land-grab in many parts of Asia (India, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines in particular) point to the need for a …

One of the main challenges in low-income Asia and the Pacific countries is users' willingness to pay for water services …

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 …

This paper assesses the case for promoting financial education in Asia. It argues that the benefits of investing in …, households will become increasingly responsible for their own retirement planning. Asia's evolving experience suggests that more …

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 …