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Aid for Trade: An Investment-Benefit Road Map from South Asia
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
Round. With its focus on helping least developed countries and economies escape the poverty trap, it aims to strengthen … time, the economic geography of northeastern South Asia has been comprehensively mapped. Computer-driven modeling provides … to export markets so that people in the economic periphery have a better opportunity to take poverty off their own maps. …
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Managing for Development Results: Rail Infrastructure Tariffs - Enabling Private Sector Development in Mongolia's Railway Sector
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
Railways are essential for the development and diversification of Mongolia’s economy. The Government of Mongolia recognizes that structural changes will be required to improve the efficiency of the rail sector and to provide incentives for private sector investment. A key step toward rail...
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Asia Bond Monitor - March 2014
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
This publication reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. It covers the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus the People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
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The Challenges of Doing Business in Papua New Guinea: An Analytical Summary of the 2012 Business Environment Survey by the Institute of National Affairs
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
This report summarizes key results from a 2012 survey of businesses in Papua New Guinea. It compares the results with the 2002 and 2007 surveys and shows that, while the business environment has improved since 2002, doing business in Papua New Guinea remains extremely challenging. Continued...
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Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management 2014–2020
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The operational plan has three key objectives toward this … intended outcome: (i) to promote an integrated disaster risk management approach in ADB’s operations, (ii) to strengthen ADB …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010942321
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Basic Principles on Establishing a Regional Settlement Intermediary and Next Steps Forward: Cross-border Settlement Infrastructure Forum
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
This report summarizes the results of discussions among ASEAN+3 central bank and central securities depository officers who voluntarily participated in the Cross-border Settlement Infrastructure Forum (CSIF). ASEAN+3 finance ministers and central bank governors endorsed the establishment of the...
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Access to Finance: Developing the Microinsurance Market in Mongolia
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
domestic production. ADB undertook this technical assistance study to support microinsurance development in Mongolia. The study …
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ADB Brief 20: A Safe Space for Humanity: The Nexus of Food, Water, Energy and Climate
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
The 20th Century saw major human triggered transitions that cumulatively are threatening the safety of the habitat for humans on planet earth. Population, resources, and the rapid accumulation of wealth all are intertwined in the 5 major transitions from the past to our new global future. These...
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Tobacco Taxes: A Win–Win Measure for Fiscal Space and Health
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
This study analyzes the potential fiscal, health, and poverty impacts of increasing cigarette taxes in five countries …
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Sri Lanka Quarterly Economic Update - July 2012
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
The Quarterly Economic Update (QEU) provides a comprehensive and updated analysis of the recent economic performance of Sri Lanka. The QEU for July 2012 highlights the expected economic slowdown in 2012. With inflation trending up, monetary tightening is expected to continue for a longer period....
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