Remittances - Economic Growth and Developmenttutor2u
Remittances are monies sent by people living and working overseas back to their country of origin – usually sent back to their families. To what extent are remittance inflows an important / significant contributor to economic growth and development in lower and middle income developing countries?
Final project unlocking investment & finance in emerging markets and develo...Damian Attah
Nigeria's GDP has been growing in a slower pace compared to the population growth rate of 2.6%. The year-on-year budget deficit and the slow growth in government revenue has continued to constrain investment in critical social and physical infrastructure that will be needed to be on the path of economic growth. The ineffective fiscal framework and erosion of social trust in government spending has resulted to a tax to GDP ratio of less than 1% compared to the minimum requirement of 15% recommended for an emerging nation like Nigeria. The country's current debt profile of over $73billion and the allocation of 23% of the annual budget to debt servicing makes additional loans quite unsustainable. Funding the critical sectors that will create a transformative growth will require the crowding in of required financing from both the public and private sources and the unlocking of investment opportunities that will attract FDI, ODA and OOF finance. Posing as a government official that is exploring the option of attracting public, private and multilateral funding, the slides seeks to address the following:
(a) What are the estimated financing needs for the country’s development?
(b) Which sources of finance are available to you international and domestically, from both public and private sources?
(c) How will the country access these?
(d) How will you work with multilateral development banks to address barriers to accessing these sources of finance?
Socio-economic Impact of Remittance on Households: A Study on Khulna, Bangladeshiosrjce
Foreign remittance to Bangladesh now become one of the vital sources of foreign exchange earnings
and it also plays a significant role by reducing the foreign-exchange constraint and improving the balance of
payments, ensuring imports of various types of capital goods, and raw materials for industrial development.
Furthermore, it has also increased the supply of savings and investment for capital formation and development
in country’s economic condition and thus it accelerates economic development of a country. But this study
attempted to evaluate the impact of foreign remittances on socio-economic condition of households in Khulna
city. This paper uses various data of households of Khulna city to analyze the impact of foreign remittances on
the socio-economic condition of households. The results of this analysis were compared to those households
who do not receive remittances to clearly identify the decision of the households to spend remittances in
different sector. Unlike to other studies, this study reveals that households receiving remittances spend less on
food consumption, consumer durables and other consumer goods than do households who do not receive any
remittances. This study finds that households receiving remittances spend heavily on various investment
activities like land purchase, building construction, other investment activities and this investment constitutes
more than half of the remittances received during the last 12 months counted from August 2012 to July 2013.
This study also finds that households receiving remittances in Khulna city spend more on education than do
households having no remittances which is a good sign of any economy as investment in education is treated as
investment in human capital. However, this study also finds that foreign remittances help households to spend
more on social ceremonies, households’ services and electrical goods which indicate improved living standard
and socio-economic condition.
Remittances - Economic Growth and Developmenttutor2u
Remittances are monies sent by people living and working overseas back to their country of origin – usually sent back to their families. To what extent are remittance inflows an important / significant contributor to economic growth and development in lower and middle income developing countries?
Final project unlocking investment & finance in emerging markets and develo...Damian Attah
Nigeria's GDP has been growing in a slower pace compared to the population growth rate of 2.6%. The year-on-year budget deficit and the slow growth in government revenue has continued to constrain investment in critical social and physical infrastructure that will be needed to be on the path of economic growth. The ineffective fiscal framework and erosion of social trust in government spending has resulted to a tax to GDP ratio of less than 1% compared to the minimum requirement of 15% recommended for an emerging nation like Nigeria. The country's current debt profile of over $73billion and the allocation of 23% of the annual budget to debt servicing makes additional loans quite unsustainable. Funding the critical sectors that will create a transformative growth will require the crowding in of required financing from both the public and private sources and the unlocking of investment opportunities that will attract FDI, ODA and OOF finance. Posing as a government official that is exploring the option of attracting public, private and multilateral funding, the slides seeks to address the following:
(a) What are the estimated financing needs for the country’s development?
(b) Which sources of finance are available to you international and domestically, from both public and private sources?
(c) How will the country access these?
(d) How will you work with multilateral development banks to address barriers to accessing these sources of finance?
Socio-economic Impact of Remittance on Households: A Study on Khulna, Bangladeshiosrjce
Foreign remittance to Bangladesh now become one of the vital sources of foreign exchange earnings
and it also plays a significant role by reducing the foreign-exchange constraint and improving the balance of
payments, ensuring imports of various types of capital goods, and raw materials for industrial development.
Furthermore, it has also increased the supply of savings and investment for capital formation and development
in country’s economic condition and thus it accelerates economic development of a country. But this study
attempted to evaluate the impact of foreign remittances on socio-economic condition of households in Khulna
city. This paper uses various data of households of Khulna city to analyze the impact of foreign remittances on
the socio-economic condition of households. The results of this analysis were compared to those households
who do not receive remittances to clearly identify the decision of the households to spend remittances in
different sector. Unlike to other studies, this study reveals that households receiving remittances spend less on
food consumption, consumer durables and other consumer goods than do households who do not receive any
remittances. This study finds that households receiving remittances spend heavily on various investment
activities like land purchase, building construction, other investment activities and this investment constitutes
more than half of the remittances received during the last 12 months counted from August 2012 to July 2013.
This study also finds that households receiving remittances in Khulna city spend more on education than do
households having no remittances which is a good sign of any economy as investment in education is treated as
investment in human capital. However, this study also finds that foreign remittances help households to spend
more on social ceremonies, households’ services and electrical goods which indicate improved living standard
and socio-economic condition.
A presentation from Smartmove4 Visas on the global migration trends for 2013. It covers top sources, destination and migration corridors. It also provides information on the types of migration and migration criteria for investors, students and general visitors.
Capital formation is the process of building up the capital stock of a country through investing in productive plants and equipment.
Capital formation, in other words, involves the increasing of capital assets by efficient utilization of the available and human resources of the country.
Barriers to Economic Growth and Developmenttutor2u
This is a revision presentation covering examples of barriers ti economic growth and development in emerging and developing countries. In their revision students should consider factors such as:
Poor infrastructure
Human capital inadequacies
Primary product dependency
Declining terms of trade
Savings gap; inadequate capital accumulation
Foreign currency gap and capital flight
Corruption, poor governance, impact of civil war
Population issues
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost sovereign state in Africa.
It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometers of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and on the east by Mozambique and Swaziland, and surrounding the kingdom of Lesotho.
South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions.
Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, which is among the highest number of any country in the world.
South Africa has the seventh-highest per capita income in Africa. However, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with about a quarter of the population unemployed and living on less than US$1.25 a day.
Hurdles of Emerging Economies - South AfricaShreyas Kamath
Presented for the Economics Association Seminar (Intracollegiate) held on 28th November 2015 at Jai Hind College, Churchgate.
In Collaboration with: Akshat Upadhyay, Zarna Shah, Keegan Rebello
We won first place!
ABSTRACT
The economy of South Africa is the second-largest in Africa, behind Nigeria. It is ranked as an upper-middle-income economy by the World Bank.
South Africa’s growth experience provides an example of how contrasting growth trends - long-term decline followed by improved growth - pivot around political change, in this case a transition to democracy. In the decade prior to 1994, South Africa experienced the worst period of economic growth since the end of the Second World War, with growth variable and declining. The proximate causes of slowing growth were trade and financial sanctions in opposition to the Apartheid government, political instability and macroeconomic policy decisions that resulted in higher inflation, increased uncertainty and declining investment.
In the post-apartheid period, political and economic leadership have been essential to improving the country’s growth performance, because of the effect on policy formulation, institutional development, regulatory design, and economic vision.
This research project provides some insight into the challenges faced by the South African Economy such as high levels of unemployment, income inequality, growing public debt, political mismanagement, low levels of education, reliable access to amenities, and crime.
These are slides from a revision presentation covering aspects of Extract 3 for the OCR F585 June 2016 Global economy paper. The presentation focuses on progress in human development in Zambia, volatile copper prices and the terms and trade and the issue of whether Zambia is experiencing a natural resource curse.
Final project WBG -MOOC- financing for development-unlocking investmenthuzzaiin
Audience of the Presentation
Afghanistan is a fragile and conflict state (FCS). Its economy is suffering due to the political unrest. For the Economic Stability (SDGs # 8) of the country, people from every sphere of life have to do his role. General public have to be vigilant and abide by the rules & regulations of the country whereas politician and executive organs of the country have to develop policy to attract domestic and foreign resources to stabilize the economy.
A presentation from Smartmove4 Visas on the global migration trends for 2013. It covers top sources, destination and migration corridors. It also provides information on the types of migration and migration criteria for investors, students and general visitors.
Capital formation is the process of building up the capital stock of a country through investing in productive plants and equipment.
Capital formation, in other words, involves the increasing of capital assets by efficient utilization of the available and human resources of the country.
Barriers to Economic Growth and Developmenttutor2u
This is a revision presentation covering examples of barriers ti economic growth and development in emerging and developing countries. In their revision students should consider factors such as:
Poor infrastructure
Human capital inadequacies
Primary product dependency
Declining terms of trade
Savings gap; inadequate capital accumulation
Foreign currency gap and capital flight
Corruption, poor governance, impact of civil war
Population issues
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost sovereign state in Africa.
It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometers of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and on the east by Mozambique and Swaziland, and surrounding the kingdom of Lesotho.
South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions.
Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, which is among the highest number of any country in the world.
South Africa has the seventh-highest per capita income in Africa. However, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with about a quarter of the population unemployed and living on less than US$1.25 a day.
Hurdles of Emerging Economies - South AfricaShreyas Kamath
Presented for the Economics Association Seminar (Intracollegiate) held on 28th November 2015 at Jai Hind College, Churchgate.
In Collaboration with: Akshat Upadhyay, Zarna Shah, Keegan Rebello
We won first place!
ABSTRACT
The economy of South Africa is the second-largest in Africa, behind Nigeria. It is ranked as an upper-middle-income economy by the World Bank.
South Africa’s growth experience provides an example of how contrasting growth trends - long-term decline followed by improved growth - pivot around political change, in this case a transition to democracy. In the decade prior to 1994, South Africa experienced the worst period of economic growth since the end of the Second World War, with growth variable and declining. The proximate causes of slowing growth were trade and financial sanctions in opposition to the Apartheid government, political instability and macroeconomic policy decisions that resulted in higher inflation, increased uncertainty and declining investment.
In the post-apartheid period, political and economic leadership have been essential to improving the country’s growth performance, because of the effect on policy formulation, institutional development, regulatory design, and economic vision.
This research project provides some insight into the challenges faced by the South African Economy such as high levels of unemployment, income inequality, growing public debt, political mismanagement, low levels of education, reliable access to amenities, and crime.
These are slides from a revision presentation covering aspects of Extract 3 for the OCR F585 June 2016 Global economy paper. The presentation focuses on progress in human development in Zambia, volatile copper prices and the terms and trade and the issue of whether Zambia is experiencing a natural resource curse.
Final project WBG -MOOC- financing for development-unlocking investmenthuzzaiin
Audience of the Presentation
Afghanistan is a fragile and conflict state (FCS). Its economy is suffering due to the political unrest. For the Economic Stability (SDGs # 8) of the country, people from every sphere of life have to do his role. General public have to be vigilant and abide by the rules & regulations of the country whereas politician and executive organs of the country have to develop policy to attract domestic and foreign resources to stabilize the economy.
Taxation for Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) in KenyaSally A.
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DRM is a reliable and sustainable source of development finance. Raising more revenue from internal sources helps countries devote needed resources to reduce poverty and hunger, bridge infrastructure gaps and provide public services. DRM fosters the social contract between people and government, facilitates a virtuous cycle of transparency, accountability, efficiency and strengthens democratic engagement and institutions.
Taxation for Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM in KenyaSally A.
Kenya is heavily dependent on donor aid. As a middle income country there is concern of decrease in foreign aid and thus need for Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM). My target audience are the citizens of Kenya as well policy makers and the donor community.
DRM is a reliable and sustainable source of development finance. Raising more revenue from internal sources helps countries devote needed resources to reduce poverty and hunger, bridge infrastructure gaps and provide public services. DRM fosters the social contract between people and government, facilitates a virtuous cycle of transparency, accountability, efficiency and strengthens democratic engagement and institutions.
• Consumer expenditure in SSA
equaled nearly $600 billion in
2010, accounting for almost eight
percent of all emerging-market
spending, and is expected to reach
nearly $1 trillion by 2020.
• Consumer spending in South
Africa and Nigeria accounts for 51
percent of SSA's total expenditure.
• Poverty in SSA is decreasing
rapidly—from 40 percent in 1980 to
less than 30 percent in 2008—and is
expected to fall to 20 percent by 2020.
• By 2050, almost 60 percent of
people in SSA will live in cities,
compared with 40 percent in 2010.
This means 800 million more people
will live in urban environments.
• By 2012, over 50 percent of all
Africans—or more than 500 million
people—will own a mobile phone.
By 2014, this portion is expected to
increase to 56 percent (more than 600
million people), giving Africa one of
the world’s highest mobile usage rates.
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Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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2. Population: 31.63 million (2014)
Area: Approx 650,000 square kilometer
Population Density: 48 Person/km2
Location: Between Central and South Asia
Source: World Bank
AFGHANISTAN - COUNTRY PROFILE
3. Post-conflict situation, but still ongoing conflict
Politically and Economically fragile
Tension with neighbors
Millions of population living as refugees in
neighboring and other countries around the
world.
CURRENT SITUATION
4. GDP : $20.84 Billion (2014)
GDP per capita: $659 (US Dollar)
GDP per capita (PPP): $1924
GDP Growth Rate: 2 % (2014)
Development Category: Least Income country
Life Expectancy at birth: 61 years (2013)
Source: World Bank
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
5. SOURCES OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE IN
AFGHANISTAN
Sources of
Finance
Domestic
Natural
Resources
Tax, Custom
and other
Government
Revenues
Foreign
Grants (ODA
etc.) Loans FDI
Others
(Remittances
etc.)
6. MAJOR SOURCES OF FOREIGN AID AND
CAPITAL FLOW
Sources of
Foreign Aid
and Capital
Flow
World
Bank
ADB IDB IMF USAID and
other donors
FDI,
Remittances &
other means
of capital
inflows
8. KEY CHALLENGES OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
RESOURCES MOBILIZATION
Key
Challenges
Weak
Governance
and
Corruption
Red tape and
bureaucracy
Macro-
economic
Instability
Limited
enforcement
of tax
Weak
institutional
and legal
framework
Lack of
adequate
infrastructure
9. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
The overall Business
Environment in
Afghanistan has legal,
institutional, technical
and macro-economic
challenges and issues
that need to be
addressed if domestic
and foreign resources
are supposed to be
mobilized for financing
development.
Legal Institutional
Macro-
Economic
Technical
Business
Environment
10. AFGHANISTAN’S POTENTIAL FOR
DEVELOPMENT
Domestic & Foreign
Resources Mobilization
PotentialforDevelopment
Strategic Location
Small Population
Rich in Natural Resources
Large Area
Diverse climate
Trade & Energy Corridor
DEVELOPMENT
11. Afghanistan is a natural resources rich country having an important
strategic location in Asia. Due to the past several decades of war and
conflict, the country has suffered immense losses in terms of physical and
institutional infrastructure. Yet, with the following measures, the country
has great potential to attract and mobilize both domestic and foreign
investment to finance its development:
Providing an investment friendly climate
Improving the institutional and legal framework
Combating corruption, improving governance and building robust
institutions
Removing un-necessary hurdles, red tape and excessive bureaucracy
Improving the tax regime by increasing the tax base through
legislation, policies and enforcement measures
CONCLUSION
12. THANKS TO WORLD BANK FOR OFFERING THIS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND PROUDUCTIVE
COURSE. I PERSONALLY BENEFITED A LOT AND
HOPE THAT OTHER COLLEAGEUES HAVE
BENEFITED AS WELL.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION