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Cities and urban areas function as engines for economic growth as they mobilize labor and capital to create economies of scale through the agglomeration of production factors and increase productivity. They also create a consumer base through whose consumption of manufactured products encourages...
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Unlike previous discussions on Africa that have focused on its commodities, recent focus has shifted to the potential of Africa's consumer market. Africa's remarkable economic growth and a population of 12 billion, which continues to expand in line with urbanization, has encouraged the...
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Korea’s experiences in the attainment of rice self-sufficiency and agricultural transformation could serve as useful and beneficial references for agricultural development in Africa on the grounds that most of the African countries and Korea share common experiences in the initial conditions...
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Most African states have relatively low credit ratings, making it impossible for financial institutions to fund projects in the region either by themselves or in small groups.This study develops suggestions on how Korean ECAs and investors can make use of DFIs overseas based on their analysis of...
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Agriculture is an integral part of Africa's economy, but Africa still faces various challenges to increasing production and adding value. The focus of this study is to analyze Africa's agricultural value chain development, review Korea's agricultural value chain development policies on a...
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Africa has received the greatest amount of aid and yet its effects on poverty reduction are meager, especially in the areas of agriculture, energy, water and sanitation. Little improvement in agricultural productivity and post-harvest loss in addition to climate change risks threaten Africa's...
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Africa is the poorest continent in the world in terms of public infrastructure. In any country with functioning public infrastructure, and roads form the backbone of transportation; responsible for the 80-90% of movements of people and goods. In Africa, however, only 20% or so of existing roads...
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