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 … of long-term investment funds, such as pension and insurance funds. This will create a win-win situation for both Asia …

Asia's economic success to have fully functioning support measures for SMEs. However, SMEs face challenges from limited … growth in Asia including i) lack of finance, ii) lack of comprehensive databases, iii) low level of R&D expenditures, and iv …

-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Asia. Owing to their significance to national economies, it is important to find ways to provide SMEs with …

bank-dominated financial systems in Asia, banks are the main source of financing for SMEs. For financial institutions, it …

The middle-income trap is a serious problem in developing Asia and Pacific economies. Middle-income trap is the … to the development of middle-income countries. By using a data set consisting of 12 Asia and Pacific middle …

This book provides practical policy recommendations that are useful for developing Asia and for accelerating poverty … humanity. In developing Asia, rapid growth in countries and sub-regions such as China, India, and Southeast Asia has lifted …