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Fiji economic survey: Low growth the new normal?

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 2020
This article reviews the performance of the Fijian economy from 2015 to 2019. After several years of decent growth (around 5%), GDP growth fell to as low as 0.5% in 2019.
Neelesh Gounder
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Universities are becoming major players in the national system of innovation

South African Journal of Science, 2016
Based on data from South Africa’s research and development (R&D) surveys, the country’s R&D expenditure has grown in real terms by 52% over the period 2001 to 2012.
David Walwyn, Laurens Cloete
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Does a smart business environment promote corporate investment? a case study of Hangzhou.

PLoS ONE, 2022
As a result of business environment reforms in China's Hangzou, the cost of business has reduced, the confidence of Hangzhou enterprises has survived the COVID-19 outbreak, and foreign investment continues to increase.
Jing-Hua Yin, Hai-Ying Song, Ke-Xin Zeng
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Relationship Between Economic Climate and the Level of Barriers to Doing Business in the Services Sector in the EU Countries

Studies in Business and Economics, 2021
Development of the whole economy and sectors of the economy is influenced by cyclical fluctuations, what can be observed as slowdown or acceleration of the economic processes. The identification of the leads and lags between the economic indicators, that
Skikiewicz Robert
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An alternative approach to modeling the country’s business climate in conditions of limited information [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
To date, the country’s business climate characterizes the state of economic development and the results of its effectiveness. One of the key indicators that determine the business climate is the business confidence index (BCI).
Ocheretin Dmytro, Los Vita, Kucherova Hanna, Bilska Olha   +3 more
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South African banks and their online privacy policy statements: A content analysis

South African Journal of Information Management, 2010
In Internet banking and Internet-related transactions, security and privacy are of great concern. To alleviate these concerns, the South African government has promulgated the Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Act No. 25 of 2002.
Salah K. Kabanda, Irwin Brown, V. Nyamakura, J. Keshav   +3 more
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Economic policy and confidence of economic agents – a causal relationship?

Review of Economic Perspectives, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to study whether innovations in monetary and fiscal policy are a leading indicator of future business and consumer confidence and reverse applying the panel Granger causality analysis to two periods in the history of the euro
Dajčman Silvo
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SME perceptions of and responses to the recession [PDF]

, 2013
The UK has recently experienced the worst recession since the 1930s. Despite the severity of this recent recession, there are currently few studies of its effect on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Cini, Veronica, Price, Liz, Rae, David
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TAX REFORMS ON BUSINESS CONFIDENCE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE EU MEMBER STATES

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2018
Bureaucracy is a common problem in most countries, including the Member States of the European Union. This issue impacts all areas of civil services, including the fiscal system through tax collection and tax compliance.
Georgeta VINTILĂ, Mihaela ONOFREI, Ioana-Laura ŢIBULCĂ   +2 more
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Confidence as Key Factor of Partnership in Business Доверие как ключевой фактор партнерства в бизнесе [PDF]

Problemi Ekonomiki, 2010
Transition to market economy inevitably involves reformation of relations between organizations. In this connection the role of confidence in new interrelations grows.
Ivanova Roza Kh.
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