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... balance of trade , budget deficits , increase in the foreign debt and ongoing devaluation of the currency . Thus the GDP may grow when we increase food imports even to the detriment of domestic production , as in recent years . Such trade ...
... balance of trade , budget deficits , increase in the foreign debt and ongoing devaluation of the currency . Thus the GDP may grow when we increase food imports even to the detriment of domestic production , as in recent years . Such trade ...
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Tissa Balasuriya. · The Balance of Trade RECENT DATA The balance of trade has been worsening during the past decade due to the imbalance between imports and exports , and more so in rupee terms due to the devaluation of the currency ...
Tissa Balasuriya. · The Balance of Trade RECENT DATA The balance of trade has been worsening during the past decade due to the imbalance between imports and exports , and more so in rupee terms due to the devaluation of the currency ...
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... balance of trade deficit : Rs 42,264 million in 1991. In 1992 our importswere Rs.152.4 billion , while our exports were Rs.110.1 billion , the deficit in the balance of trade being Rs.42.4 billion ( table 1.39 p.92 ) Are we not living ...
... balance of trade deficit : Rs 42,264 million in 1991. In 1992 our importswere Rs.152.4 billion , while our exports were Rs.110.1 billion , the deficit in the balance of trade being Rs.42.4 billion ( table 1.39 p.92 ) Are we not living ...
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DESIRABLE DEVELOPMENT | 8 |
POLICIES Basic Assumptions or Dominant Myths | 15 |
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