Regional
How to make our region greener
Decades of remarkable economic growth have had mixed results in terms of environmental implications for the Asia and Pacific region.
New from ADBIPress:
Ways to Achieve Green Asia-- Escalating environmental degradation and the risk of climate change demand urgent attention from Asian policymakers and the public. This book offers up-to-date analysis of the state of the environment and climate change and policies to address them.
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Multilateral Matters: November 2019
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-11-30)
Multilateral Matters is the quarterly publication of the Centre for Multilateralism Studies (CMS), analyzing the most recent developments regarding multilateralism by our team. It covers articles on relevant economic and political issues as well as ...
Asian Economic Integration Report 2019/2020: Demographic Change, Productivity, and the Role of Technology; Highlights
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-11-30)
The Asian Economic Integration Report is an annual review of economic cooperation and integration that covers the 49 members of ADB in Asia and the Pacific. It documents progress made in trade and global value chains, cross-border investment, financial ...
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Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities: Thailand 2021 Report
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-01-30)This report highlights four key sectors to grow investments in green infrastructure in Thailand: renewable energy, sustainable transport, sustainable water management, and sustainable waste management, and showcases other green investment opportunities ... -
Impact of Tourism on Regional Economic Growth: A Global Value Chain Perspective
(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 ... -
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 ... -
The Nexus between Inward Foreign Direct Investment and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Viet Nam
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-01-30)In recent decades, Viet Nam, a developing economy, has significantly improved its export structure and, to some extent, its participation in global value chains (GVCs), which along with foreign direct investment (FDI) is considered amongst the main ... -
Participation in Global Value Chains and Rent Sharing by Small Firms in Viet Nam
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-01-30)It is well documented that firms that participate in global value chains (GVCs) are larger and more productive, maintaining higher profitability compared to those without such connections. This paper asks the novel question of whether higher profits ... -
Overview of Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, and Global Value Chains in East Asia
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2022-01-30)This paper provides an overview of the patterns and trends of foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade as well as the formation and development of international production networks or global value chains in East Asia, with a special focus on Association ... -
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. ... -
IPS Monthly Bulletin January 2022
(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2022-01-30)Bulletin highlights this issue: i) Blog by Dr Dushni Weerakoon addresses the critical macroeconomic question of restructuring Sri Lanka’s sovereign foreign debt. ii) Blog by Dr Asanka Wijesinghe and Chathurrdhika Yogarajah gives insights into the ...