书目名称 | Empirical Studies of an Internet and Service Based Economy |
副标题 | The Case of the Kurd |
编辑 | Nabaz T. Khayyat,Goran M. Muhamad |
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概述 | Considers how to upgrade the region‘s industrial structure for optimal economic growth.Provides a comprehensive study of the ICT sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.Serves as a handbook for policym |
丛书名称 | Perspectives on Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region |
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描述 | .This book is a collection of eight studies covering several areas pertinent to the current technological and banking services situation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The economy of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is mainly dependent on oil revenue. The oil export revenue constitutes more than 90% of the government’s fiscal revenue. In addition to that, the public sector plays an excessive role in the economy, with public spending to GDP being over 70% while revenue from taxation constitutes less than 30% of total revenue. . .As the economy is not diversified, there is a large gap between demand and supply of locally produced tradeable goods, leaving the KRI economy highly dependent on imports. Another structural challenge of the KRI economy is its dependence on cash and a weekly financial system. Although the region has witnessed extraordinary economic growth from 2008 to 2014, the growth rate decreased from 8 to 1 percent, trade and investment dropped to 5 percent, and the unemployment rate significantly increased to over 20% by the end of the year 2019. To maintain the progress of economic development, it is necessary to upgrade the country’s industrial structure in order |
出版日期 | Book 2023 |
关键词 | ICT in Kurdistan; Technological readiness in Kurdistan; The Kurdistan Region of Iraq Economy; Internet |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3389-1 |
isbn_softcover | 978-981-99-3391-4 |
isbn_ebook | 978-981-99-3389-1Series ISSN 2520-1239 Series E-ISSN 2520-1247 |
issn_series | 2520-1239 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapor |