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Jan Fagerberg, Martin Srholec and Bart Verspagen  (University of Oslo) in their  Paper” Innovation and Economic Development” (http://www.sv.uio.no/tik/InnoWP/Fagerberg%20et%20al%202009.pdf) commented that  “Innovation is often seen as carried out by highly educated labour in R&D intensive companies with strong ties to leading centres of excellence in the scientific world.” Seen from this angle innovation is a typical “first […]

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In 2015, global FDI flows jumped by 1/3 reaching almost US$ 1.7 billion, the highest level since 2007. However most of this growth was accounted for by an intense wave of cross-border mergers and acquisitions mainly in developed countries and led by the US. While FDI flows to developed countries grew by 90% in 2015, […]

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In 2015, global FDI flows increased by 25% to USD 1.7 trillion, reaching their highest level since the global financial crisis began in 2007.  Part of this increase was the result of financial and corporate restructuring rather than of new, productive investments. For example, global FDI flows were boosted by record levels of FDI inflows […]

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The first Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community outlines the strategic repositioning of the community, and captures a development agenda at a time when the region faces financial, economic, social and environmental threats. The theme of the plan is resilience, which is to protect against and recover from any eventuality – aiming to build economic, social, […]

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