ACADEMIC PAPERa Longitudinal patterns of comparative advantage in the textile complex – part 1 An aggregate perspective Peter Kilduff and Ting Chi Department of Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to present a preliminary investigation into long-term patterns of trade specialization among leading textile- and apparel-exporting nations, assessing patterns of comparative advantage across
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foreign exchange scarcity constitutes a critical bottleneck. Export trade can largely meet ‘foreign exchange gap’, and export growth would increase the import capacity of the country that, in turn, would increase industrialization, as well as overall economic activities. Bangladesh’s import needs are substantial; hence the need to rapidly increase exports is immediate. In order to finance the imports and also to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign aid, the Government of Bangladesh has been trying
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Executive Summary The electricity sector in India is predominantly controlled by Government of India's public sector undertakings (PSUs) but the private sector is also catching up fast. India is world's 6th largest energy consumer, accounting for 3.4% of global energy consumption. Due to India's economic rise, the demand for energy has grown at an average of 3.6% per annum over the past 30 years. In March 2009, the installed power generation capacity of India stood at 147,000 MW while the per capita
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equity prices have fallen sharply – with the major stock indices of the G7 and BRICs losing nearly half of their value since the beginning of the year. This has seriously damaged banks’ balance sheets and restricted their lending capacity. With the cost of short-term credit rising dramatically and liquidity drying up, these events have been dubbed the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression in 1930s. More importantly, the shock waves from the US financial market have spread throughout
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HRM in India Summary ------------------------------------------------- India is being widely recognised as one of the most exciting emerging economics in the world. Besides becoming a global hub of outsourcing, Indian firms are spreading their wings globally through mergers and acquisitions. During the first four months of 1997, Indian companies have bought 34 foreign companies for about U.S. $11 billion dollars. This impressive development has been due to a growth in inputs (capital and labour)
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Reserve Bank of India: Functions and Working RESERVE BANK OF INDIA www.rbi.org.in ž¸¸£·¸ú¡¸ ¹£ö¸¨¸Ä ¤¸ÿˆ 2 Foreword The Reserve Bank of India, the nation’s central bank, began operations on April 01, 1935. It was established with the objective of ensuring monetary stability and operating the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage. Its functions comprise monetary management, foreign exchange and reserves management, government debt management, financial regulation
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Rahbari Economist, Citigroup 07-09-2010 1 Abstract The paper analyses the sovereign debt crisis in Greece and other Euro Area countries and the response of the national authorities, the EU institutions (including the ECB) and the IMF. We use economic and political economy perspectives and consider both positive and normative aspects of the crisis and the policy responses. Authors: Willem H. Buiter Chief Economist Citigroup Citi Investment Research and Analysis Citigroup Centre Canada Square
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No. 1, June 2001 ISSUES IN TAX REFORMS Azizul Islam* This paper seeks to describe the principles that have guided recent tax reforms in Asian developing countries. It critically examines the purported rationale underlying these reforms and raises some issues connected with these reforms. The paper first discusses the new direction of the perceived role of taxation as a macroeconomic tool and the principles which have formed the basis of recent tax reforms. It then analyses the implications
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Countries in 2001 in Brussels stated that foreign direct investment (FDI) was an important source of capital formation, know-how, employment generation and trade opportunities for LDCs and called for accelerating FDI inflows into these countries. Since 2001, both LDC governments and their development partners have indeed pursued proactive FDI promotion policies. Although there was an abrupt interruption of the secular trend in 2009, FDI flows to LDCs grew at an annual rate of 15 per cent during 2001-2010
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[pic] [pic]Economy of Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search |Economy of Bangladesh | |[pic] | |Kawran Bazar (A commercial hub of Bangladesh) | |Rank |48 | |Currency
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