Cover -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Tables -- 1 Regulated Rural and Microfinance Institutions in the PRC, as at the end of 2012 -- 2 Performance of RCCs and New RFIs in the PRC 2010-2011 -- 3 The Total Loan Portfolio and Nonperforming Loans for Commercial Banks in (2010-2012) -- 4 The...

Cover -- Contents -- Tables, Figure, and Box -- Tables -- 1 Total Social Financing Indicator for the People's Republic of China-Major Sources of Funding, 2002-2013 -- 2 Mapping ADB Engagement to the Strategies of ADB and the People's Republic of China -- 3 ADB Projects to Promote Financial...

Cover -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- 1 Overview -- Economic Management -- Reforming Banks and Capital Markets -- The State's Role -- Competition -- State-Owned Enterprises -- Agriculture -- Infrastructure -- Key Recommendations -- 2 Introduction --...

Cover -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Tables -- 1 Cross-Currency Delivery Versus Payment Settlement Processes -- 2 Message (pacs.009) Items for Cash Settlement Information from Bank of Japan Financial Network System to Hong Kong Dollar Clearing House Automated Transfer System -- 3 Message...

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Currency Equivalents -- Executive Summary -- 1. ECONOMIC GROWTH, THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION -- 2. COMPETITIVENESS, INNOVATION, AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH ASIA --...

Cover -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Foreword -- 1. Executive Summary -- 2. Background and Methodology -- 3. Country Reports and Assessments -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- The Philippines -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Viet Nam -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes...

Cover -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Figures -- A: Aggregate Trends in Public Finances -- B: Key Public Finance Initiatives of the Third Plenum -- C: ADB's Suggestions on Local Government Financing -- D: ADB's Suggestions on Budget Improvements -- E: ADB's Suggestions on Tax Reform -- F:...

Cover -- Contents -- Figures -- 1 CSIF Structure -- 2 RSI Models -- 3 Asian ICSD Model -- 4 Efficiency of Utilizing National CSDs -- 5 CSD-RTGS Linkage Model -- 6 CSD-RTGS Flexible Implementation -- 7 CSD-RTGS Gateway Function -- Statement from CSIF Chairs -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations...

Cover -- Contents -- Messages from the Organizers -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- ADB Vice-President Lohani Opens the Forum -- Keynote Messages -- Asia's Challenges and Opportunities in Scaling Up Innovation -- Regional Overview: Asia's Growth and Innovation Strategies -- Country...

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- PART I: DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION CONTEXT -- 1 Development Evaluation in Asia and the Pacific -- 2 What Is Development Effectiveness? -- 3 Evidence-Based Policies in Asia's Development -- PART II: MEETING EVALUATION...