Essays about: "state funds"
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1. The Untapped Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of the development of private capital and its impact on the last frontier of growth
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : As the market is starting to see an increase in private capital investments in sub-Saharan Africa, questions have been raised as to what has changed from the perspective of investors when it comes to investing in a market that has traditionally been underfunded. Through a case study analysing the risks, challenges, and opportunities of investing in sub-Saharan Africa, we attempt to analyse the reasons for traditional investor hesitancy and better map the risk and reward landscape as it is seen today. READ MORE
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2. Impact of Covid-19 on students' financial asset allocation: A Jönköping University study : Quantitative research study on students’ attending Jönköping University financial asset allocation prior and post Covid-19 with different risk attitudes.
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Background: Since the emergence of Covid-19 has it reaped and created havoc within every segment of society on a national and global scale. The financial market experienced significant declines and losses but some asset items handled the fluctuations better than others. READ MORE
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3. World Bank Group Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships : Strengthening Sustainable Finance in International Investment Standards
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The prioritisation of private funds in financing public infrastructures due to limited financial resources available through the public sector has raised concerns about the protection of human rights and environment considering that the main goal of corporations is to generate as much profit as possible. The presence of the World Bank Group in the mix is to strike a balance between these competing needs by introducing the concept of sustainable finance through technical assistance and the adoption of standards that are integrated with the concept to influence the behaviour of state and non-state actors in their investment practices, especially in the developing world. READ MORE
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4. The New Trade Union Model: A Strategic Action Field Approach to the Trade Union Organization of Umbrella Company Workers in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis analyses a new trade union model for umbrella company workers and the changes in the field of trade unions in Sweden. By conceptualizing trade unions as collective actors within strategic action fields I describe and explain how a small independent trade union and challenger in the field, Säljarnas Riksförbund, has managed to construct a new trade union model for umbrella company workers that differs from the traditional model used by the incumbent Unionen, the largest trade union in Sweden. READ MORE
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5. Silenced Voices in a New Era : How the Swedish Government’s Decision to Limit Sida’s Funds for Communication About Development Raise Concerns in the CSO Community
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Ever since the 1960s, Sweden has heavily invested in international development cooperation, with a target of devoting 1% of the GNI to the matter. For at least as long, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has had as part of its mission to inform the Swedish public about global development. READ MORE
