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September 1, 2005
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Picture This Aiding Development Chart-based analysis of which countries give the most aid and where the money goes.   |
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October 2009
Douglas McGray |
Dambisa Moyo: Cut Off Aid to Africa Dambisa Moyo is telling the world that in order to save Africa, we need to stop giving them financial aid. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Investing World Cup: Africa and the Middle East vs. Developed Asia Or, a bet on the future versus a region more like home. With more and more investors looking abroad for stock ideas, we present our own version of the World Cup. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Berg & Qureshi |
The MDGs: Building Momentum A big push on aid is not the sole answer. International development policy needs to move beyond aid and aim for actions that, together with stronger reforms in developing countries, cohere into a broader big push. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Sundberg & Gelb |
Making Aid Work Aid in the past was often guided by geopolitical considerations linked to the interests of donor countries rather than by development objectives. But the end of the cold war and progress toward a new aid architecture should make aid more effective in Africa. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Michael C. Moynihan |
The Failure of African Aid Western aid to Africa has made poor countries poorer, retarded their economic growth, and entrenched despotic regimes, argues the Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo in her new book Dead Aid. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Celasun & Walliser |
Managing Aid Surprises Countries cannot make full use of aid when it is unpredictable |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Arora & Vamvakidis |
Economic Spillovers Exploring the impact trading partners have on each other's growth. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2005
Birger Fredriksen |
Keeping the Promise What is holding up achieving primary education for all African children? |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Guy Pfeffermann |
Give Africa's B-Schools A Boost Africa's aid donors can relieve a critical shortage of skilled managers. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Ernesto Hernandez-Cata |
Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can Be Done? Sub-Saharan Africa must increase economic growth to reduce poverty and improve living standards. This article discusses some obstacles to growth in the region, as well as some policy actions that would improve its prospects. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 6, 2006
Martha Lagace |
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI After the fall of apartheid, South Africa accepted the standard prescription for countries to receive more foreign direct investment. Yet FDI has been a mere trickle. Why? The answer may reside in the country's strong corporate environment. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Radelet et al. |
Aid and Growth Although the impact of aid on economic growth diminishes as aid increases, in countries with stronger institutions or better health, more aid can be absorbed effectively. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Antoinette Sayeh |
The Quality of Growth The questions that continually nag at me concern the quality of this growth in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, is it inclusive -- are the poor and the young benefiting -- and is it sustainable? |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Wang & Bio-Tchane |
Africa's Burgeoning Ties with China Africa and China have been trading partners for centuries. But in recent years, the level and intensity of their relationship have increased dramatically. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Harry G. Broadman |
Connecting Africa and Asia Improved Asian market access can boost Africa's exports, but Africa needs domestic reforms to fully capture the economic benefits |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Gupta & Tareq |
Mobilizing Revenue Strengthening domestic revenue bases is key to creating fiscal space for Africa's developmental needs |
IDB America
August 2007
Andrew Powell |
Tough Love: The Key to Foreign Aid Effectiveness Why is economic aid to allies less effective than aid to countries that are indifferent if not hostile to their donors' foreign policies? |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Final Investment Frontier Does Africa belong in your portfolio? |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Michael Klein |
Taking Care of Business Creating a better business environment is crucial for bolstering growth in Africa. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Evangelos A. Calamitsis |
The Need for Stronger Domestic Policies and International Support Globalization is a powerful engine of world prosperity, and it is certainly here to stay. Income disparities remain large. The basic issue is what policies and reforms are most likely to bring about sustainable economic growth for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
70 Times Bigger Than the TARP Chinese companies are well represented among the 10 stocks that have suffered the greatest loss in market value in the year to March 1, 2009. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Struggle for Economic Growth in Africa In an effort to generate economic growth, African leaders are lobbying the world for investment capital, promising political and free-market reforms in return. The continent desperately needs outside capital to jump-start stagnant economies... |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Global Investment Comes Slowly to Africa shortest books" that people make jokes about. But Africa's economic story is beginning to develop new chapters, according to speakers at the recent Africa Business Forum organized by the Wharton African Students Association. The forum's theme was "Africa's Growth Engines." |
Finance & Development
September 2008 |
In Brief Spending on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)... Investing in renewable energy... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Schieber et al. |
Getting Real on Health Financing Unless the efficiency of the global aid architecture is improved and countries enhance their ability to put aid to good use, the massive investment in health that is currently taking place will not deliver the improvement in the health of the poor that everybody is striving for. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2010
Tim Hanson |
The Way to Play Africa Africa is the continent with the most untapped potential. Will it ever be stable for U.S. investors? |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Stefano Curto |
Changing Aid Landscape Despite donors' commitments to scale up aid in line with the 2002 Monterrey Consensus and the 2005 Gleneagles Declaration, the response has been mixed. |
Finance & Development
December 2006 |
Letters to the Editor Corruption Taking Its Toll on Growth... A Missed Opportunity... Financial Sector is Key to Africa's Growth... |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Renee Bonorchis |
Africa Is Looking Like a Dealmaker's Paradise In the wake of $15 billion in African takeover deals since summer, more global companies are expected to buy into the continent. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Gupta & Yang |
Unblocking Trade To underpin growth, Africa needs to adopt a comprehensive approach to boosting trade. Only by adopting a holistic approach can African economies succeed. |
Reason
July 2005
Melinda Ammann |
Cry the Beloved Continent The Shackled Continent: Power, Corruption, and African Lives, by Robert Guest posits that Africans are poor because they're poorly governed. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Investing World Cup: Developed Asia Rebuttal Ten or 12 years from now, things might be different, but this is 2006, and developed Asia wins this one. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Bio-Tchane & Christensen |
Right Time for Africa Africa needs to build on its recent success to catch up. A forward-looking reform agenda should aim to maintain macroeconomic stability, improve the business climate, promote trade, and, most important, strengthen fiscal institutions. |
Finance & Development
September 2010 |
Half Empty or Half Full Does aid work? The net impact of aid surges depends on country-specific factors. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006 |
Asia's Role in the World Economy Asia boasts three of the ten largest economies (China, Japan and India)... Asia's share of world GDP is rising... Asia has also integrated into global capital markets... etc. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
David C. L. Nellor |
The Rise of Africa's "Frontier" Markets A number of sub-Saharan countries are beginning to attract investors to their financial markets |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Peter S. Heller & Sanjeev Gupta |
Challenges in Expanding Aid Flows The international community is calling for an increase in foreign development aid to 0.7 percent of industrial country GNP from 0.24 percent of GNP at present. But a large increase in aid flows could pose a number of challenges for the poorest countries. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2004
Julia Hanna |
African CEOs: A View from the Top It's a market with 700 million people---but it's highly fragmented. Here is what executives in Africa have to say about business and career opportunities on the continent. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
G.E. Gondwe |
Making Globalization Work in Africa There is no doubt that economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have lagged far behind those of other regions and that Africa is the region least integrated into the global economy. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
Campbell & Smith |
Mobile Firms in Africa Get Spotty Reception Multinationals are drawn to Africa's 300 million people who lack mobile access. But poorer customers mean slower profit growth. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Calestous Juma |
Africa's New Engine As Africa's middle class grows, policymakers should place a premium on regional economic integration and the associated investment in infrastructure, technical training, and support of entrepreneurs. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Andrews et al. |
Ethiopia: Scaling Up Assessing the impact of a dramatic increase in aid on one of Africa's poorest countries. |
TIME Asia
January 31, 2011
Alex Perry |
Lions on the Prowl Africa's bright year was real, as are its bright prospects. The benefits of globalization will mean something -- really mean something -- when they are extended not just to Asia but to everyone. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Mohamed Daouas |
Africa Faces Challenges of Globalization |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Bill Mann |
Investing World Cup: Africa and the Middle East What do Africa and the Middle East have in quantities that are unequaled anywhere else in the world? Potential. Investors, take note. |
Finance & Development
September 2007 |
Letters to the Editor The dark side of aid... Stop misusing PPP calculations... Make antiretroviral drugs available to all... |
Finance & Development
December 2011 |
Africa: Changing the Narrative Enduring poverty and conflict are so stark in Africa that it is sometimes difficult to see what else is happening ion the economy. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
May 6, 2014
Adjei et al. |
Africa: The Lost Continent No More Driven by a rising GDP and calmer political and financial waters over the past decade, Africa's nascent healthcare sector is poised for a fresh surge in growth. |
