This book studies the new economic and financial reforms China is adopting to advance its economy, and the policies behind the Chinese Outbound Direct Investment (ODI).
This is a book on the Belt and Road Initiative, written from an unusual perspective - it is written by someone who was born in India but raised in Singapore; who has never spent a day of schooling in the greater China (Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau) but has Chinese heritage; who eventually built a long and distinguished career in the West.
This contribution to the World Scientific series on the Belt and Road Initiative focuses on the overland connections west from China, the Silk Road Economic Belt component of the BRI.
Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore (NUS) started producing its flagship analysis of competitiveness covering the sub-national economies of India on an annual basis since 2013.
In the midst of turbulence in the international trade, this book titled Annual Competitiveness Analysis and Impact Estimation of Exchange Rates on Trade in Value-Added of ASEAN Economies provides a comprehensive overview on recent developments and policy initiatives in ASEAN, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses in facing the trade disruption from global events such as the US-China trade dispute, the rise of protectionist sentiments, and the expansion of China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows started gaining traction in South Asia from the late 20th century onwards, when nations from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) began moving away from highly controlled regimes and adopting liberal and open economic policies.
This book examines the economic, cultural and structural factors affecting China's economic growth, and expounds why China's economy has been so successful in the past, and the challenges that lie ahead for the country amidst the changing world, new challenges and uncertainties.
El texto Legislación Laboral: un enfoque práctico busca colocar, al alcance de un público no especialista en temas laborales, la información fundamental de esta área que genera muchas dudas e inquietudes entre quienes permanentemente deben tomar decisiones sobre las relaciones legales que implica el ambiente de trabajo.
Esta obra tiene como propósito plantear, desde una perspectiva latinoamericana, una discusión en torno a algunos conceptos, problemas, temáticas, teorías y categorías que conforman el pensamiento administrativo y desde los cuales se producen comprensiones y propuestas de transformación de la realidad.
Este libro pretende reconstruir la trayectoria económica y social de la primera oleada de sirios y libaneses que hizo presencia en Colombia: su llegada a suelo colombiano a finales del siglo XIX, las actividades económicas a las que se dedicaron y su proceso de articulación en la esfera social durante las tres primeras décadas del siglo XX.
The book contributes to the growing literature pertaining to empirical and policy issues in international trade, foreign capital flows and issues in finance, implications for India and emerging economies related to trade and development interface, and analysis of sector level growth and development in India.
A persistently large trade finance gap is an ongoing global challenge, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, which continue to face significant barriers to access financing.
Aid for trade has an important role to play in supporting Asia and the Pacific's recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, especially for the region's lower-middle-income and least developed countries.
This publication features a broad suite of statistical indicators characterizing the supply-and-use interactions of economic sectors within and across 25 economies of Asia and the Pacific.
The national single window (NSW) enables an environment for traders and transport service providers to interact efficiently with cross-border regulatory agencies in international trade.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a milestone achievement in the regional economic integration led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the last 3 decades.
This report presents the findings of the second Provincial Facilitation for Investment and Trade (ProFIT) survey in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
The services sector is becoming a key driver of economic development in most members of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
Members of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program rely on open-sea ports of third-party countries outside borders as conduits for exports and imports.
This publication builds on a vision for Assam, the largest state in northeast India, to follow an outward-looking growth strategy and become a $75 billion economy by 2025.
The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) aims to strengthen regional cooperation and integration in critical areas.
The Asian Development Bank, under the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation program, is helping Maldives implement a robust domestic and regional trade system.
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Tourism Strategy 2030 sets out the long-term vision, objectives, programs, and targets to promote sustainable, safe, and inclusive tourism development in the region and enhance its attraction as a competitive tourism destination globally.
This report is a key resource for understanding the dynamic trade and production linkages of economies in Southeast Asia and the Pacific to support data-driven policy making and implementation.
This publication discusses how the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) can enhance trade by addressing key challenges, including poor market access, limited economic diversification, and weak institutions for trade.
This publication documents the process and materials needed to conduct interventions supporting the transition to local government-led community-driven development in the Philippines.
This publication explains why Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand need to ramp up cooperation to boost their special economic zones (SEZ) and spur sustainable growth.
The Master Plan presents a comprehensive 10-year strategy and action plan for improving the subregion's transport linkages across the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member states.
Since 2017, the Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration Index (ARCII) has been used for monitoring progress in various dimensions of regional cooperation and integration (RCI).
This report traces the journey and partnership of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) over the past decade in four areas: environmental protection and ecological conservation, rural economy, green livable cities, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The National Urban Assessment for Uzbekistan examines the progress of urbanization and the development and current state of government policies and programs in the country.
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries face many common economic, social, and environmental challenges that directly impact their citizens and communities.
This book reviews progress with regional cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific and explores how it can be reshaped to achieve a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive future.
This publication compares the Product-Specific Rules of Origin (PSRO) of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with those of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).