OECD Investment Policy Reviews

OECD Investment Policy Reviews

Author: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Publisher: OCDE

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789264208391

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This Investment Policy Review examines Nigerias investment policies in light of the OECD Policy Framework for Investment (PFI), a tool to mobilize investment in support of economic growth and sustainable development. It provides an assessment and policy recommendations on different areas of the PFI: investment policy; investment promotion and facilitation; trade policy; infrastructure investment; competition; corporate governance and financial sector development. It also includes a special chapter analyzing the PFI in Lagos State. The Review follows on the request addressed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria to the OECD Secretary-General in December 2011. It has been prepared in close co-operation with the Federal Government of Nigeria and Lagos State Government.


Doing A Dam Better

Doing A Dam Better

Author: Ian C. Porter

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2010-12-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0821369865

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This book succinctly describes how a large hydro dam in a poor country with weak capacity was successfully prepared by a truly global development and financial partnership, by turning the natural resource curse on its head and tapping the state of the art to mitigate environmental and social impacts.


Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2005-01-12

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1451822537

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The staff report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation on Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) highlights economic developments and policies. Lao PDR’s recent macroeconomic performance has been relatively encouraging. Although some headway has been made in reforming the state banks and state-owned enterprises, progress in mobilizing revenues and strengthening expenditure management has been slow, owing to capacity constraints and difficulty in advancing reforms in a decentralized fiscal structure. IMF staff encouraged the authorities to maintain progress in restructuring the two state banks, as both banks remain vulnerable.


Policy Framework for Investment

Policy Framework for Investment

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2006-05-11

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9264018476

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Drawing on good practices from OECD and non-OECD countries, the Framework proposes a set of questions for governments to consider in ten policy fields as critically important for the quality of a country’s environment for investment.


Water and Water Resource Management

Water and Water Resource Management

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13:

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Contributed articles presented at a seminar held by North East India Council for Social Science Research, in May 1997; study on North East India.


Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3

Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3

Author: United Nations. Statistical Office

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13:

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The publication is an international standard on the design and operation of an efficient and accurate vital statistics system at national level. It provides guidelines on collection, compiling and disseminating vital statistics. More specifically it contains (a) basic principles for a vital statistics system; (b) uses of vital statistics and civil registration records; (c) topics to be covered in a vital statistics system; (d) sources of vital statistics and how they function; (e) quality assurance in the vital statistics system and (f) strategies in improving civil registration and vital statistics systems in countries. It also informs policy makers and the general public on the importance of vital statistics and hence further improving the vital statistics system.


Powering the Digital Economy: Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Finance

Powering the Digital Economy: Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Finance

Author: El Bachir Boukherouaa

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-10-22

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1589063953

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This paper discusses the impact of the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the financial sector. It highlights the benefits these technologies bring in terms of financial deepening and efficiency, while raising concerns about its potential in widening the digital divide between advanced and developing economies. The paper advances the discussion on the impact of this technology by distilling and categorizing the unique risks that it could pose to the integrity and stability of the financial system, policy challenges, and potential regulatory approaches. The evolving nature of this technology and its application in finance means that the full extent of its strengths and weaknesses is yet to be fully understood. Given the risk of unexpected pitfalls, countries will need to strengthen prudential oversight.