It is considered much more complex than traditional entrepreneurship because it involves balancing personal and community interests [5]. Sustainable entrepreneurship must be supported by a robust sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem (SEE). However, in striving to balance the diverse interests of ...
The Fund says there is a possibility of adjusting Ghana's current programme, since IMF-supported reform programmes are developed jointly with governments and reviewed periodically. However, any discussions need to take into account the need to preserve a country's ability to achi...
China is a good illustration, with useful lessons for less extreme cases, of the emergence of public sector commercialisation from ad-hoc reform, of its effect, Stratified private sectors shaped by low incomes and public sector characteristics: Tanzania, Malawi, Ghana, and Nepal Countries with ...
Emerging markets will fuel much of this growth, particularly in Africa, Asia–Pacific (excluding China), Latin America, and the Middle East.Finally, some fintechs are proving more resilient during the current market correction than others. Companies in the growth stage (series C and beyond) ...
Even so, public debt across all emerging economies is more modest, at 46 percent of GDP on average compared with 105 percent in advanced economies. Yet there are pockets of concern. Countries including Argentina, Ghana, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ukraine, and Turkey have recen...
However, this new phenomenon can be explained theoretically, with the central part of the connec- tion relying on how individuals perceive and react to the current job security. The term "job security" is defined as workers' expectations of remaining with their current jobs and employers (Zekic...
Our results indicate that, beyond global ‘push’ factors, country-specific ‘pull’ factors such as inflation and GDP growth matter too for SSA Eurobond performance. A panel error-correction analysis suggests large heterogeneity in the short-term influence of our global and country variables across...
Inflation is the rate at which the price of goods and services increases over time. It can affect nearly any product or service, including need-based expenses such as housing, food, medical care, and utilities, as well as want-based expenses such as cosmetics, automobiles, and jewelry. Once...
GDP of Africa is 2.5% of the total GDP of the world in 2008, and to be estimated as 2.3% of the world GDP in 2009. It is a tragic reality that the world’s image of Africa is still mainly one of starvation, bloody civil wars and corrupt despots.
At the same time, Africa is gaining increased access to international capital. The annual flow of foreign direct investment into Africa increased from $9 billion in 2000 to $62 billion in 2008—relative to GDP, almost as large as the flow into China. While Africa’s resource sectors have dr...