Private Sector
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Asia's unmet demand for infrastructure will continue to require heavy participation by the private sector. Find out here the many ways the public and private sectors partner for successful development and investment.
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Water Privatization, Ethnicity and RentSeeking: Preliminary Evidence from Malaysia
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2015-11-04)
This paper focuses on water and sewerage projects in the state of Selangor to illustrate the relationship between privatisation, ethnicity and rent-seeking. Section 2 outlines the problem in terms of Malaysia’s failed water privatisation, contextualises ...
Reform renewed: A Private Sector Assessment for Samoa
(Asian Development Bank, 2015-10-16)
In the decade to 2006, Samoa was a leading policy reformer in the Pacific region. From 2007, however,
the pace of reform slowed sharply. Compounded by the global financial crisis, two significant natural
disasters, and increases in fuel and food ...
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Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Latin America's Infrastructure Market and Policy Suggestions for Korea
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2017-07-15)Traditionally Korean construction firms have actively invested in Middle Eastern countries. However, the centralization of investment in the region is not sustainable for Korea since the economy of the region is vulnerable to oil price fluctuations and ... -
Philippines: Management of Contingent Liabilities Arising from Public-Private Partnership Projects
(Asian Development Bank, 2016-12-31)Given the rapid growth of the public–private partnership program (PPP), the Philippine government has initiated reforms to strengthen the framework for managing contingent liabilities arising from PPP projects. This study shows that major directions ... -
Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in the Pacific Island Countries
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2016-12-31)Exports of the Pacific island countries (PICs) have increased by 169%, reaching $9.6 billion in the past 20 years. Given the lack of economies of scale as a result of their small sizes, the PICs need to establish “niche markets,” targeting high-end ... -
National Greening Program: Lessons from institutional analysis
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2016-06-30)This Policy Note is the result of an institutional analysis and process evaluation of the NGP. It considers the program’s environmental, social, and economic impacts. -
2015 Clean Energy Investments Project Summaries
(Asian Development Bank, 2016-06-30)This report summarizes the investments in clean energy made by the operations departments of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2015, condensing information from project databases and formal reports in an easy-to-reference format. This report was ... -
Effects of Government Investment Shocks on Private Investment and Income in India
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2016-02-15)This paper evaluates the effect of shocks in government investment on private investment and national income, focusing on “crowding-in” or “crowding-out” effect in India. Recent studies do not deal with this issue by taking account of the heterogeneous ... -
Nongovernment reforestation in the Philippines: Ways forward
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2016-01-15)Nongovernment reforestation is defined as reforestation done through tenure instruments, citizenry, and private lands. This Policy Note aims to identify contemporary issues and problems related to nongovernment reforestation and recommends specific ... -
Water Privatization, Ethnicity and RentSeeking: Preliminary Evidence from Malaysia
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2015-11-04)This paper focuses on water and sewerage projects in the state of Selangor to illustrate the relationship between privatisation, ethnicity and rent-seeking. Section 2 outlines the problem in terms of Malaysia’s failed water privatisation, contextualises ... -
The Cook Islands: Stronger Investment Climate for Sustainable Growth
(Asian Development Bank, 2015-10-29)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 ... -
Reform renewed: A Private Sector Assessment for Samoa
(Asian Development Bank, 2015-10-16)In the decade to 2006, Samoa was a leading policy reformer in the Pacific region. From 2007, however, the pace of reform slowed sharply. Compounded by the global financial crisis, two significant natural disasters, and increases in fuel and food ...