has to make serious efforts towards framing a coherent energy policy. Part of the reason for Pakistan’s expanding appetite for energy is that its overall economy requires large amounts of energy to produce one unit of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a measure known as ‘energy intensity’. However, much of Pakistan’s rural areas do not have access to electric power and about half the population is not connected to the national grid. Rotating blackouts (“load shedding”) are also necessary in some areas
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AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS INFLUENCING PERFORMANCE OF SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN UGANDA: A CASE STUDY OF KITGUM TOWN COUNCIL BY AYOO ESTER ESO9BO5/028 DISSERTATION SUBMMITTED TO FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF A BACHELORS DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY May 2012 DECLARATION I Ayoo Ester do solemnly declare to the best of my knowledge and ability
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Research and Development: Essential Foundation for U.S. Competitiveness in a Global Economy Our hope is that there will be full employment, and that the production of goods and services will serve to raise our standard of living…Surely we will not get there by standing still, merely by making the same things we made before and selling them at the same or higher prices. We will not get ahead in international trade unless we offer new and more attractive and cheaper products…There must be a stream
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Ayubur Rahman Bhuyan[1] [Abstract: The draft industrial policy (2010) of Bangladesh, announced recently, proposes an integrated strategy of economic growth through rapid industrialization. It envisages an increase in the industry sector’s share in GDP to 40 percent by 2021, with the proportion of the workforce employed in the sector concurrently rising to 25 percent of the country’s total labour force. While many of the provisions of the proposed policy were common to previous policies as well, it
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OVERVIEW Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) occupy unique position in most of the countries especially in a developing country. They are a primary target for many countries desiring to stimulate economic growth and development. The SMEs sub-sector plays an increasingly dominant role in the technology assimilation and dissemination and in economic development in Bangladesh as well. In Bangladesh, SMEs playing a significant role for the development of our economy by creating employment opportunity
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Economics Analysis of Saudi Arabia History of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (Bowen, 2008; Fasano and Iqbal, 2003). The country traces its origin back to the early empires of the Arabian Peninsula, which is an ancient trade centre. At present, Saudi Arabia serves a key role in the Islamic world, as it is the birthplace of Islam and the place where Mecca and Medina are located. Thus, the country frequently receives Islamic visitors during the annual Islamic
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Income and Economy Population below 1.25 a day (the share of the population living on less than 1.25 per day-measure of extreme poverty: | In the United States, 0% of the population lives below 1.25 a day | Estimated since 2011, 54.37% of population lives below 1.25 per day | Estimated since 2010, 32.68% of population live bellows 1.25 per day | Gross Domestic Products (GDP per capital): | The value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year is 53,042 |
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particularly fiscal and monetary policies of the country, although the effect of the global financial crisis in 2008 cannot be taken too lightly. Hungary’s desire to become a member of the European Union required the country to embark upon “austerity measures” which further dampened its economic situation. Adoption of the shift to the right ideologies further deteriorate the Hungarian economic situation. Prior to the economic crisis of Hungary that appeared back in 1989, which saw a fall in standard
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Characteristics/Profiles of Bangladeshi Entrepreneurs Several studies were done in order to identify the characteristics or profiles of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs. Papanek (1969) observed psychological trait of risk taking among the people of the then East Pakistan(now Bangladesh). Farouk (1983) did a survey on Bangladeshi entrepreneurs and in this survey he focused on the biography of successful Bangladeshi entrepreneurs. He found that Bangladeshi entrepreneurs are generally hard working, honest
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Fiscal Policy generally refers to the use of taxation and government expenditure to regulate the aggregate level of economic activity in a country. Fiscal policy in Bangladesh basically comprises activities, which the country carries out to obtain and use resources to provide services while ensuring optimum efficiency of the economic units. The policy influences the behaviour of economic forces through public finance. Major objectives of the fiscal policy of Bangladesh are to ensure macroeconomic
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