Djibouti

Author : Elmore Leonard
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062008315
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Djibouti LP written by Elmore Leonard and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elmore Leonard, New York Times bestselling author and "the hippest, funniest national treasure in sight" (Washington Post), brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping—and sometimes playful—tale of modern-day piracy Dara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game. She's covered the rape of Bosnian women, neo-Nazi white supremacists, and post-Katrina New Orleans, and has won awards for all three. Now, looking for a bigger challenge, Dara and her right-hand-man, Xavier LeBo, a six-foot-six, seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, head to Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, to film modern-day pirates hijacking merchant ships. They learn soon enough that almost no one in the Middle East is who he seems to be. The most successful pirate, driving his Mercedes around Djibouti, appears to be a good guy, but his pal, a cultured Saudi diplomat, has dubious connections. Billy Wynn, a Texas billionaire, plays mysterious roles as the mood strikes him. He's promised his girlfriend, Helene, a nifty fashion model, that he'll marry her if she doesn't become seasick or bored while circling the world on his yacht. And there's Jama Raisuli, a black al Qaeda terrorist from Miami, who's vowed to blow up something big. What Dara and Xavier have to decide, besides the best way to stay alive: Should they shoot the action as a documentary or turn it into a Hollywood feature film?

Author : Robert Saint Véran
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Djibouti, Pawn of the Horn of Africa written by Robert Saint Véran and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a title which examines the East African country of Djibouti in a historical framework.

Author : Rachel Jones
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781794559417
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Djibouti written by Rachel Jones and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you moving to Djibouti? Coming for a relaxing or exciting vacation? Finding up-to-date information and contact details for schools to tour guides in this beautiful country can be a challenge. Welcome to Djibouti is the best place to start. This edition includes maps, downloadable through Google Maps, suggested itineraries, updated information about the train and the new shopping mall, websites and contact info for tour guides, and the latest on hotels, restaurants, schools, and more. Welcome to Djibouti is compiled by Rachel Jones, of the Djibouti Jones website, the go-to site for English speakers. She aims to be relentlessly helpful as people explore this country and establish their families here.

Author : Emily Stehr
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781720011361
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interesting History of Djibouti [and the Surrounding Areas] written by Emily Stehr and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interesting History of Djibouti [and the Surrounding Areas] Definition of Djibouti:

Author : Daoud Aboubaker Alwan
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810838734
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Djibouti written by Daoud Aboubaker Alwan and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established as a country a little more than a century ago, born as an independent republic in June 1977, Djibouti is among the youngest as well as the smallest states in Africa. Yet its strategic location at the crossroads of the maritime trade routes between Africa, Asia and Europe turned this tiny spot on the world map into a vital player in twentieth century geopolitics. This historical dictionary has been conceived not as a history book but as a reading grid for the major historical items that are still molding the country's social, political and economic life.

Author : France. Ambassade (U.S.). Service de presse et d'information
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas written by France. Ambassade (U.S.). Service de presse et d'information and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paloma Anós Casero
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fiscal and Social Impact of a Nominal Exchange Rate Devaluation in Djibouti written by Paloma Anós Casero and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limited fiscal space limits Djibouti's ability to meet the Millennium Development Goals and improve the living conditions of its population. Djibouti's fiscal structure is unique in that almost 70 percent of government revenue is denominated in foreign currency (import taxes, foreign aid grants, and military revenue) while over 50 percent of government expenditure is denominated in local currency (wages, salaries, and social transfers). Djibouti's economic structure is also unusual in that merchandise exports of local origin are insignificant, and the country relies heavily on imported goods (food, medicines, consumer and capital goods). A currency devaluation, by reducing real wages, could potentially generate additional fiscal space that would help meet Djibouti's fundamental development goals. Using macroeconomic and household level data, the authors quantify the impact of a devaluation of the nominal exchange rate on fiscal savings, real public sector wages, real income, and poverty under various hypothetical scenarios of exchange-rate pass-through and magnitude of devaluation. They find that a currency devaluation could generate fiscal savings in the short-term, but it would have an adverse effect on poverty and income distribution. A 30 percent nominal exchange rate devaluation could generate fiscal savings amounting between 3 and 7 percent of GDP. At the same time, a 30 percent nominal devaluation could cause nearly a fifth of the poorest households to fall below the extreme poverty line and pull the same fraction of upper middle-income households below the national poverty line. The authors also find that currency devaluation could generate net fiscal savings even after accounting for the additional social transfers needed to compensate the poor for their real income loss. However, the absence of formal social safety nets limits the government's readiness to provide well-targeted and timely social transfers to the poor.

Author : TREVOR. JENNER
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780993416118
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mammals of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia written by TREVOR. JENNER and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nigel Redman
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0713665416
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birds of the Horn of Africa written by Nigel Redman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-05-11 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first field guide to the birds of this varied and fascinating region and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors.

Author : Johannes G. Hoogeveen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464817774
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Distributional Impacts of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region written by Johannes G. Hoogeveen and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVID-19 is one of multiple crises to have hit the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the decade following the Arab Spring. War, oil price declines, economic slowdowns, and now a pandemic are tearing at the social fabric of a region characterized by high rates of unemployment, high levels of informality, and low annual economic growth. The economic costs of the pandemic are estimated at about US$227 billion, and fiscal support packages across MENA are averaging 2.7 percent of GDP, putting pressure on already weak fiscal balances and making a quick recovery challenging. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, MENA was the only region in the world experiencing increases in poverty and declines in life satisfaction. Distributional Impacts of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region investigates how COVID-19 changed the welfare of individuals and households in the region. It does so by relying on phone surveys implemented across the region and complements these with microsimulation exercises to assess the impact of COVID-19 on jobs, income, poverty, and inequality. The two approaches complement and corroborate each other's results, thereby making the findings more robust and richer. This report's results show that, in the short run, poverty rates in MENA will increase significantly and inequality will widen. A group of 'new poor' is likely to emerge that may have difficulty recovering from the economic consequences of COVID-19. The report adds value by analyzing newly gathered primary data, along with projections based on newly modeled micro- and macrosimulations, and by identifying key issues that policy makers should focus on to enable a quick, inclusive, and sustained economic recovery.