Essays about: "international financing in developing countries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words international financing in developing countries.

  1. 1. Building Resilience in the Age of Disasters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Linda Kivi; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate finance; MDBs; climate disasters; resilience; stakeholder theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The consequences of climate change and increasing disasters jeopardise the livelihoods and resilience of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. Strengthened international efforts to mobilise and allocate additional climate and disaster resilience financing are required to address the needs of the countries that have least contributed to climate change and who currently are at the forefront of its implications. READ MORE

  2. 2. Balanced interests in the Paris Agreement : Analysis of COP attendees’ interests at multilateral climate negotiations pre- and post-the Paris Agreement

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Douglas Cederlund; Karl Hammarsten; [2021]
    Keywords : Mitigation; Adaptation; Financing; Paris Agreement; UNFCCC; Multilateral negotiations; Utsläppsreducering; Anpassning; Finansiering; Parisavtalet; UNFCCC; Multilaterala förhandlingar;

    Abstract : The United Nations climate change conferences are the utmost platform for climate change negotiations and are convened under an international treaty known as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The causes of greenhouse gas emissions are deeply embedded in the economic and social activity on a global scale and yet, developing countries are expected to evolve into developed countries without straining the environment further. READ MORE

  3. 3. Exposure to FX Rate Risk - A Qualitative Analysis of German Fair Trade Importers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Brenner; Kerstin Remer; [2015]
    Keywords : Fair Trade; FX Exposure; Hedging; SMEs; Sustainable Finance; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate the exposure of Fair Trade (FT) importers in Germany, operating based on the principles of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), to foreign exchange (FX) rate risk in the light of the current depreciation of the Euro. The ongoing high volatility of the Euro exchange rate strongly affects Fair Trade companies that import products mostly from developing countries and sell them in the European market. READ MORE

  4. 4. Sustainable International Joint Ventures: The case of M&D Bygg

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Andrea Kreiner; Diana Raquel Rosales Buchard; [2013]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; joint ventures; sustainability; CSR awareness;

    Abstract : Purpose - The purpose of this thesis is to explore and describe the opportunities and challenges that can arise when integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) awareness, in the building of a international joint venture as an entry more to developing countries -low and middle income countries, in terms of the contribution to the economic, social and environmental development of these countries. Theoretical framework – The literature used as a base for this academic paper includes concepts and theories on international joint ventures and corporate social responsibility (CSR). READ MORE

  5. 5. The Internationalization of Swedish SMEs : how does internationalization affect individual firm’s capital and credit risk structure?

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Max Ahlgren; Jacob Goldmann; [2012]
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    Abstract : In this master thesis we examine how the level of internationalization, i.e. a firm’s relative exposure to foreign sales, affects individual SMEs in Sweden. Since it is conducted using a data sample with Swedish SMEs its applicability in other countries may vary. READ MORE