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Just how easy is it to do business in Malaysia, and how does that compare to other nations?
Since 2002, the World Bank has been…

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ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Schaper, Michael T

Measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have had a significant impact on the global economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

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Policy and Management Consulting Group

Group, Policy and Management Consulting

This paper presents an analysis of business development programs (BDPs) based on a theoretical framework aimed at understanding the…

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22 Apr 2020

Basic Statistics 2020 presents development indicators for 46 economies in Asia and the Pacific, including new data on economic,…

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22 Apr 2020

A well-designed evaluation system can be effective in motivating bureaucrats to shift their efforts toward a more environmentally…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Chen, Xudong|Huang, Bihong|Yu, Yantuan

The news-based economic policy uncertainty index, which is widely used in developed countries, has not properly captured the state of…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Bicchal, Motilal|Durai, S. Raja Sethu

India

21 Apr 2020

How can innovating digital technologies affect trade costs in service? We attempt to verify how digitalization can influence trade costs…

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Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Oh, Soo Hyun|Kim, Sangkyom|Park, Innwon|Park, Soon Chan

Regulatory reforms should focus on building up market competition, which indirectly forces state-owned enterprises to improve their…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Wisuttisak, Pornchai|Rahman, Nasarudin Bin Abdul

Malaysia

18 Apr 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has rapidly spread out around the world. Since the first case reported in the United States on January 20, 2020…