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Southeast Asia on the other. It also discusses the importance of new deep-sea ports in creating alternative shipping routes … these gaps can be addressed will depend on the costs and benefits. South Asia–Southeast Asia connectivity can only be …
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trade agreements (PTAs) are driving this trend in Asia and the Pacific as well as in Central and South America, and the … under negotiation or in force. In this regard, Asia and the Pacific has developed a rapidly evolving regional economic … Economic Partnership (or ASEAN+6 RCEP), as well as the putative Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which …
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implication is that governments in Asia should continue and/or strengthen pension reforms towards more pre-funding of future …
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Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …
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As Asia considers greater harmonization and integration of its financial systems, it would be well-advised to consider … formally as a lender of last resort in a financial crisis. Europe’s experiences should not dissuade Asia from seeking … appropriate further harmonization and integration. However, they do argue strongly for Asia to take the kind of careful, step …
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Asia given the backdrop of a changing world in which development priorities and challenges are changing rapidly and the … Asia, provides some comparisons of their performance, notes their overlapping responsibilities, and explains current …
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FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN’s five FTAs each …
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Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in … schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …
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This paper discusses what is longevity risk, why it is important, approaches used by the West to manage longevity risk, and what lessons can be learnt by Asian countries from the experiences of the West. Increasing and uncertain longevity has emerged as a key risk affecting individuals, pension...
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Financial safety nets in Asia have come a long way since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of 1997–98. Not wanting to …
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