Financial Sector in South Asia: Recent Developments and Challenges
Asian Development Bank | May 2009
Abstract
"This issue of the South Asia Economic Report (SAER) is the fourth in a series of reports on economic and development issues in South Asia. It aims to provide information to policy makers, academicians, and Asian Development Bank management and staff. It highlights issues that help promote debate and foster appropriate policies and greater cooperation and integration in the region. The themes of the first, second, and third issues of the SAER were, respectively, “Banking, Governance, and the Investment Climate,” “Social Sectors in Transition: Accelerating Inclusive Growth and Human Development,” and “Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia.” This issue’s theme is “Financial Sector in South Asia: Recent Developments and Challenges.” "
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Asian Development Bank. 2009. Financial Sector in South Asia: Recent Developments and Challenges. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2393. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
1995-560-X
Keywords
Development Economics
Regional Economic Development
Economic Impact
Asian Development Bank
Development
Economic Boom
Regional Economic Integration
Good Governance
Governance Approach
Economic planning
Economic structure
Growth policy
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Economic development
Economies in transition
International economy
Border integration
Economic integration
Gross domestic product
Trade policy
Institutional Framework
Public Administration
Business Ethics
Regional economics
Economic forecasting
Economic development projects
Success in business
Business
Free trade
Business
Economics
Communication in economic development
Restraint of trade
International economic integration
Trade blocs
East-West trade
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