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Belts, roads, and regions : the dynamics of Chinese and Japanese infrastructure connectivity initiatives and Europe's responses

Pascha, Werner - 2020

likely. The paper then deals with Europe's, and particularly the EU's, role in this dynamism. The EU was one of the early … pillars of a coherent and forceful political-economic strategy of the EU. The current European situation is rather one of … "Connecting Europe and Asia: Building Blocks for an EU Strategy" in this context and finds it to be lacking in various ways. The …

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Does fintech contribute to systemic risk? : evidence from the US and Europe

Franco, Lavinia; García, Ana Laura; Husetović, Vigor; … - 2020

Fintech has increasingly become part of the global economy with the evolution of technology, increasing investments in fintech firms, and greater integration between traditional incumbent financial firms and fintech. Since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, research has also paid more attention to...

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Connectivity between Asia and Europe : implications for infrastructure convergence between the two regions

Yoshino, Naoyuki; Hossain, Monzur; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2020

While discussing the enhancement of the connectivity between Europe and Asia, this policy paper explores a new area of cooperation, which is the use of European long-term investment funds in Asia's infrastructure. We argue that, if Asian countries agree to offer 50% of their spillover revenue to...

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Approaches to measure the wider economic impacts of high-speed rail and experiences from Europe

Rothengatter, Werner - 2019

The European Union introduced the concept of Trans-European transport networks in 1996 and developed it from a set of projects into a comprehensive network plan in 2013. The high-priority components of this plan (for 2050) are a core network and nine core network corridors (CNCs), which the...

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A comparative study on the role of public-private partnerships and green investment banks in boosting low-carbon investments

David, Dharish; Venkatachalam, Anbumozhi - 2018

Following the successful climate agreement in Paris, global attention shifted quickly to how countries will achieve their nationally determined contributions. To achieve the goals, governments need to make full use of the private sector capacity to unlock much larger flows of private investment...

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Green finance in the Republic of Korea : barriers and solutions

Oh, Deokkyo; Kim, Sang-Hyup - 2018

The Republic of Korea fully launched its green finance scheme in 2009 and then introduced the environmental information disclosure system and the emission trading scheme in 2013 and 2015, respectively. However, their use has not increased dramatically, as the public sector has taken the major...

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Lessons for Asia from Europe's history with banking integration

Elliott, Douglas J. - 2014

As Asia considers greater harmonization and integration of its financial systems, it would be well-advised to consider the experience of Europe, particularly the eurozone. There are many lessons to be drawn from Europe about how to implement such integration, mostly negative. It is particularly...

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Impact of energy innovation on greenhouse gas emissions : moderation of regional integration and social inequality in Asian economies

Sinha, Avik; Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim; Mehta, Atul; … - 2022

In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Asian countries are trying to realize the potential of energy innovation. However, several structural issues might deter the expected impact of energy innovation on GHG emissions. Given the...

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Role of policy interventions in limiting emissions from vehicles in Delhi, 2020-2030

Pohit, Sanjib; Singh, Rishabh; Chowdhury, Soumi Roy - 2021

Urban India, particularly metros, is a major hotspot of air pollution with a PM2.5 concentration level ranging above the permissible limits defined by the WHO for most of the year. Unsurprisingly, special efforts have been made by the Government of India in recent years to improve air quality....

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An energy policy for ASEAN? : lessons from the EU experience on energy integration, security, and decarbonization

Diaz-Rainey, Ivan; Tulloch, Daniel J.; Ahmed, Iftekhar; … - 2021

The European Union (EU) has redefined the energy sphere in Europe over the last three decades. Transnational policies … transition is achieved. However, accelerated transition could come in many forms. By drawing on the EU experience, we argue that …

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