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This presentation discusses the Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Strategy. The RCI strategy includes a results-based monitoring framework to monitor progress in each pillar. The framework identifies broad outcomes to be achieved, performance monitoring...
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In recent years, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment … authors explore this important research and policy issue empirically. They focus our studies on East and Southeast Asia as … well as Latin America, and control for the standard determinants of their inward direct investment. They then add PRC …
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This paper integrates information from both economics and the physical sciences to survey the effects of natural disasters in the region. A first section surveys the human and economic impact of natural disasters in the region at both the household and aggregate levels, noting both the...
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particular spin to this conclusion by showing that investment decisions at the firm level are also explained by the restoration …, perhaps the most relevant result is the confirmation that in Colombia, investment decisions are negatively affected by the …
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also developed a summary index of the efficiency of investment allocation that measures whether, and to what extent …, investment funds are going to firms with a higher marginal return to capital. Then it was examined the relationship between this … has led to an increase in the efficiency with which investment funds are allocated. …
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The 2000-2008 Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for Trinidad and Tobago (RE-353) was conducted by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight to inform the Board's discussion with IDB Management regarding future strategy for each country. It involved three weeks of missions to both Trinidad and...
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China's size, rapid growth, external openness, and trade performance have led to varying perceptions among the countries of Latin America: Is China a potential new market, a potent new competitor, or both? This book assesses the near-term strategic implications of China's economic performance...
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of Asia, has an impact on trade, (iii) the bilateral transport costs strongly influence the trade flows, and (iv) except …
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region? It was presented at Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific Economics and Business Association (LAEBA)'s 4th Annual …
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This presentation discusses supply chain issues in Asia, including security and competitiveness, as well as the role of … regional level. This presentation was presented at the Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific Economics and Business …
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