ Bangladesh. 1 PREFACE The literature on aid effectiveness is rife with controversies. There is a voluminous empirical literature based on cross-country regressions‚ which has produced more confusions than robust conclusions
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information about the management of foreign aid in third world country like Bangladesh with a brief discussion on literature review of foreign aid. Shortly foreign aid is an important for any country to develop the economy. The critical importance of foreign assistance in economic development in terms of the two-gap theory which stated that aid promoted economic development by relaxing savings and foreign-exchange constraints to capital formation and economic growth. However‚ subsequent research in
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Foreign Aid Anna-Louise Weston Year 12 2012 Foreign aid is a noun meaning the economic‚ technical‚ or military aid given by one nation to another‚ for purposes of relief and rehabilitation‚ for economic stabilization‚ or for mutual defines. The definition states that the economic‚ technical and military relief provided to countries that are in need can measure foreign aid. Countries that need foreign aid economically are those countries‚ which have a low economic growth. With help from
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capabilities demanded‚ are acquired. It is to a nation‚ what the mind is to the body‚ just as a deceased mind is handicapped in the co-ordination and direction of the bodily activities setbacks in the education system would act as a hindrance to economic development. Thus‚ the single most significant complex of social-control tools for national development is found in the educational system; be it formal or informal. (Uwadia ‚ 2010). It is also accepted that the development of any nation depends
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iosrjournals.org The Impact of Stock Market Returns on Foreign Portfolio Investment in Nigeria Dr. OZURUMBA BENEDICT ANAYOCHUKWU Lecturer‚ Department of Management Technology Federal University of Technology‚ P.M.B. 1526‚ Owerri‚ Imo State‚ Nigeria. Abstract: This research work was designed to investigate the impact of stock market returns on foreign portfolio investment in Nigerian. The objectives of the research are: to identify the relationship between foreign portfolio investment and
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St Paul’s Catholic College‚ Manly 2013 Formal assessment task Student information sheet [pic] |Student name / number | | |Subject |Geography | |Year |10
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Foreign Aid as a tool for Foreign Policy Foreign aid is defined as voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another country‚ at times as leverage to cohorts the receiving country do what the donor country wants. But it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval‚ or to strengthen a military ally‚ to reward a government for behavior desired by the country giving the aid‚ to extend the donor ’s cultural influence‚ or to gain political strength here at home as abroad.
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