Governance
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More than ever before we realize the critical importance of helping countries govern themselves efficiently and fairly. Business and civil society must embrace these principles as well for a sustainable social compact.
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Developing Poor Little Rich Natuna’s Economy
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2017-06-27)
In March 2016, elite groups of Natuna and the neighbouring oil-and-gas district Anambas aspired to separate from Kepri to create their own province. Their aim was to secure more fiscal transfers from Jakarta. Among these people was Natuna’s former ...
Bridging Divide: Forging Cooperation and Fostering Collaboration
(Center for Economic and Social Development, 2017-06-30)
EaP Think Bridge is a monthly analytical digest platform uniting expert communities in the countries of Eastern Partnership region to fill the gap in distributing analytical products for stakeholders.
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A Preliminary Assessment of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)This policy brief sheds light on RCEP’s potential benefits, yet apparently contradictory shallow nature, to conciliate expectations through an analysis of the content of commitments and RCEP built-in agenda. It first discusses the regulatory and ... -
PMCG Monthly Tourism Update Georgia: January 2022
(Policy and Management Consulting Group, 2022-01-30)The number of international travelers increased by 471.2% in January 2022, compared to the same period of 2021, and declined by 62.3% compared to the same period in 2019. Meanwhile, the number of international visitors increased by 424.4% (2022/2021) ... -
PMCG Average Hotel Prices and Hotel Price Index in Georgia: January 2022
(Policy and Management Consulting Group, 2022-01-30)In January 2022, in Georgia the hotel price index3 decreased by 7.2% compared to December 2021. The 3-star, 4-star and 5-star hotel price index decreased by 5.2%, while for guesthouses, the price index decreased by 9.6%. In January 2022, compared to ... -
Nonbank Finance and Monetary Policy Transmission in Asia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2022-01-30)Focusing on Asian economies over the period 2006 to 2019, we find that while nonbank finance appears to complement rather than substitute credit provision by the traditional banking sector, weaker regulatory quality is an important driving factor. ... -
Land Pooling in South Asia: Lessons Learned for Equitable, Participatory, and Inclusive Urban Expansion
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)South Asian cities are rapidly urbanizing and projected to grow by more than 300 million new residents between 2020 and 2040. If the current development trend of low-density urban sprawl continues, significantly more land will be required to accommodate ... -
Impact of Tourism on Regional Economic Growth: A Global Value Chain Perspective: Online Appendix
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)In the globalization era, many products in the tourism industry are imported from other economies; whereas other products may be exported as intermediates to other economies. Researchers have assessed the economic impact of tourism for more than 40 ... -
Regional Cooperation for Improving Agriculture Production Efficiency: A Strategic Tool for Emission Reduction
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2022-01-30)The growing population and climatic uncertainties have compelled producers to undertake faster exploitation of the resources in agricultural production to meet global food security, which, in turn, leads towards unsustainable and input-led inefficient ... -
Addressing Marine Litter Through Sustainable Tourism: The Case of the Siargao Islands in the Southern Philippines
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2022-01-30)Marine litter seriously affects island-based or archipelagic economies. The Philippines is an example of a country at the center of this predicament due to its strategic geographic location as a regional trade route. Urbanization, rapid economic ... -
Sustainable Value Chain Financing for Smallholder Agricultural Production in the Philippines
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-01-30)Cognizant of the value, contribution, and challenges in the country’s agricultural finance, the government has intensified its lending programs to help the sector, particularly smallholders, thus, boosting affordable and easy access retail lending in ... -
Local Government Conditional Grants: The Seal of Good Local Governance and the Performance Challenge Fund
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2022-01-30)The Philippine government provides various intergovernmental fiscal transfers to local government units (LGUs). Mandated by the Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991, the unconditional grant known as internal revenue allotment (IRA) is given to help LGUs ...