The Transition Report presents the main economic and reform developments in the EBRD’s countries of operations in 2007 and 2008. It also includes an assessment of how the global financial crisis is affecting the transition region. The special theme this year is growth. Using various data sources, the Report looks at the roles that education, competition policy and export structure can play in shaping a country's long-term growth performance, and examines the experience and potential role of in more...
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The first paper in a new series of perspectives on topical foreign direct investment issues by
the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (pdf).
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"This is an excellent 4-page paper by Giovanni Portoso and Antonio Farina, which analyses financial crises using historical data in order to predict forthcoming economic and financial crises. According to the authors, ' ...The empirical study examines 26 developing countries that experienced at least one financial crisis since the 1970s. These countries form four regional groups: Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela), Africa and more...
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'The first Heads of Investment Promotion Agencies' Meeting (HIPAM), organized by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in April 1997, agreed that a regional training program for Investment Promotion Agencies - IPA staff would be beneficial to Forum members. In addition, HIPMA decided that an IPA training needs analysis should be undertaken. The key training areas identified include: roles and functions; strategic planning; research skills; data collection and analysis; computer training; and, pr more...
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'This paper describes how the broad scope of the South East African Tourism Investment Program (SEATIP), although necessary to set the stage for tourism development, needed to be reshaped into a more investment-focused program. The paper provides useful lessons learned from SEATIP and shows how they were incorporated in the design of the follow-on program, the Mozambique anchor yourism investment program.'
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The fDi Creative Industries Competitiveness Index has ranked London above New York, while the US is listed as the country of choice for ICT sector investors.
London has won a victory in the ongoing battle with New York for global business supremacy, ranking the most appealing city for creative industries investment, according to fDi’s Creative Industries Competitiveness Index. While New York ranked number two in the cities indices, the US was the country of choice for creative industry sect more...
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Industrialist and Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy talks to Michelle Price about the challenges for the Indian IT services sector, and the economy in general.
For the past few years, India has experienced something of an economic dream. Led chiefly by the IT services explosion, the country has enjoyed an economic growth rate of about 9%, attracting, in turn, a wave of overseas capital. But during the past year, the pace has started to slow. Rising inflation and a slowdown in industrial pr more...
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