of allowed emissions at a lower cost than achieving the reduction domestically. •To Developing countries, the CDM presents an opportunity to attract investment from developed countries to environmentally sound projects assisting in sustainable development. •Optimum size of the project for CDM financing to be analyzed. This is in terms of CER’s per year (I.e. Certified Emission Reductions OR Tons of CO2 per year). Financing BioFuels and Jatropha Plantation Projects Accra, Ghana-November 13, 2006
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AGRICULTURE IN INDIA Indian agriculture has been main source of income for the masses since decades. It is also referred to as India’s mother economy. In the current times as well it accounts for about two-thirds of the employment of the Indian labor force. An intense global food situation in present times signifies the importance of expanding the existent resources and food production in developing countries like India. The Five Year Plans by the Government of India are meant to achieve this goal
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in growth in last 2 years Expect headline Inflation to moderate further and stabilize High Crude Oil prices hit growth Fiscal deficit rose due to subsidy Ensure rapid rise in private investment Inflation and Current account deficit to come down next year Focus of the Budget has been on 3 Sectors Improving Infrastructure Focus on farmer development Improving the main concerns of raising Farm productivity and production INFRASTRUCTURE Remove
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The Brazilian Ethanol Story IB 403, Section 003 Introduction: Biofuel is one of the newest and largest trends sweeping the world. Gaining interest in countries and economies, governments have announced strong commitments to biofuel programs in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and diversify energy sources. Although these programs are new to many countries, Brazil has years of experience with sugarcane-based ethanol, creating a success story for others to reference. Currently, Brazil
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budget to a modest 6.9%. Second, there has been an increase in the fiscal deficit, which can be explained by lower than expected revenue collections from taxes (due to slowing growth), low disinvestment and spectrum sale revenues, and the growth of subsidies leading to an increase in government expenditure during FY 2011-12. India’s fiscal deficit during FY 2011-12 was 5.9%, far above last year’s budget estimate of 4.6%. Third, given the current volatile political scenario, the government has to project
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non-tariff barrier which is used for the developed countries to protect their production and economic development in recent years. The main forms of green barriers include green tariff and market access, green packaging and labeling requirements, green technology standards, Green health inspection system, environmental costs and green subsidy system (China west products, 2011). China’s agricultural, mechanical and electrical products are all facing green barriers, such as pollution, noise, safety standards
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Features of Budget 2010-2011 CHALLENGES ! ! ! To quickly revert to the high GDP growth path of 9 per cent and then find the means to cross the ‘double digit growth barrier’. To harness economic growth to consolidate the recent gains in making development more inclusive. To address the weaknesses in government systems, structures and institutions at different levels of governance. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMY ! India among the first few countries in the world to implement a broad-based counter-cyclic
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CHAPTER SEVEN GOVERNMENTAL INFLUENCE ON TRADE OBJECTIVES • To realize the rationales for government policies that enhance and restrict trade • To interpret the effects of pressure groups on trade policies • To understand the comparison of protectionist rationales used in high-income countries with those used in low-income countries’ economies • To comprehend the potential and actual effects of governmental intervention on the free flow of trade • To understand the major means by which
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non-tariff barrier which is used for the developed countries to protect their production and economic development in recent years. The main forms of green barriers include green tariff and market access, green packaging and labeling requirements, green technology standards, Green health inspection system, environmental costs and green subsidy system (China west products, 2011). China’s agricultural, mechanical and electrical products are all facing green barriers, such as pollution, noise, safety standards
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the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals. The specific objectives are to: i. Review the source of finance of public expenditure and private sector investment. ii. Analyze government expenditure and private investment at sectoral level. iii. Review the fiscal and monetary policy in quest of developing a conducive framework for financing economic growth and poverty reduction. iv. Review the financing policies of the government related to social development and poverty (including policies related
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