Bank Bank: 1056 books
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that "everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family." The guarantee of good health for its people is therefore every government's aspiration. Public–private partnerships...
Gender Equality Results Case Study
Bangladesh—Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development Project
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Women owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a great potential to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction through employment creation and income generation. In Bangladesh, women-owned SMEs have different characteristics when compared with men-owned SMEs and tend to face...
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...
by World Bank
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010
The 2010 World Bank Entrepreneurship Snapshots (WBGES) provide a unique indicator of business creation around the world and facilitate the investigation of the factors that foster dynamic private sector growth. Now in its fourth year the WBGES measure entrepreneurial activity in 115 developing and industrial...
Emissions Trading Schemes and Their Linking
Challenges and Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Asia and the Pacific has achieved rapid economic expansion in the recent years and has become a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With more than half of the world’s population and high rates of economic growth, the region is especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change and...
The Cook Islands
Stronger Investment Climate for Sustainable Growth
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The Cook Islands is among the best performing Pacific island economies, with many structures in place that support private sector investment, including an internationally competitive tax regime, an open trade regime, and good standards of education and health care. Future prospects are positive due...
The Asian Bond Markets Initiative
Policy Maker Achievements and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
The Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI) was launched in December 2002 by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea---collectively known as ASEAN+3 to strengthen financial stability and reduce the region’s vulnerability...
Public Financial Management Systems—Fiji
Key Elements from a Financial Management Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Fiji's financial reforms were disrupted by the coup of 2000. Since then, Fiji has initiated more targeted reforms. This report, for which work commenced in January 2016, documents the country's financial management systems covering budgeting, funds flow, accounting and reporting, and auditing systems....
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
This issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor analyzes 2013 budget outcomes and 2014 budget plans of ADB's Pacific developing member countries. The theme of the policy briefs also in this issue is the economics of climate change and climate change financing challenges in the Pacific.
China 2030
Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
China should complete its transition to a market economy through enterprise, land, labor, and financial sector reforms, strengthen its private sector, open its markets to greater competition and innovation, and ensure equality of opportunity to help achieve its goal of a new structure for economic growth....
Access Without Equity?
Finding a Better Balance in Higher Education in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
In Asia, the demand for higher education (HE) is on a relentless course in the near and medium term as reflected in current levels of participation. Governments planning to respond to this growth should have policy options to balance costs, sustainability, and ensuring fair and equitable access to...
by Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
ADB's long-term strategic framework, Strategy 2020, argues that knowledge solutions must be enriched through internal learning from operational practice and external learning from long-term knowledge partnerships. This publication offers a framework for strengthening such partnerships. They specify...
by World Bank
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2010
The World Bank Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research Institute and the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID) in collaboration with researchers affiliated with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) recently conducted a study on Africa’s...