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Myanmar: The key link between South Asia and Southeast Asia
Florento, Hector; Corpuz, Maria Isabela - 2014
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011311002
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Regional economic integration and multilateralism: The case of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA and the Malaysia-New Zealand FTA
Vitalis, Vangelis - 2015
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011311017
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Looking beyond conventional intergovernmental fiscal frameworks: Principles, realities, and neglected issues
Smoke, Paul J. - 2016
Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal relations reform have become nearly ubiquitous in developing countries. Performance, however, has often been disappointing in terms of both policy formulation and outcomes. The dynamics underlying these results have been poorly researched....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688629
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How would a slowdown in the People's Republic of China affect its trading partners?
Thorbecke, Willem - 2017
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has become an important importer for many countries. This paper investigates how turbulence in the PRC can spill over to trading partners through the trade channel. Exports from several East Asian and Southeast Asian countries to the PRC exceed 10% of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688657
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Effectiveness of regional mechanisms for multilateral and regional governance
Chutikamoltham, Siriwan - 2017
The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-1998 revealed that Asia should have its own regional mechanism to mitigate systemic … streamlines its work focus and collaborates more with other organizations. The Executives' Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central … and Central Bank Governors' Meeting, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Asia-Europe Meeting provide opportunities for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688726
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The imminent obesity crisis in Asia and the Pacific: First cost estimates
Helble, Matthias; Francisco, Kris - 2017
Over the past two decades, Asia and the Pacific have not only experienced rapid growth, but in parallel saw a rapid … caused by the obesity endemic for the region. This paper fills this gap by providing a first cost estimate for 42 Asia and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852973
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Trans-Pacific partnership rules for digital trade in Asia
Elms, Deborah; Nguyen, Minh Hue - 2017
Digital trade is upending the way consumers and companies do business. Digital trade and e-commerce have become major drivers of economic development by enhancing productivity and lowering costs of trade in goods. But government policies have been slow to catch up with the increasing importance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852976
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Digital trade facilitation: Paperless trade in regional trade agreements
Duval, Yann; Mengjing, Kong - 2017
analysis of paperless trade measures included in selected RTAs in Asia and the Pacific confirms that the coverage of RTAs of … Trade in Asia and the Pacific can be expected to provide a useful tool for harmonized implementation of many of these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852977
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Fostering green finance for sustainable development in Asia
Volz, Ulrich - 2018
investment in Asia and provides an overview of green financial governance initiatives across Asia. It also identifies market … innovations to increase green finance in Asia as well as barriers to green investments and financial policy and highlights …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944198
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Natural disasters, public spending, and creative destruction: A case study of the Philippines
Jha, Shikha; Martinez, Arturo; Quising, Pilipinas; … - 2018
Typhoons, floods, and other weather-related shocks can inflict suffering on local populations and create life-threatening conditions for the poor. Yet, natural disasters also present a development opportunity to upgrade capital stock, adopt new technologies, enhance the risk-resiliency of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944201