Climate policies as catalyst for green FDI
This paper assesses the role of climate policies as a catalyst of low carbon technologies deployment through foreign direct investment (FDI). Leveraging detailed cross-border project-level information,
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
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World Investment Report 2015: reforming international investment governance
This year’s World Investment Report, the 25th in the series, aims to inform global debates on the future of the international policy environment for cross-border investment. Following recent lackluster
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Mainstreaming environment and climate for poverty reduction and sustainable development
This handbook is designed as guidance for policymakers and practitioners to mainstream pro-poor environment and climate concerns into planning, budgeting and monitoring. Mainstreaming is achieved by putting
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Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2015
The 2015 edition of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific highlights a key message that while policy focus on economic growth is necessary, it is not sufficient for achieving development.
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Ethiopia offers 100% FDI facility to India for healthcare
Land will be offered for Indian entrepreneurs besides other incentives and tax facilities Ethiopia offered 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) facility to India for setting up hospitals and
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Sembcorp Expects 1400 MW Renewable Capacity by 2022
SPACE FOR MORE Singapore utility co Sembcorp is keen on investing $250 m yearly in clean energy. On the other hand, its India ops head says the coal auction is creating confusion for foreign players
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India in ‘sweet spot’: Economic Survey
Pegs growth at 8% | Wants renewed investment, rationalised subsidies The bar just got higher for the Modi government’s first full Budget on Saturday as the Economic Survey saw the Indian economy in
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Renewable energy country attractiveness index 2015
As India sets ambitious targets and turns the handle on market reform to attract foreign investment, opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa are being unlocked as public and private sectors work together to
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Industrial policies for upper-middle-income countries
The middle-income trap is a situation in which middle-income countries face a slowdown of growth. It tends to occur when middle-income countries get caught between low-wage manufacturers and high-wage
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State of the Indian economy: an opportunity for revival
The last year has been a fortuitously good one for the Indian economy with a sea change in the macroeconomic parameters and a sustainable turnaround on the cards. At a time when concerns have been raised
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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015
Global economic growth is forecast to increase marginally over the next two years, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report. The global economy is expected