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What is Gross Fixed Capital Formation

CSR and Socially Responsible Investing Strategies in Transitioning and Emerging Economies
The gross fixed capital formation consists of resident producers’ investments, deducting disposals, in fixed assets during a given period. It also includes certain additions to the value of non-produced assets realized by producers or institutional units. Fixed assets are tangible or intangible assets produced as outputs from production processes that are used repeatedly, or continuously, for more than one year.
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The Energy Policy of Bulgaria
Hamit Can (Trakya University, Turkey) and Daniela Minkovska (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2193-9.ch007
Abstract
Energy is considered the main input for economic and industrial development. In this context, it is important that countries develop sustainable energy policies in order to meet economic growth and energy demand. Government policies play a critical role in economic growth and incentives for innovation. This chapter summarizes Bulgaria's energy policies as an increasingly important energy transit country due to its strategic location. These policies were presented in line with the European Union energy policies and the solutions of the characteristics of the country. Some of the targets to be implemented are as follows: ensuring energy supply security, achieving RES share targets, energy efficiency improvements, development of a competitive energy market, safe energy needs and protection of consumers, establishment of the necessary infrastructure and diversification of energy resources, strengthening the external relations and solidarity coordinated in the field of energy.
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Interplays Among Railway Investment, Revenue, and GDP in India: An Empirical Study
It is the net amount of fixed capital accumulation which is called net investment. It measures the increase in the capital stock less the disposal of fixed assets. It excludes land purchases and depreciation.
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Green Convergence in Emerging Nations: The Determinants and the Possibilities
It is a measurement of the net increase in the capital stock in a particular period. The calculation excludes depreciation or land purchases.
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