Cover -- Contents -- Highlights -- The economic setting -- Country updates -- Policy briefs Long-run growth forecasts for Asia: Opportunities and challenges for the Pacific economies -- Fiscal management challenges in Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste -- Update on fiscal modeling efforts in the...

Cover -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Tables -- 1 Office of the Special Project Facilitator Expenses During 2014 -- 2 Compliance Review Panel Expenses During 2014 -- 3 Office of the Compliance Review Panel Expenses During 2014 -- Figures -- 1 Snapshot of 2014 Complaints -- 2 Composition of...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- About The Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- Secured Transactions: Solving the Problems of Collateral -- Questioning the Case for Credit Guarantees -- 2 THE CHALLENGES OF LENDING -- Revolutionizing...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Sector Assessment: Development and Strategic Issues -- Sector Overview -- Microfinance Development in the Philippines -- Insurance Industry in the Philippines -- Microfinance Sector Assessment --...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Tables -- 1 Reform Priorities for the Improvement of Palau's Business Environment -- 2 Key Recommendations to Drive Sustainable Economic Growth in Palau -- 3 Output by Economic Activity in Palau, 2001 and 2015 -- Figures --...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Box -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Why ADB Cares about Innovation -- Unlocking Innovation for Development -- Impact Highlights -- How the Technical Assistance Project Was Structured -- Key Lessons Learned --...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Currency Equivalents -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Rationale and Objectives -- 1.2 Data and Methods -- Chapter 2: Background -- 2.1 Overview of Sri Lanka's Labor Market -- 2.2....

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter I: Introduction -- 1.1. What is Small Area Estimation and Why Do We Need It? -- Chapter II: Developing a Small Area Estimation Plan -- 2.1 Goal or Purpose of Small...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Statement from the Chairs of the Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- PART 1: International Standards for CSD-RTGS Linkages -- 1 Introduction -- 2 International Standards...