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China's One Belt One Road: Has the European Union Missed the Train?
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2016-03-07)
This Policy Report focuses on the overland routes that connect China to Europe via Central Asia and it aims to answer the question whether the European Union (EU) should engage China in the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative. The expansion of the OBOR ...
Facilitating India-Pakistan Trade through the Land Route
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2016-05-15)
Improvements in the land route between India and Pakistan can help lower transaction costs which can play in important role in realizing the trade potential between the two countries. Connecting India and Pakistan by the land route offers gains not ...
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Vietnam’s Industrialization Ambitions : The Case of Vingroup and the Automotive Industry
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019-01-30)This article reviews Vingroup’s decision to enter the automotive industry and discusses its implications for Vietnam’s industrialization drive in general and its automotive industry in particular. It will provide an overview of the Vietnamese automotive ... -
International Comparison and Trade Effects of Digital Innovation
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2019-01-18)The fourth industrial revolution is the ongoing industrial revolution driven by intelligent information technology. The digital innovations related to artificial intelligence, big data analysis, cloud computing, and the internet of things are driving ... -
Realizing the Potential of Public–Private Partnerships to Advance Asia’s Infrastructure Development
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-01-15)This publication highlights how public–private partnerships (PPPs) can be effective to meet Asia’s growing infrastructure needs. It shows how governments and their development partners can use PPPs to promote more inclusive and sustainable growth. The ... -
ADBI News 39: Sun Rises on T20 Japan, SME Finance Opening, Obesity Crisis Grows
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-01-15)This ADBI newsletter is published periodically throughout the year to provide information on current events, seminars and summits, Job opportunities, blogs and news and current publications concerning growth and development in Asia and the Pacific. -
The Belt and Road Initiative in Malaysia: Case of the Kuantan Port
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019-01-15)This article examines the expansion of Kuantan port and its strategy to create additional demand for the new port’s facilities as well as key challenges in moving forward. -
‘New Way’ to Manage Sino-Indian Engagement?
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-01-10)Buoyed by four summit meetings and the formation of a new people-to-people ‘mechanism’ in quick succession, China-India engagement appears to be on a firm track. Despite challenges, this marks an opportune moment to press ahead towards total rapprochement. -
Sustaining Harbor Operation and Maintenance in Maldives
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-12-30)In 2016, the Government of Maldives received a grant amounting to $9.69 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to construct a new passenger and cargo harbor as an expansion of the existing multipurpose harbor on Kulhudhuffushi Island. For the ... -
Industrialization of developing Countries in a Multicountry, Multisector Capital accumulation Model
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-12-30)This working paper shows that developing countries industrialize, or start producing investment goods, when their relative share in global production becomes larger than the global demand for consumption goods. Industrialization is simulated in a capital ... -
Pacific Transport Update 2018
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-12-30)This publication provides an update of transport projects and assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the Pacific as of 2018. ADB continues to assist in the development of the transport sector in 14 Pacific countries through technical assistance, ... -
Regulatory Measures Affecting Service Trade and Investment: Information and Communications Technology Services
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2018-12-30)Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and services are necessary to spur economic growth especially in the digital age. The comparative advantage enjoyed by the Philippines in specific ICT and ICT-enabled services indicate the ...