We explore the role of business services in knowledge accumulation and growth and the determinants of knowledge … diffusion including the role of distance. A continuous-time model is estimated on several European countries, Japan, and the …

The World Bank Group (WBG) has long recognized that the restoration and preservationof cultural heritage, urban … from the development experience of Kyoto City, the imperial capital of Japan for more than a thousand years and home to 14 … well conserved UNESCO World Heritage sites and many historic districts …

This chapter focuses on IMF's technical assistance (TA) activities and describes Japan Administered Account for … IMF resources for technical assistance. Japan also provides financial support for a scholarship program for qualified …

assistance (TA) activities. The report then describes in greater detail the Japan Administered Account for Selected Fund … activities and scholarship programs-with a focus on fiscal year (FY) 2009. Japan has provided grant contributions to support IMF …

assistance activities. The report describes in detail the Japan Administered Account for Selected Fund Activities (JSA … projects in two or three countries are visited and reviewed each year by a joint Japan-IMF mission. These visits provide the …

This report focuses on the effectiveness of the Japanese Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) and the Bank of Japan in … supervising and regulating the Japanese financial system during the March 2011 earthquake. The report also highlights Japan …’s compliance with the Basel Core Principles (BCPs) for Effective Banking Supervision. Japan has introduced various improvement …

assistance (TA) activities. The report then describes in greater detail the Japan Administered Account for Selected Fund … Tokyo include collaborative efforts between the IMF and Japan that strengthen economic prospects in the Asia-Pacific region …

) activities. The report then describes in greater detail the Japan Administered Account for Selected Fund Activities (JSA … Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD), Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM), and Statistics Department (STA). Japan … provides grant contributions for two scholarship programs. In 1996, the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies …

The world economy is experiencing a very strong but uneven recovery, with many emerging market and developing economies … Global Economic Prospects. The Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic …

alleviation. Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and …