product (GDP) from 6.5 per cent of GDP in 2009-10. The Budget for 2011-12 estimated a further reduction to 4.6 per cent of GDP to be achieved through a 16 per cent growth in tax revenue, disinvestment receipts of ` 40,000 crore and moderation in growth in expenditure to 4.9 per cent. Economic developments in the current fiscal have panned out very differently than was envisaged at the time of budget formulation. With a sharp deceleration in real GDP growth, particularly in the industry sector and
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"Performance Evaluation of Chittagong Stock Exchange Limited and Comparison with the OIC Countries" (This internship report is submitted for the partial fulfillment of the degree of Masters of Business Administration with major in finance and Banking) Submitted By: Md. Forhadul Islam Metric No: R092036 Program: RMBA Date of Submission: 12 December, 2011
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| Asian Crisis of 1997 | | | Prepared by:Azra Becirovic and Sanela Bilalic | | April 21, 2012 | Long before Asian financial crisis has started, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia had an increasing economic performance; economy was fast growing, saving rates were high, and inflation low. Turning point in Asian economy was 2 July 1997, the day when Thai Baht fell around 20 % against the $US. “It all began in Thailand’ summarizes the conventional explanation of the early
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IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM) e-ISSN: 2278-487X. Volume 7, Issue 4 (Jan. - Feb. 2013), PP 45-52 www.iosrjournals.org Contribution of Insurance Sector to Growth and Development of the Indian Economy 1 1 2 Dr. M.Subba Rao, 2R. Srinivasulu M.Com, M.Phil, Ph.D Principal Sri Balaji P.G College (MBA) Anantapur – 515002 Andhra Pradesh - India M.Com, M.B.A Research Scholar Department of Commerce S.K University – Anantapur Andhra Pradesh India Abstract: For economic development
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attempts to reduce its foreign dependency through the local production of industrialised products until they reach a level of development when they are able to compete in the global market (Wikipedia 2013). According to Lee (2005), this type of industrial policy accompanied by tariff protection, import restrictions and sometimes government procurement favouring locally produced products is targeted at government investments such as Proton (car) and Perwaja (steel). Another long-term solution
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Pendulum swings toward US economy supporting global growth Global GDP growth Annual % change 8 Forecast 7 Emerging 6 5 4 World 3 Advanced 2 1 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Source: International Monetary Fund, RBC Economics Research The outlook for the global economy was muddied over the summer as the emerging market economies, led by China, weakened. Conversely, in many advanced economies, growth accelerated led by a robust increase in the US
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Capital flows have recovered strongly after a steep fall in February Currency depreciations were more modest during the winter turmoil among countries that reduced external imbalances Distribution of changes in developing country bilateral exchange rates with the US$ Most developing country equity markets have fully recouped losses since mid-2013 Borrowing costs have fallen since the start of the year for developing countries Metal prices have extended their falls while food prices have turned up Commodity
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Germany’s economy has always played a prominent role in its rich history. It has come along way to rebuild its shattered economy, losing two world wars and the carrying out of a horrific genocide. Today, Germany dominates Europe on many levels. Participating in two world wars caused havoc on Germany’s economy and for many years, their future seemed bleak. They rebuilt their economy with great success. While most of Europe entered recession in late 2008, Germany was going from strength to strength
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INTRODUCTION This essay seeks to show an understanding of the interface between economic growth and economic development and offer recommendations of what a country like Zambia needs to do in order to achieve them. Firstly this essay will define terms such as development, economic growth as well as economic development. It will then proceed with a brief discussion of the various measures of development, and show why the human development index, has in recent years become a widely accepted measure
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Domestic Product (GDP), with almost two consecutive decades of growth and the unemployment rate falling to a generational low. As a result of nearly three decades of structural and policy reforms, Australian’s economy has proven to be a competitive player in the increasingly integrated global markets. In terms of country risk, Australia’s favorable attitude towards private enterprise and its well-protected property rights incent growth and propagate stability conveying comfort to international investors
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