Asian Development Bank: 821 books
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Trade facilitation of agri-food products can potentially reduce trade barriers, lower transaction costs, foster efficiency along the supply chains, and reduce poverty in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). A comprehensive analysis of a range of policy options that influence trade behaviors of selected...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
This handbook provides nonbanking financial institutions guidance on how to manage risks associated with money laundering and the financing of terrorism. It reflects the requirements of the international standard setter in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing---the Financial...
Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators 2012
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific Special Supplement
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators is a special supplement to the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012. It presents a framework of inclusive growth indicators and proposes a set of 35 indicators as measures of income and non-income outcomes of inclusive growth; the processes and...
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 provides outlines of business models relevant to pursuing the renewable energy and energy efficiency targets adopted by the five...
Tajikistan
Promoting Export Diversification and Growth
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Building on robust economic growth since the end of a civil war in 1997, Tajikistan has transformed itself into a service economy driven by consumer spending fueled by strong remittance inflow. Yet the transfer of resources to high value-added sectors has been restrained, and structural change has...
Financial Due Diligence
A Methodology Note
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
This publication provides specific guidance in four primary aspects of financial due diligence: financial management assessment, project cost estimates and financing plan, financial analysis, and financial evaluation. It also provides guidance on assessing the project's disbursement and auditing arrangements....
Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia
Adapting to Climate and Environmental Change
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Climate change threatens grassland ecosystems and herders' livelihoods in Mongolia. Herders depend on pasture and water resources for their livestock, and are thus among the most vulnerable groups to climate change impacts. However, although climate change impacts on grassland ecosystems are measurable,...
Strengthening Carbon Financing for Grassland Management in the People's Republic of China
Potential Carbon Markets
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Carbon emissions trading markets are one of the main policy mechanisms of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Grasslands cover 40% of the PRC's land area, and these contain large amounts of carbon. Restoration and sustainable management of these...
Structural Change and Moderating Growth in the People's Republic of China
Implications for Developing Asia and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
The People's Republic of China (PRC) is currently undergoing a number of structural and cyclical changes, which have wide-ranging implications for economic activity in the PRC, the rest of developing Asia, and the world. This report assesses the effects of these changes on the rest of the region and...
Improving Rice Production and Commercialization in Cambodia
Findings from a Farm Investment Climate Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Cambodia has a potential advantage in agricultural production due to significant amounts of fertile land and high levels of agricultural employment, but rice production and commercialization remain well below potential. This study uses a farm investment climate assessment to provide evidence on key...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
This contains the publications produced in 2009, announces the forthcoming titles, and lists some of the major publications of earlier years.
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Despite significant economic growth in Asia in recent decades, millions of people in rural Asia still lack access to electricity. A project has been implemented to develop small hybrid renewable energy systems in these areas. This publication highlights the experiences of these pilot projects in five...
Trial Balance
Private Sector Financing for Road Projects in India
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
India has developed and tested various mechanisms and processes for more effective public-private partnerships in the roads sector, with the goal of achieving an optimal balance of value-for-money and business interests. This report examines various public-private partnership models that India has...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
The People's Republic of China implemented the Fuel Tax Reform in 2009. It abolished a range of provincial and local government fees and increased the central government tax on motor vehicle fuel. This reform centralized the government revenues for the sector, but various issues remain. This publication...