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- Venture Capital: Enabling Sustainable Development
- As an industry, venture capital VC assumes the risk of investing in next generation technologies and services, most frequently at the early stages of development, for the potentially high returns created by successful new companies. Most of the time the movement to bring environmental and social sustainability into the forefront...
- White papers 2004-07-06
- Whither Globalisation?: The Beleaguered Promise Of Foreign Investment For Sustainable Development
- Foreign Direct Investment FDI is a leading driver of globalization. Undertaken by TransNational Corporations TNCs, FDI is creating dense and complex global networks of production and consumption. This paper examines statistical and case studies of the relationship between FDI and economic growth in developing countries. It focuses on knowledge spillovers,...
- White papers 2005-11-01
- Towards A Southern Agenda On International Investment: The Role Of International Investment Agreements
- International investment is an important and complex phenomenon. Research on international investment to date has focused on a limited number of topics, such as the factors that influence investment decisions and the impact of foreign direct investment in selected developing countries. Until now, other topics have received less attention, notably...
- White papers 2004-05-01
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- Work on Investment Framework for clean energy and sustainable development launched; Finance and Development Ministers address climate change.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 September 2005-WORLD BANK: Work on Investment Framework for clean energy and sustainable development launched; Finance and Development Ministers address climate changeC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24092005 WASHINGTON - Responding to the recommendations of the July G-8 Summit Plan of...
- Research articles 2005-09-26
- Colombia: World Bank approves $257 million for business productivity and sustainable development.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-28 October 2005-WORLD BANK: Colombia: World Bank approves $257 million for business productivity and sustainable developmentC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27102005 WASHINGTON - The World Bank's Board of Directors today approved two loans for a total of $257 million for Colombia...
- Research articles 2005-10-28
- Foreign direct investment and legal constraints on domestic environmental policies: Striking a "resonable" balance between stability and change
- GAETAN VERHOOSEL* I. INTRODUCTION The interplay between foreign direct investment FDI and sustainable development is increasingly becoming the object of research and debate.1 Pursuant to the explosive growth of FDI in recent years,2 and the rising share of developing and transition economies in total FDI flows,3 the impact of FDI...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
- Caspian Environment Forum to focus on sustainable development and management of world's largest closed sea; Representatives from five countries bordering Caspian to convene in Baku.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 November 2004-WORLD BANK: Caspian Environment Forum to focus on sustainable development and management of world's largest closed sea; Representatives from five countries bordering Caspian to convene in BakuC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11192004 Baku - International financial organizations, donor governments,...
- Research articles 2004-11-22
- Subsidies And Economic Development In OECD Countries
- National foreign direct investment policies, industrial development strategies in developing countries and regional policies of developed economies share a common focus. They all are largely based on the concept of attracting new business to the target territory. The vision of an incoming industrial champion, who may create sustainable employment and...
- White papers 2004-02-16
- The Polish Electricity Market Investment Context
- This paper is part of the wider Program on Energy and Sustainable Development study on the historical experience of Independent Power Producers IPPs in countries that are in the midst of transforming the industrial organization of their electric power sectors. The study seeks to explain the patterns of investment in...
- White papers 2004-08-01
- An Analysis of Specific Policy Areas Where Objectives Can Be Promoted and Supported by CDM
- Government has a series of policy measures and instruments to address sustainable development in South Africa. CDM investment presents an opportunity for Government to attract foreign and domestic investment that will address a number of equally important policy objectives, including a cleaner environment, employment, competitiveness, technology transfer and diffusion, sustainable...
- White papers 2004-10-22
- News: Sustainability for ABN.
- ABN Amro Asset Management is to apply sustainability principles across all its mainstream portfolios from next year, epn has learned. Edward Moolenburgh, the firm's head of corporate governance and sustainable development, said there were three main strands to the company's goal of embedding sustainable development throughout their operations...
- Research articles 2004-11-22
- BASF. (Product Introductions and Capital Investment).(Brief Article)
- "Environmental benefits that come hand-in-hand with economic advantages constitute the core approach to BASF Coatings' product development efforts and reflect our commitment to sustainable development," says Ray Nix, director, sales and s "Environmental benefits that come hand-in-hand with economic advantages constitute the core...
- Research articles 2002-10-28
- JAMAICA: US$20 MILLION LOAN FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION.
- The World Bank has approved a US$20 million loan to Jamaica to finance poverty alleviation programs and sustainable development, CANA reported October 8. The money will be used to establish a Social Investment Fund SIF whose primary goal is to help reduce poverty and create an...
- Research articles 1996-11-01
- Bolivia And WB Sign US$77.5 Million Loan Agreement To Support Key Development Areas.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 February 2008-The World Bank Group: Bolivia And WB Sign US$77.5 Million Loan Agreement To Support Key Development AreasC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11022008 Washington, DC -- The Government of Bolivia and the World Bank signed today a US$77.5...
- Research articles 2008-02-13
- WB UN PROCUREMENT - PHILIPPINES, RAILWAYS PROJECT.
- *** Asia Pulse Tender *** WORLD BANK UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SERVICE PROCUREMENTS - AUGUST 2003 PHILIPPINES Project: PROMOTING PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS Financing: World Bank Abstract: GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Sector: Railways...
- Research articles 2003-09-04
- World Bank under scrutiny over mining investment
- SINGAPORE AFP — The World Bank has come under pressure to justify its investment in mining projects which non-government organisations charged does little to alleviate poverty and wreaks environmental havoc. "Mining does not have a good record of contributing to sustainable development or poverty reduction," said the report from non-governmental...
- Research articles 2006-09-19
- Dynamic Links Between the Economy and Human Development
- This paper empirically confirms the significance of various links in each of two chains over time: from Economic Growth EG to Human Development HD, including EG itself, income distribution, the social expenditure ratio and female education; from HD to EG, including HD itself, along with the investment ratio. One most...
- White papers 2005-11-01
- Globalisation And Private Infrastructure Investments In Emerging Markets
- The budgets of many emerging economies are overstretched by competing claims on the available resources, with major implications for infrastructure and service delivery. This is a serious predicament particularly in poorer emerging economies where inadequate infrastructure imposes huge constraints on sustainable development. To augment the public sources of funding for...
- White papers 2005-02-20
- European Green Investment Market Set to Exceed 500 Billion Euro
- LONDON -- The European green investment market is on an upswing, thanks largely to increasing awareness and support for the environment, availability of green funds and favourable regulations. Huge investments are being made in green product and technology development in areas of alternate energy systems, environmental building technologies and so...
- Research articles 2008-05-19
- ENDESA Begins Construction on Two Wind Farms in Sicily
- NEW YORK -- ENDESA: --The total estimated investment in the facilities is Euro 66 million. --The wind farms will have a total installed capacity of 56 MW. --These two new facilities further ENDESA Italia's renewable energy programme which contemplates almost 400 MW of wind generated energy in...
- Research articles 2005-10-11
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