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Confronting low domestic savings in Africa

What are the linkages between national savings and sustainable economic growth? Why are there differences in the amounts of savings between different countries?...

Informal work Developing countries Domestic savings
Project workshop
Domestic savings workshop for authors
16 March 2022 – 17 March 2022
Online, Nairobi, Kenya
Past event
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Stata training for Domestic savings country authors

Capacity development on using Stata software is provided to the country authors of The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries – what can be done about it? project. The training is provided virtually by UNU-WIDER Research Associate...

27 October 2021 – 29 October 2021
Online, Finland
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Unlocking the mystery of domestic savings: What difference do they make?

The socioeconomic fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore discussions on domestic resource mobilization (hereafter DRM)...

Domestic revenue mobilization Domestic savings Investments
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search-contributors-domestic-savings-joanna-kosinska-unsplash.jpg The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries - contributors and research papers Domestic savings Research Domestic revenue mobilization
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Domestic savings mini workshop for country case authors

This project workshop brought together the authors responsible for the country case studies of The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries – what can be done about it? project. The country studies will be included in a book volume...

17 March 2021
online, Helsinki
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Theme: Transforming states

Domestic savings Domestic revenue mobilization Economic growth
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