A recent Asian Development Bank publication estimates the large infrastructure financing requirement in Asia for the …. This paper analyzes a critical aspect of expanding private finance to infrastructure by examining the role of bank lending … project financing by banks to infrastructure PPP projects is still in its infancy in several Asian markets, and banks are …

We examine the evolution of infrastructure, and the impact of infrastructure investment, in middleincome countries … (MICs). We document how different types of infrastructure stocks, as well as infrastructure investment, vary with the level … provision of infrastructure varies across development stages; there is a focus on basic infrastructure, such as transport, water …

market on trade growth in the regions of Africa and Asia. An exclusive comparison of trade performance of the two regions …

This paper reviews the recent progress toward gender equality in developing Asia by examining a number of indicators …. Further, it finds that gender gaps in almost all aspects reviewed remain significant, particularly in South Asia with some … greater progress toward gender equality and inclusive growth in developing Asia. …

This paper provides an analysis of financial development and inclusion in developing Asia using data from a wide array … economies. Furthermore, in terms of financial inclusion, fewer than 27% of adults in developing Asia have an account in a formal …

developing Asia. In our empirical analysis, we use disaggregated measures of governance to capture different dimensions of … infrastructure, and state accountability can affect development indicators differentially. We find a clear role for governance in … and legal infrastructure, and less evident for state accountability. However, we find that the benign relationship between …

producers of intellectual property. At the same time, developing Asia has attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment … the relationship between IPR and FDI in developing Asia. To do so, we develop a theoretical model which predicts that …