Search results

Kritisiert wird, daß bei der Wirtschafts- und Entwicklungsplanung die sozio-ökonomische Struktur nicht genügend berücksichtigt wird. Aufgelistet werden u.a. Fakten, die für eine zukünftige Wirtschaftsplanung von Bedeutung sind: zunehmende Bildung und wachsendes Umweltbewußtsein oder Veränderungen in der gesellschaftlichen Werteskala bzw. der Bedürfnisse und Ansprüche. (DÜI-Fry)

Analyse der Wirtschaft und der Entwicklung der ASEAN. Textliche und tabellarische Angaben zu den Bereichen Außenhandel, Bruttosozialprodukt, Produktion (Industrie, Landwirtschaft, Handwerk, Dienstleistungsgewerbe), Beschäftigung, Wirtschaftswachstum. Der Autor betont die ökonomische Stärke der ASEAN. (DÜI-Mül)

The high profile of infrastructure and access to related services in the communiqués of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at their annual meetings of 2014 underscores the importance of infrastructure development worldwide. And nowhere is the lack of adequate infrastructure more crucial and potentially transformational than in Sub-Saharan Africa. A gap of around US$ 31 billion1 exists per year that must be bridged if Africa's infrastructure needs are to be met. Taking into account the resources currently available for infrastructure development to African governments the need for innovative project financing schemes becomes quite apparent. One area of possible innovation is the use of Islamic finance or shariacompliant financing for infrastructure development. Research on this type of financing has been conducted predominantly in Islamic countries and in developed countries. The purpose of this paper therefore is to explore from a non-Islamic developing country's perspective the prospects of using Islamic finance for infrastructure development. It aims to identify the conditions necessary in terms of an analysis current practice, gauge the understanding of Kenyan stakeholders as well as identify possible barriers that may be impeding Islamic infrastructure financing in Kenya. Three case studies of infrastructure projects drawn from Africa that have utilised Islamic financing mechanisms are conducted in order to answer research question one. Two cycles of a Delphi study were also conducted where interviews and questionnaires are used to gather the views and opinions of an expert panel to answer question two and three. This paper presents an overview of both conventional and Islamic project financing in infrastructure development followed by the presentation and discussion of the research findings. Trends to watch and policy recommendation aimed at facilitating the implementation of Islamic project financing in Kenya infrastructure development are also discussed. It is expected that the results of this research will facilitate the harnessing of Islamic financial resources in the development of infrastructure projects not only in Kenya but in Sub Saharan Africa as well.

The study analyzes the necessity of the infrastructureservices for the state economy growth; and to insure theprovision of these services, applying regulation.Having evaluated infrastructure enterprises accordingto certain criteria and predicting regulation possibilities,the algorithm can be created, which can help toevaluate the infrastructure enterprises and to choose themost suitable method of the regulation. The economicinfrastructure services are necessary for all the subjectsof the state economy. The social infrastructure servicesinsure the welfare of the populations. Most of the infrastructureenterprises are natural monopolies. Evaluatingdifferent possibilities, the government can initiatethe reforms of infrastructural sectors trying to increasethe rationality of the activities.The main findings of the study: • regulation of the social economic infrastructure –the main factor assuring rational state economyfunctioning; • the government guarantees are needed for infrastructuresectors; • more rapid economy growth can be assured bythe implementation of the infrastructure reforms,initiated by the government.