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LED Street Lighting Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Pilot LED Municipal Streetlight and PLN Substation Retrofit Project (Pilot LED Project) in Indonesia

Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2017-04-30)

Energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) street lighting technologies and designs can cut energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Asian Development Bank, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia, and the country’s state-owned electric utility have collaborated on the implementation of a pilot LED retrofit project. This report describes the applied methodologies, ...

Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burden: The Philippine Tuna Industry

Llanto, Gilberto M.; Ortiz, Ma. Kristina P.; Madriaga, Cherry Ann D. (Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2017-04-30)

The Philippine fishing industry is considered as one of the major industries in the agriculture and fisheries sector. The marine resources available to the country indicate its vast potential in employment creation and output growth. It is in this light that the research team conducted this study with special focus on the tuna industry. The study objectives are to (a) provide regulatory mapping ...

ASEAN Small and Medium Enterprises: Towards a Sustainable Integrated Economy

Vineles, Phidel Marion G. (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2017-05-03)

This policy brief underscores the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in ensuring sustainable economic development in ASEAN. It discusses the opportunities and impediments that SMEs in the region face. New policy anchors are recommended for the successful implementation of the five strategies laid out in the ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development (SAPSMED 2016-2025), namely, ...

Survey on Recruitment Practices in the Garment Industry in Cambodia

Foundation, The Asia (The Asia Foundation, 2017-05-15)

In 2015, the World Bank upgraded Cambodia’s economic status from low-income to lower-middle income country—a result of impressive economic growth at an average of 7.6 percent from 1994- 20151. Garment exports and tourism have driven much of that growth. The garment sector accounts for about $5 billion or 80% of the country’s annual export revenues. The industry employs approximately 700, 000 Cambodians, ...