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UNINA9910454337803321 |
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Iarossi Giuseppe |
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An assessment of the investment climate in Kenya [[electronic resource] /] / Giuseppe Iarossi |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009 |
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1-282-02649-6 |
9786612026492 |
0-8213-7813-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (140 p.) |
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Collana |
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Directions in development. Private sector development |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Investments - Kenya |
Business enterprises - Kenya |
Corporate culture - Kenya |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-115) and index. |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Overview; Chapter 1 Competitiveness of Kenyan Firms; Figures; Chapter 2 Business Climate; Tables; Chapter 3 Access to Finance; Chapter 4 Labor Markets and Human Capital; Chapter 5 Microenterprises in Kenya; Chapter 6 Recommendations; References; Index |
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Although Kenya has recorded some improvements in the last four years, including an increase in productivity, Kenyan firms still face an adverse business environment. The central objective of this report is to identify the main impediments to productivity growth faced by Kenyan firms. The top constraints identified by the Kenyan managers were tax rates, access to finance, corruption, security, infrastructure services (electricity and transportation), and business licensing. Kenya has reduced the corporate tax rates in recent years. Nevertheless, objective indicators suggest that the tax burden |
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UNINA9910798598403321 |
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Autore |
Cashin Paul |
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Taming Indian Inflation / / Paul Cashin, Rahul Anand |
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016 |
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1-4983-5810-1 |
1-4755-5837-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Inflation (Finance) - India |
Food prices - India |
Banks and Banking |
Investments: Commodities |
Foreign Exchange |
Inflation |
Macroeconomics |
Price Level |
Deflation |
Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis |
Prices |
Agriculture: General |
Aggregate Factor Income Distribution |
Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects |
Investment & securities |
Finance |
Banking |
Currency |
Foreign exchange |
Food prices |
Agricultural commodities |
Consumer price indexes |
Income inequality |
Commodities |
National accounts |
Farm produce |
Income distribution |
Price indexes |
Interest rates |
India Economic conditions 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CAUSES OF INFLATION. Inflation dynamics in India: what can we learn from Phillips Curves? / Roberto F. Guimarães and Laura Papi -- Reconsidering the role of food prices in inflation / James P. Walsh -- Food inflation in India / Prachi Mishra and Devesh Roy -- Understanding India's food inflation through the lens of demand and supply / Rahul Anand, Naresh Kumar, and Volodymyr Tulin ; CONSEQUENCES OF INFLATION. Does inflation slow long-term growth in India? / Kamiar Mohaddes and Mehdi Raissi -- Inflation and income inequality in China and India: is food inflation different? / James P. Walsh and Jiangyan Yu -- Transmission of India's inflation to neighboring countries / Sonali Das, Adil Mohommad, and Yasuhisa Ojima ; POLICIES TO AFFECT INFLATION. Monetary policy transmission in India / Sonali Das -- Food inflation in India: what role for monetary policy? / Rahul Anand and Volodymyr Tulin -- Inflation and monetary policy in small open economies / Paul Cashin and Agustín Roitman. |
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High and persistent inflation has presented serious macroeconomic challenges in India in recent years, increasing the country’s domestic and external vulnerabilities. A number of factors underpin India’s high inflation. This book analyzes various facets of Indian inflation—the causes, consequences, and policies being implemented to manage it. Several chapters are devoted to analyzing and managing food inflation, given its significance in driving overall inflation dynamics in India. |
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