Ekaterine T. Vashakmadze

Regional Dimensions of Recent Weakness in Investment

Drivers, Investment Needs and Policy Responses

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Produktbeschreibung

Investment growth in many emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) has slowed sharply since 2010. Investment growth performance has varied significantly across different regions, however. This paper examines the temporal evolution of investment growth in six EMDE regions, documents remaining investment needs, especially for infrastructure, and presents a set of region-specific policy responses to address these needs. It reports three main findings. First, investment growth has been particularly weak in EMDE regions with a large number of commodity exporters. In regions with a substantial number of commodity-importing economies, investment growth has been somewhat resilient but has also declined steadily since 2010. Second, sizable investment needs remain in most EMDE regions to make room for expanding economic activity and rapid urbanization. A sizeable portion of these investment needs is in infrastructure and human capital. Finally, while specific policy priorities varyacross regions, several policy options to address remaining investment needs apply universally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 119g
• ISBN-13: 9786138338925
• ISBN-10: 6138338928
• Artikelnr.: 57975424

Autorenporträt

Ekaterine T. Vashakmadze ist Senior Country Economist im Global Macroeconomic Trends Team der Development Prospects Group bei der Weltbank. Bevor sie zur Developing Prospects Group kam, war sie Senior Country Economist und Country Sector Coordinator in der Region Europa und Zentralasien der Weltbank.