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  Water Management: Water Metering, Sludge Management, and Nonrevenue Water - the PRC Experience 

  Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2014-06-30)

  The People’s Republic of China over the years was able to introduce significant reforms to improve its water supply infrastructure and services. To further strengthen and expand its water management capacities, the government sought assistance from the Asian Development Bank and initiated three pilot projects that featured effective mechanisms to address the big gap between water supply and demand. ...

  The People’s Republic of China over the years was able to introduce significant reforms to improve its water supply infrastructure and services. To further strengthen and expand its water management capacities, the government sought assistance from the ...
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  Energy Policy Options for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh 

  Gunatilake, Herath; Roland-Holst, David (Asian Development Bank, 2013-11-01)

  Bangladesh today faces a different future than it did decades ago when relatively abundant natural gas seemed to be the key to prosperity. To support more evidence-based dialogue on energy development, allocation, and pricing reform, this study uses a computable general equilibrium model to evaluate major energy policy issues facing Bangladesh. A relatively small negative growth impact of increased ...

  Bangladesh today faces a different future than it did decades ago when relatively abundant natural gas seemed to be the key to prosperity. To support more evidence-based dialogue on energy development, allocation, and pricing reform, this study uses a ...
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  Growth, Structural Change, and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from India 

  Hasan, Rana; Lamba, Sneha; Gupta, Abhijit Sen (Asian Development Bank, 2013-11-01)

  We examine the relationship between growth in labor productivity and poverty reduction through the lens of changes in the structure of output and employment. Combining statelevel data from India on poverty with state-level data on output and employment for 11 production sectors over 1987–2009, we find that the movement of workers from lower to higher productivity sector is an important channel through ...

  We examine the relationship between growth in labor productivity and poverty reduction through the lens of changes in the structure of output and employment. Combining statelevel data from India on poverty with state-level data on output and employment ...
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  Regulatory Framework and Role of Domestic Credit Rating Agencies in Bangladesh 

  Tsunoda, Jiro; Ahmed, Muzaffar; Islam, Mohammed Tajul (Asian Development Bank, 2013-11-01)

  The Securities and Exchange Commission Bangladesh (SECB) promulgated the Credit Rating Companies Rules, 1996 for investor protection in issuing debt securities and public issue of shares. Two domestic credit rating agencies (DCRAs) were licensed by SECB after 2002, which were later accorded status of external credit assessment institutions (ECAIs) by Bangladesh Bank. Thereafter, SECB and Bangladesh ...

  The Securities and Exchange Commission Bangladesh (SECB) promulgated the Credit Rating Companies Rules, 1996 for investor protection in issuing debt securities and public issue of shares. Two domestic credit rating agencies (DCRAs) were licensed by ...

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