Asian Development Bank: 958 books
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), there are over 500 special economic zones (SEZs) and industrial zones located near GMS economic corridors and covering over 50 million people. This proposed health impact assessment (HIA) framework recognizes these SEZs and economic corridors as economic...
Buyer, Regulator, and Enabler: The Government's Role in Ecosystem Services Markets
International Lessons Learned for Payments for Ecological Services in the People’s Republic of China
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
This paper was originally produced for the "International Conference on Payments for Environmental Services," held in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China on 6-7 September 2009, and jointly hosted by the People's Republic of China's National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry...
by Manoj Sharma, Melissa Howell Alipalo
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
The Asian Development Bank's investment program in the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority provided a breakthrough in approaching urban development, particularly the delivery of clean, reliable, affordable water and to the poor, no less. And not just a breakthrough for Dhaka or the rest of Bangladesh,...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
This atlas brings together a wealth of information related to living and nonliving natural resources in the five countries of Central Asia---Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It contains an array of maps based on geographic information systems and remote sensing...
Protecting the World's Oceans
From Vision to Action
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009 and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit week was the first large-scale international event to bring together both ocean and climate change stakeholders and specialists. The presentations and panel discussions held during WOC 2009 highlighted the central role...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
This publication presents a comprehensive discussion on the impact of the global financial crisis (2008–2009) on certain Asian economies at different levels of analysis---showcasing cross-country regression, computable general equilibrium modeling, and microeconometric modeling for Bangladesh, Indonesia,...
Restructuring of State-Owned Financial Institutions
Lessons from Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Despite the trend toward financial sector liberalization in recent years, state ownership of financial institutions remains widespread in the developing world. However, in general, state-owned financial institutions have under performed their private sector counterparts, and governments have sought...
by Paul Barter
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Most Asian cities are facing an acute parking crisis as a result of rapid urbanization and motorization, and high urban densities. Parking policy is an important component of a holistic approach to sustainable urban transport across the region. The report provides an international comparative perspective...
Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific
Thinking Forward About Trade Costs and the Digital Economy
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
This report highlights emerging trends in Aid for Trade (AfT) and trade performance, and explores them in the context of the theme of the 5th Global Review of AfT: "Reducing Trade Costs for Inclusive, Sustainable Growth." Divided into four chapters, the introduction sets the stage by describing...
Finding Balance 2011
Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) place a significant and unsustainable strain on the economies of Fiji, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga. They absorb large amounts of scarce capital on which they provide very low returns. This study reveals the core drivers of SOE performance, illustrates...
Poverty in the Philippines
Causes, Constraints, and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and rising food, fuel, and commodity prices, addressing poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. The proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly in the past four decades,...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
The National Board of Revenue of Bangladesh has undertaken initiatives to amend its Customs Act to comply with international treaties and agreements---such as the Revised Kyoto Convention---that have been signed by the government to provide faster and effective service to the private sector, bring...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
This report was produced under the technical assistance project Promoting Renewable Energy, Clean Fuels, and Energy Efficiency in the Greater Mekong Subregion (TA 7679). It focused on renewable energy developments and potential in five countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): Cambodia, the...
Potential Exports and Nontariff Barriers to Trade
Maldives National Study
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
This publication identifies export products from Maldives that are affected by sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade. The trade patterns of Maldives within South Asia, particularly with regard to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, were examined and a gap...