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Remittances and Economic Growth in Uganda (1993-2017)

ABSTRACT  A booming interest in the topic of Diaspora remittances has developed over the past few years on the part of academics, donors, international financial institutions, commercial banks, money transfer operators, microfinance institutions, and policy makers. The surge of remittances to countries of origin in the last two decades, exceeding aid and foreign direct investment (FDI) to developing countries, has reignited debate on their development potential in receiving countries. Alongs...

Trade Policy and Performance of Export Manufacturing Industries in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT  This study examines the impact of trade policy and performance of export manufacturing industries in Nigeria. It adopts time series data on a number of policy variables to determine their impacts on the manufacture exports as well as their significance or otherwise in stimulating export in Nigeria. In specific term, it also (a) identify the major determinants of manufacture exports in Nigeria, (b) determine the causal relationship existing between manufacture exports and trade poli...

Financial Resource Management and Social Infrastructure Projects in Selected Ngos and Un Agencies in Hargeisa Somali Land

ABSTRACT This research determined the relationship between financial resource management and social infrastructure projects among UN Agencies and NGOS in Hargeisa, in Somaliland. As specific objectives, this study was set; to determine the profile of respondents; to determine the effectiveness of financial resource management among UN Agencies and NGOs in Hargeisa; to determine the effectiveness in implementation of social infrastructure projects among NGOS and UN Agencies; to compare if ther...

Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP) And Poverty Reduction Among Households in Ngororero District in Rwanda

ABSTRACT The study assessed the vision 2020 Umurenge program and poverty reduction among households in Ngororero district, Rwanda and was based on three specific objectives: to determine the level of Vision 20202 Umurenge program, to determine the level of poverty reduction among households in Ngororero district, Rwanda, to establish whether there is a significant relationship between Vision 2020 Umurenge program and poverty reduction among households in Ngororero district, Rwanda. It employ...

The Contribution of Ubudehe Program to Poverty Reduction in Bugesera District Rwanda

ABSTRACT This study established the relationship between Ubudehe program and Poverty reduction I Bugesera District Eastern province of Rwanda. Specifically, the study sought to determine (i) profile of the respondents, (ii) Activities of Ubudehe program, (iii) level of poverty reduction, (iv) whether there was a significant relationship between Ubudehe program and poverty reduction.A descriptive correlation and descriptive comparative were used in that study, data were collected from 106 resp...

The Decentralization of Project Design as a Way of Poverty Reduction A Case Study Kagoma Parish, Buwenge Sub-county, Jinja District

ABSTRACT This study examined the role of decentralization of project design in poverty reduction. Decentralization has given power to local population since it was established in the country. However, the central government remains important figure behind project implementation especially in terms of funding. This policy’s main aim was to give power to the local leaders as well as social planners to identify potential areas of development and both central government and NGO have to assist t...

Quality Assurance Practices and Sustainability of Private Based Secondary School Projects in Kampala Central Division — Uganda

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between quality assurance practices and sustainability of private based secondary school projects central division Kampala -Uganda. During the study purposive sampling was utilized because the study only considered the educated qualified respondents like teachers, head teachers and parents on P.T.A from the private based secondary school projects. The researcher collected data using a structured questionnaire and interviews...

Assessing the Loan Repayment Position Among Agricultural Borrowers from Financial Institutions in Uganda: A Case Of Gulu and Pader District

ABSTRACT The Ugandan economy like most other developing countries has survived upon credit, grants and donations among other things. Credit in Uganda has been extended to business practitioners through commercial banks, non Bank financial intermediaries and non Governmental organizations. However it is believed that there is a rate of default in repayment of borrowed funds from financial institutions and especially so in the agricultural sector. The Main Objective of the study therefore sets ...

Procurement Policies and Performance of Government Ministries in Juba, South Sudan

ABSTRACT Procurement policies perform very critical role in improving organizational competitive advantage, bring new ideas or product to the market, reduce inventory cost, enhance value for money in procurement and increase the profitability of their operation. Hence, this study examined the effect of procurement policies on performance of government ministries in Juba, South Sudan. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. A sample of 192 respondents was selected from 370 target...

Job Security and Employee Performance in a Selected Funded Local Ngo, Rwanda: The Case Of A.E.E Rwanda

ABSTRACT As purpose, this thesis explores what extent the employees in local NGOs (NonGovernmental Organizations) are secured and the impact of this security on their performance in their organization. In addition, this research generated and validated new information that will serve more to improve employees' job security and employees performance in Rwandese local NGOs. The objectives were to determine the level of job security in the selected Rwandese local NGO, examine if the selected loc...

Growth of Slums and Urban Development in Beledwein Districts — Somalia

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between Growth of Slums and Urban Development in Beledwein District, Somalia and it was guided by lour objectives as follows; to determine the profile of respondents in terms of age, gender, educational level and experience, to determine the level of growth of slums and the level of urban development in Beledwein district, Somalia and lastly, to determine the relationship between growth of slums and urban development in Beled...

Somali Civil War and Socio-Economic Development in Mogadishu

ABSTRACT Somali socioeconomics has shockingly been affected by the civil war in Somalia; civil war has destroyed almost every determinant of the socioeconomics, and made it obsolete. The objectives of the research included to determine the root causes of Somali civil war, to analyze the effects of the civil war on the socioeconomics of the country and to find out the level of the socioeconomic of and recommend some suggestions that would improve the current level of socioeconomics. Somalia ha...

Factors Affecting Students’ Academic Perfomance in Development Studies in Selected Higher Institutions Of Learning In Tanzania

ABSTRACT This study examined the factors affecting students’ performance in selected Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions specifically the State University of Zanzibar and the Institute of Finance Management. Different methods were used in collecting the data including literature review, interviews and questionnaires. The data were analysed by the use of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The analysed data are presented in the form of descriptions, histograms, tables and figu...

The Role of Czech Republic and Tanzania Bilateral Trade in the Economic Transformation in Tanzania

ABSTRACT Bilateral trade with Czech Republic, Tanzania’s Eastern European historical partner with legacies of previous technological collaboration, manifested disparate trends over the past three decades 1985-2015, provoking dialectics about the relevance of trade and technology transfers among the post-socialist countries in the context of the economic transformation in Tanzania. The purpose of this thesis was to render an exploratory study of the nature of bilateral trade between Czech Re...

Remittances and Economic Growth in Uganda (1993 - 2017)

ABSTRACT A booming interest on the topic of Diaspora remittances has developed over the past few years on the part ofacademics, donors, international financial institutions, commercial banks, money transfer operators, microfinance institutions, andpolicy makers, The surge of remittances to countries of origin in the last two decades, exceeding aid and foreiqn direct investment (FDI) to developing countries, has reignited debate on their development potential in receiving countries. Alongside...


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