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05-Oct-2007
Everyone agrees that developing-country ownership is a condition for effective development finance. But examples of true ownership are rare. Our Global Forum Workshop on Ownership in Practice (27-28 Sept. 2007) left us with a rich set of case studies, messages and policy recommendations, in time for major international conferences in Accra (Ghana) and Doha (Qatar) next year.
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Aid for Trade: Meeting New Challenges
24-Sep-2007
The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the OECD Development Centre have jointly organised a seminar in Bangkok to take stock of the progress made so far in the international Aid-for-Trade initiatives and discuss the ways forward from an Asia-Pacific perspective.
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12-Jun-2007
This book explores how governments can help firms in developing countries better seize the opportunities created by globalisation and contribute to improving employment opportunities and poverty reduction. Based on country case studies, it analyses how local firms can get involved in global value chains, access distant and more profitable markets and upgrade their capabilities.
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12-Jun-2007
This book is a comprehensive roundup of the ways in which private enterprise development can help economic growth and poverty reduction in poor countries. It details the activities of the private sector in developing and emerging economies and it demonstrates how these activities are inter-related with government policies. To this end, several case studies are presented to provide concrete examples from Africa, Asia and elsewhere.
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27-Apr-2007
Aid alone cannot finance development; new actors and fresh sources of finance are essential complements to it. This highly stimulating book takes a deep look at the changes in the "international development finance architecture".
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19-Jan-2007
La mise en œuvre successive des plans d'allègement de la dette PPTE et IADM ont permis de réduire considérablement la charge du service de la dette pour les pays africains qui en ont bénéficié. Dotés d'une solvabilité restaurée et par ailleurs confrontés à des besoins de financement importants, ces pays souhaitent désormais se ré-endetter. Ce Repère dont la publication fait suite à un séminaire d'experts consacré aux économies africaines et organisé conjointement le 8 juin 2006 par l'AFD et le Centre de Développement, évalue les conditions d'un tel processus de ré-endettement.
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22-May-2006
African countries are not simply spectators to the economic rise of China and India, they are party to it. This book demonstrates how the growing economic power of China and India is already influencing the growth patterns of African countries, particularly oil- and commodities-exporting ones.
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19-Jul-2005
Cancelling debt for poor countries is all very well, but the role of soft loans in spurring development and eradicating poverty should not be overlooked.
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25-May-2005
With the emergence of China and India in the world economy ever more manifest, Africa’s economy and polity will be affected in various, complex ways. The interactions between the Asian giants and Africa are bound to intensify even if the recent period of supercharged growth in the former countries is unlikely to be sustained.
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20-May-2005
Limited access to finance is a major obstacle to development of SMEs in Africa as their inherent higher perceived risk makes financial institutions reluctant to lend to them and adequate financial instruments lack.
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