In Nigeria, Community Based Organisations (CBOs) have been involved in diverse development and poverty reduction programmes in many states. In Oyo State, their involvements have been evident for more than five decades now, a long time enough for their impacts to be readily felt, thus due for...

The EU plans to spend on rural development policy nearly 100 billion euro for the period 2014-2020 through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). An objective of the EU strategic framework for 2014-2020 was to focus more on results. However, efforts to achieve this faced...

Cohesion policy is the Union's main instrument to promote regional development and reduce disparities among the Union's Member States and regions. It concentrates its support in the fields of R&D, support to SMEs, education, or transport, telecommunication, social and environmental...

After the end of a programme period, cohesion and rural development programmes have to be closed and financially settled. Both the Commission and the Member States have specific tasks and responsibilities in the closure process. In this audit we examined whether the rules and procedures for the...

After the end of a programme period, cohesion and rural development programmes have to be closed and financially settled. Both the Commission and the Member States have specific tasks and responsibilities in the closure process. In this audit we examined whether the rules and procedures for the...

The main objective of the research paper is to examine the progress financial inclusion plan in India during 2010 to 2015. The study is based on secondary data. Secondary data has been collected through reports and statistics from Reserve Bank and Ministry of Finance. The philosophy of Financial...