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The Challenges of Doing Business in Papua New Guinea: An Analytical Summary of the 2012 Business Environment Survey by the Institute of National Affairs
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
This report summarizes key results from a 2012 survey of businesses in Papua New Guinea. It compares the results with the 2002 and 2007 surveys and shows that, while the business environment has improved since 2002, doing business in Papua New Guinea remains extremely challenging. Continued...
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Innovative Asia: Advancing the Knowledge-Based Economy: Country Case Studies for the PRC, India, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB); … - 2014
strengthen innovation led growth and make a transition from middle income to high income levels. …
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Innovative Asia: Advancing the Knowledge-Based Economy: The Next Policy Agenda
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
This study outlines policy actions required in developing countries of Asia to advance as knowledge-based economies … Asia against advanced economies of the world. It analyzes opportunities by which Asia’s middle and low income countries can … tap new technology trends to move up global value chains and towards high-income levels. …
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Growing Beyond the Low-Cost Advantage: How the People's Republic of China Can Avoid the Middle Income Trap?
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
upgrading and innovation, and transition from “low cost to high value” is critical. What makes this transition particularly …
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Myanmar in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
location between the People’s Republic of China and India, and act as a conduit between South and Southeast Asia.In order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010760358
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Sri Lanka Quarterly Economic Update - July 2012
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
The Quarterly Economic Update (QEU) provides a comprehensive and updated analysis of the recent economic performance of Sri Lanka. The QEU for July 2012 highlights the expected economic slowdown in 2012. With inflation trending up, monetary tightening is expected to continue for a longer period....
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The State of Pacific Towns and Cities: Urbanization in ADB's Pacific Developing Member Countries
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
This report investigates urbanization trends across the 14 Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. It examines the history of Pacific urbanization, current state of infrastructure and service provision within urban areas, and systems of urban governance. It presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276463
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Development Effectiveness Report 2011: Private Sector Operations
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
, new technologies, knowledge transfer, and enhanced productivity. This is particularly true in Asia and the Pacific, where …
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Asia Bond Monitor April 2012
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
Economic Integration, headed by Iwan J. Azis with Senior Director Ramesh Subramaniam. The production of the Asia Bond Monitor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010823377
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The State of Pacific Towns and Cities (Full Report)
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
This publication describes further progress of ongoing and recently undertaken initiatives for the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI). It highlights the issues and many of the encouraging outcomes resulting from earlier efforts. It also explores issues expected to emerge in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010823381