Asian development outlook 2024
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Asian Development Bank
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Impact of food safety standards on processed food exports from developing countries
This paper examines the impact of food safety standards on processed food exports in developing countries. An intercountry cross-sectional econometric analysis of processed food exports in developing countries was undertaken. The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard (SPS) is incorporated into the model
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The global economic crisis: challenges for developing Asia and ADBs response
This paper provides a brief overview of the evolving economic crisis in developing Asia1 and the Asian Development Bank
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The global economic crisis: challenges for developing Asia and ADBs response
This paper provides a brief overview of the evolving economic crisis in developing Asia1 and the Asian Development Bank
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The economics of climate change in Southeast Asia: a regional review
This latest report warns that South-East Asia will be hit hard by climate change, causing the region
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Agriculture sector study: critical issues and strategic options
Agriculture continues to be a fundamental instrument for sustainable development and poverty reduction in India. India resides in its villages and according to the 2001 census 72.2 per cent of the people are in rural areas. The agriculture sector contributes only about 18 per cent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Water resources development in India: critical issues and strategic options
India continues to struggle with growing financial crunch to complete its water sector infrastructure and its operation and maintenance cost. On the other hand, inadequate institutional reforms and effective implementation has affected its performance level.
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Asian development outlook 2009: rebalancing Asias growth
The 21st edition of the annual comprehensive economic report on the developing member economies of ADB. sets. Evaluates the recent economic performance of 45 economies in Asia, and provides projections for major macroeconomic indicators for 2009 and 2010.
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Bus rapid transit in the Peoples Republic of China
Asia is attempting to change the focus of transport policy in
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Energy policy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been providing assistance to its developing member countries (DMCs) in the energy sector for the last 40 years, focusing on electricity sector expansion programs, interventions in the oil and gas sectors, institutional capacity building, and power sector reforms, governance, and efficiency improvement.
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Revitalization of historic inner-city areas in Asia: the potential for urban renewal in Ha Noi, Jakarta, and Manila
While cities in Asia and the Pacific have been concentrating on their conventional infrastructure requirements, many cities are still discovering how to deal with the challenge of urban renewal in a broader sense. Many cities in the region do own old or historic inner-city areas of considerable historic and cultural value.