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agricultural manufacturing and mining and quarrying sectors have played a continuous and significant role in the development of the country's economy The approval of the millennium development goals (MGDs) by the United Nations General Assembly therefore raises three pivotal questions for Nigeria
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Global iron and steel market Production Over the last 35 years the iron and steel industry has seen significant changes In 1980 716 mln tonnes of steel was produced and the following countries were among the leaders: USSR (21% of global steel production) Japan (16%) USA (14%) Germany (6%) China (5%) Italy (4%) France and Poland (3%) Canada and Brazil (2%)
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CHINESE INFLUENCE ON AFRICAN ECONOMY A CASE STUDY OF KENYA ESTHER NDILA MUTUKU Reg No R50/62873/2010 SUPERVISOR: MR GERRISHON IKIARA A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Masters of Arts in International Studies of the University of Nairobi 2014
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economy sectors were discussed as cross cutting issues SBEC 2018 resulted in among others the Nairobi Statement of Intent on Advancing a Sustainable Blue Economy (annexed) which contains a number of key political messages They include the need to promote action-oriented global strategies that places people and the blue economy resources at the
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The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth such as raw materials and basic foods Activities associated with primary economic activity include agriculture (both subsistence and commercial) mining forestry grazing hunting and gathering fishing and quarrying The packaging and processing of raw materials are also considered to be part of this sector
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mining sectors to aggregate output in the South African economy rather than with the aggregate volume of sales of the sector 4 Over the 1970-98 period the proportional contribution of the mining sector to total value added in the South African economy has more than halved declining from 21 3% in1970 to 9 9% of the private sector's GDPin 1998
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The Impact of Privatisation on the Zambian economy From 1975 Zambia's economy underwent a world record breaking decline Between the periods 1970-1975 1976-1990 and 1991-1999 per capita GDP fell by -0 8 -3 1 and - 7 2% respectively A large share of the blame for this disaster can be put at the feet of the collapse of the world price of
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The economy of Africa consists of the trade industry agriculture and human resources of the continent As of 2019 approximately 1 3 billion people were living in 54 countries in Africa Africa is a resource-rich continent Recent growth has been due to growth in sales in commodities services and manufacturing West Africa East Africa Central Africa and Southern Africa in particular are
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Kenya's key policies and programmes supportive of a green economy include investments in renewable energy promotion of resource-efficient and cleaner production enhanced resilience to economic and climatic shocks pollution control and waste management environmental
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Kenya's growth and SME prospects Kenya's 2017 overall GDP growth is projected at 6 4% This positive growth projection is based on a number of assumptions including increased rainfall and enhanced agricultural production continued low oil prices and reforms in governance and justice Kenya's 2016 second quarter growth was supported by agriculture forestry and fishing transportation
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Due to the enhanced interconnections between mining and other local industries each additional $1 billion in mineral exports could lead to an increment of close to $1 5 billion in GDP Mining also claims an important place when it comes to fiscal resources (15 percent of
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Kenya and Mozambique resolved to broaden their cooperation areas of mutual interest including the minerals and mining sector livestock breeding trade tourism promotion agri-business manufacturing and value addition and the Blue economy sector
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THE PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY US Federal Reserve Board The recognition of differences among the major sectors of the economy such as agriculture commerce or manufacturing has a considerable tradition in economic thinking Also there is
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Kenya is located in Eastern Africa between Tanzania and Somalia The total area of the country is 581 309 km 2 and has a population of roughly 48 million The country's climate varies from tropical along the coast to arid in the interior regions
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Kenya - Kenya - Agriculture forestry and fishing: Agriculture plays an important role in Kenya's economy Although its share of gross domestic product (GDP) has declined—from more than two-fifths in 1964 to less than one-fifth in the early 21st century—agriculture supplies the manufacturing sector with raw materials and generates tax revenue and foreign exchange that support the rest
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Uganda obtained independence from Britain in 1962 emerging as a poor agrarian economy dominated by agriculture After a decade of economic and political stability in 1971 Idi Amin led a military coup initiating a period of political and economic chaos lasting until 1986 The National Resistance Movement led by Yoweri Museveni took power and has remained the ruling political organization since
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Somalia - Somalia - Economy: About three-fifths of Somalia's economy is based on agriculture however the main economic activity is not crop farming but livestock raising Between 1969 and the early 1980s Mohamed Siad Barre's military government imposed a system of "Scientific Socialism " which was characterized by the nationalization of banks insurance firms oil companies and
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Manufacturing is an important industry in Kenya The agriculture industry includes forestry and fishing and it is the second biggest contributor to the country's economy About 15% of Kenya's total land area is fertile and receives adequate rainfall making it suitable for farming
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