surveillance. Recently, proponents of Asian currency baskets have referred to the role the ECU played in constructing exchange rate … means will need to be found to anchor regional exchange rate surveillance vis--vis currencies outside the region. …

growth of the low value added industries, such as garments, the developing countries should develop basic infrastructure and …

non-trade barriers, in terms of both “soft†and “hard†infrastructure, and highlights ongoing initiatives designed …

growth of the low value added industries, such as garments, the developing countries should develop basic infrastructure and …

This study examines a range of crossborder infrastructure development issues related to the Asian countries. Despite … active pursuit of private investment in infrastructure by most developing countries in Asia and a growing number of success … stories, the pace of such investment remains slow. Participation by the private sector in infrastructure development has been …

assistance programs were mainly allocated in the form of loans for economic infrastructure projects. This orientation attests … location choice even though other profit-maximising factors such as agglomeration effects or the quality of infrastructure had … importance of a complementary process in which foreign aid is directed towards the development of infrastructure, acting as a pre …

connectivity depends on the quality of hard and soft infrastructure. Of particular importance in terms of soft infrastructure which … makes hard infrastructure work are the facilitating institutions that support connectivity through appropriate policies … subregional institutions involved in national and regional energy, transport, and telecommunications infrastructure connectivity …

, infrastructure and government support that will sustain the transition. …

concern that an aging and increasingly inadequate infrastructure may limit the potential for further growth and economic … development. A critical infrastructure component is the transportation network, and there are currently several transportation … infrastructure projects in the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) region, connecting Nepal, eastern India …

Counter factual policy simulations of sustained increase in public investment in infrastructure, financed through … infrastructure, which is 0.5% of GDP and 2.7% of total govt. revenue in 2000-03, can accelerate the real macro economic growth by 1 … extent, the steepest decline being for infrastructure price. Further, this increase in income will lead to 0.7% reduction in …