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East Asia has recovered from the economic and financial crisis. Largely thanks to China, the region's output, exports … product (GDP) growth in developing East Asia is poised to rise to 8.7 percent in 2010 after slowing from 8.5 percent in 2008 … investment rates in the region higher than in developed countries, there is scope for East Asia to move rapidly to the "green …
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Postal networks in the nine countries in the Asian region profiled here have 289,067 post offices. In many of these Asian countries, post offices have provided payments and savings services for more than 130 years. At the end of 2002, 335 million Asians had postal savings accounts, for a total...
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"Examines the relationship between gender equality and development and outlines an agenda for public action to promote more effective and inclusive development in East Asian and Pacific countries. Written as a companion to the World Development Report 2012 on gender equality and development, the...
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"This paper examines the impact of reducing corruption and improving transparency to lower trade costs in the Asia … trade and welfare gains for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members, with increased transparency and lower levels of …
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